The Saturday, August 29, 2026 Edition
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The number of grill brushes now covered by a nationwide recall, which expanded after consumers reported swallowing metal bristles that detached from the brush heads. The announcement lands just days before Labor Day, one of the biggest grilling weekends of the year.
Source: Fast Company
Today: Play continues at the U.S. Open in New York as main-draw singles action rolls on.
This weekend: 'Coyote vs. Acme,' starring Will Forte, plays its opening weekend in theaters nationwide.
- 1949The Soviet Union secretly tests its first atomic bomb, ending the US nuclear monopoly
- 1958Michael Jackson is born in Gary, Indiana
- 1966The Beatles play their final full concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park
- 2005Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, devastating the Gulf Coast
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