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• 3 Israel Says It Struck Syria's Abu al-Duhur Airbase on Aug. 18 to Stop a Turkish Deployment; Turkey and Syria Deny One Was Planned
• 4 Treasury Doubles Long-Bond Buyback Operations to at Least $4 Billion Each, Starting Sept. 9
• 3 UAE Says Two Missiles Fired From Iran Fell Into the Sea on Aug. 18; Iran Denies Launching Them
• 3 Donalds Wins Florida GOP Governor Primary With 47.8%; Jolly Wins Democratic Primary With 61%
• 3 Fed Releases Minutes of July 28-29 Meeting, Where It Held Rates at 3.50-3.75% on a 9-3 Vote
• 4 Trump Pauses 50% Tariffs on About $20 Billion of Canadian Goods Until Aug. 21, Says a Deal Is Reached
• 6 FBI Reports Violent Crime Fell 9.3% and Murder Fell 18.1% in 2025; White House and Criminologists Differ Over the Cause
• 3 CNN Reports Trump Cleared First Round of MAGA Inc. Midterm Spending; Advisers Floated About $30 Million
• 4 Japan's Defense Minister and Three Other Cabinet Ministers Visit Yasukuni Shrine; China and South Korea Lodge Protests
• 2 UAE Says Iranian Drones Struck Two ADNOC-Linked Vessels in Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 14
• 3 NOAA Puts Odds of a Very Strong El Niño Above 90% for Winter 2026-27, as Drought Still Covers More Than 81% of North Carolina
• 4 Trump Signs Aug. 12 Memorandum Creating a DOJ- and DHS-Run Program for Vetted Private Firms to Conduct Offensive Cyber Operations Abroad
• 4 CDC Links 9,481 Cyclospora Illnesses in 17 States to Recalled Taylor Farms de Mexico Lettuce; Company Disputes the Link
• 4 Kennedy Center Board Votes 20-3 to Add Trump Inscription and Partially Close Building for Renovations
• 4 Putin Visits Disputed Kuril Island of Iturup; Japan Summons Russian Ambassador