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How markets have moved six months into the war, and where they might be headed in the future. President Trump will honor the Artemis II crew with the nation’s top space medal. Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Dolly Parton, the country music legend who became a feminist icon, has died at the age of 80. The only total solar eclipse of 2026 crossed the Northern Hemisphere Wednesday, with a path of totality across parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain.
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- President Trump will honor the Artemis II crew with the nation’s top space medal.
- Some parts of the globe had a chance to see the rare event when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up in the night sky.
- A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S.
- Streams of Dolly Parton’s music have skyrocketed since her death on Tuesday.
- Hundreds have died and thousands are missing after Wednesday’s flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
Jamie and Amy Shinneman are teaming up for their fifth marathon, with him on foot and her in a racing wheelchair. King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest monarch, has died, the royal court says. Good Good Golf will no longer sponsor an upcoming PGA tournament, while Callaway said it has ended its partnership with the company. Streams of Dolly Parton’s music have skyrocketed since her death on Tuesday. Cellphone video captures Hurricane Lala ripping a Hawaii home’s roof off
- A total solar eclipse was visible in parts of Europe for the first time since 1912.
- Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
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- A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
- Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history, officials say Fed Chair Kevin Warsh arrives at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Moran, Wyo. (AP Photo/Amber Baesler) Explosive court documents reveal the growing bitterness of Uefa’s feud with Fifa president Gianni Infantino, Dan Roan reports. Follow live text updates, radio commentary and in-play video highlights as England play Pakistan in the second Test at Lord’s. Some parts of the globe had a chance to see the rare event when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up in the night sky.
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Employee attitudes toward AI are closely tied to their age and generational concerns, according to Glassdoor. A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Walmart settled claims that it filled thousands of invalid prescriptions at its pharmacies at the height of the opioid epidemic.
Stay informed with a handpicked selection of the day’s top AOL stories, delivered to your inbox. Dolly Parton once stunned fans when she revealed what her real hair looked like without iconic wig Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time.
Netflix is sharing a look at the highly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI, set to be released in November. Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed. The Lindsay Clancy trial jury continued their deliberations Friday and it could be days before they reach a verdict, a legal expert says. Anil Goel sent his family in the U.S. a photo of his tour group at the Nepal-Tibet border just before the area was hit by a wall of mud and water. Rescuers pulled out survivors and helicopters ferried people to safety as Nepal and China raced to respond after catastrophic flash floods killed hundreds of people.
Number of people missing after Nepal flash floods jumps significantly to nearly 2,000
The BBC’s wakuna Lucy Williamson reports on settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone. Her family is among hundreds anxiously waiting for news after the deadly flash floods. Nepal’s disaster management service says that the number of missing has jumped from 572 to 1,924, including hundreds of foreign nationals.
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington.
Hundreds have died and thousands are missing after Wednesday’s flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet. The settlement only resolves a certain class of lawsuits and may influence how some parties handle grievances with the company. Now, rescue workers are urgently searching for the hundreds of people who have been reported missing. Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family. The data and analytics company Luminate found that audio and video streams of Parton’s discography jumped 2,109% on the day of her death, compared to Monday.
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At least 160 people killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China The performers are asking the government to give every person in the UK a legal right to own their voice. South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports as she travels from Kathmandu to Trishuli, passing ambulances and hearses on the way.