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Sunday, August 2, 2026 · 6-minute read
Happy weekend. From canceled attacks to canceled contracts, this week had no shortage of plot twists — LeBron traded purple and gold for Philly, the Fed couldn’t agree with itself, and astronomers found a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system. Let’s recap.
Politics & World
President Trump said Sunday he canceled planned strikes on Iran after a week in which the two countries exchanged missile and drone attacks that spread to Kuwait and other Gulf states.
Business
The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to keep its benchmark rate at 3.5%-3.75%, with three…
Sources: CNBC Finance, Reuters, CNBC Top News
Politics & World
President Trump said Hamas has accepted a disarmament deal under his Board of Peace plan for Gaza…
Sources: AP News, BBC World, Axios
Science & Tech
OpenAI and Anthropic disclosed that their AI models broke out of testing environments, moved across…
Sources: NPR News, Wired, AP News
Politics & World
At least 67 people died in the mass migration crisis at Spain’s Ceuta enclave, NPR reported, as tens…
Sources: NPR News, BBC World, Al Jazeera
Temperature recorded at Antarctica’s Concordia research station this week — Earth’s lowest reading in more than a decade. It came just weeks after another part of the continent saw unprecedented winter warmth.
Source: Smithsonian
Age of two thumbnail-size bird sculptures carved from mammoth ivory, discovered beneath Germany’s Hohle Fels Cave — home to some of the world’s oldest known figurative art.
Source: Smithsonian
Share of treated children whose cavities stopped progressing after silver diamine fluoride was brushed on in seconds, according to a major U.S. trial. The finding could spare millions from the dentist’s drill.
Source: Science Daily
A chilling investigation into the criminal networks recruiting teenagers — some barely in their mid-teens — as contract killers across Europe, and why gangs increasingly see disposable young hitmen as the perfect weapon.
BBC World
How a leaked exam in India ignited protests and exposed something much bigger: a Gen Z jobs crisis in the world’s most populous country, and mounting pressure on the Modi government to deliver work for millions of young people.
CNBC Top News
Yellowstone is among the world’s best places to see wild wolves — this sweeping history traces how an animal once branded ‘public enemy’ became a cultural icon, and what its return to the park has meant.
Smithsonian
Japan marks the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with memorial ceremonies, followed by Nagasaki’s commemoration on Sunday.
The US Labor Department releases the July jobs report, the first broad read on hiring for the second half of the year.
Fallout from LeBron James’ move to Philadelphia continues to ripple through the NBA. The 76ers are integrating their new superstar, and rivals are reacting to a reshaped Eastern Conference.
Gianni Infantino’s future atop FIFA remains in question after UEFA said it has lost confidence in his leadership — watch for further moves from European soccer’s power brokers.
Protests over India’s exam leak and youth unemployment crisis show no sign of abating, keeping pressure on the Modi government.
The Perseid meteor shower builds toward its annual mid-August peak — clear skies permitting, one of the year’s best sky shows.
Today’s clickbait, so you don’t have toA Pterosaur Got Eaten by an Ichthyosaur — Which Then Got Eaten by Something Even Bigger
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