# Current with Christine Romans – Aug. 26 | NBC News NOW

https://mins.news/en/video/33470

- NBC News, 2026-08-26 18:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qV2sa_0Lck

> Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle a social media addiction lawsuit, a massive flash flood strikes the Nepal-China border, and the world remembers country music icon Dolly Parton.

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