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Farm Aid highlights: Dave Matthews, Neil Young and Willie NelsonCulture

Farm Aid 2026 features live performances by Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Neil Young with the Chrome Hearts, and Willie Nelson & Family. CNN is returning as the festival’s exclusive broadcast partner after its 2025 partnership.

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‘Slightly encouraged’: Vivian Balakrishnan reflects on a hectic UN General AssemblyPolitics18:04

Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said he was leaving the UN General Assembly “slightly encouraged”, despite the world remaining in a “disrupted and potentially dangerous phase”. From New York, he reflected on a busy week of diplomacy that covered US-China ties, the Trump-Xi meeting, ongoing conflicts and the promise and perils of AI.

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More than 10,000 troops deployed as flooding swamps BangkokWorld

More than 10,000 troops have been sent into Bangkok to help evacuate residents as severe flooding affects all 50 districts, now designated disaster zones. Heavy rain has overwhelmed drainage systems, while temporary shelters are accommodating more than 4,000 displaced people. Residents say promised lessons from the 2011 floods were never fully implemented.

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Three major storms pound the Northeast, Hawaii and MexicoWorld

A powerful early-season nor’easter is bringing prolonged winds and heavy rain to the U.S. Northeast, with conditions expected to deteriorate. Hurricane Nolo is intensifying rainfall across southern Hawaii, while Hurricane Polo is hitting Mexico and is forecast to make landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday.

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US-China AI talks and unchecked power: AnalysisTech

President Donald Trump said he does not want the United States to integrate its AI efforts with China, even as the two countries agreed at their Washington summit to create a “super intelligence dialogue” and a channel for AI incidents. UCLA professor Ramesh Srinivasan says the technology has effectively escaped control, noting that even its engineers do not fully understand how it works.

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Nicki Minaj opens up about her BIG DREAMSCulture

Rap legend Nicki Minaj discusses President Donald Trump, her upbringing, the drive that helped her pursue success and the jobs she held before becoming famous in rap on “My View with Lara Trump.”

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Shared global rules must be defended in an increasingly fractured world: Vivian BalakrishnanPolitics22:30

Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan warned that a world increasingly shaped by “raw power”, with outcomes decided by size, leverage and coercion, poses a “clear and present danger” to smaller states such as Singapore. Speaking at the UN General Assembly’s general debate, he argued that multilateralism, international law and shared norms provide predictability.

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Thousands take to Madrid streets to protest Spain’s housing crisisSociety1:01

Tens of thousands marched in Madrid against Spain’s housing crisis, calling for tenant protections, anti-fraud measures and a ban on evictions without alternative housing. The eviction Wednesday of an 87-year-old woman from the Madrid apartment she had lived in for decades became the latest flashpoint.

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100,000 without power as nor’easter sweeps US East CoastWorld

A massive, unusually early nor’easter is battering the US Northeast coast. Tens of millions from New York to Boston are preparing for strong winds, heavy rain and dangerous coastal waves through the weekend, while the storm has already left about 100,000 people without power and conditions continue to deteriorate.

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Protesters demand accountability after police-involved shooting deathSociety

The family of 19-year-old Kaleym Dalvy is seeking answers and accountability after he was killed in a police-involved shooting in Mississauga. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the Aug. 6 incident, while protesters gathered outside Toronto Police Headquarters on Saturday.

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Levin: This is a CIVILIZATIONAL warPolitics

Fox News host Mark Levin criticized Democratic policies that he says raised the cost of living while the party was in power, and discussed affordability historically and Iran on “Life, Liberty & Levin.”

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Global National: New concerns emerge as more AI agents go rogueTech

Calls for stronger checks on artificial intelligence are growing worldwide as reports of AI agents going rogue increase. Before the United Nations General Assembly, the founders of OpenAI and Anthropic discussed the technology’s risks and ways to mitigate them. OpenAI also disclosed that its bots interacted with multiple U.S. government websites.

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Pharmacists improvise medical treatments amid Israel-Gaza conflictHealth

Israeli strikes have killed about 1,400 people in Gaza since the ceasefire deal was reached nearly a year ago, while thousands more have been injured, according to the Hamas-backed Health Ministry. Aid agencies and the UN say many still cannot access adequate treatment, prompting pharmacists to improvise as shelves remain empty.

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Hawaiians hunker down as Hurricane Nolo bears down on the islandsWorld

Hawaii residents, including people on the Big Island, tried to maintain normal routines such as swimming and fishing in turbulent waters as Hurricane Nolo approached areas still recovering from earlier storms.

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Trump’s CBP halts Biden-era migrant policyPolitics5:22

Former acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf discusses the Trump administration’s decision to have Customs and Border Protection halt a Biden-era policy that allowed private gifts for illegal immigrants. He also analyzes the Supreme Court’s review of migrant bond hearings.

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Analysis: Why Trump rejected Iran’s seven-day Hormuz proposalWorld

Ross Harrison, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and author of Decoding Iran’s Foreign Policy, says Iran probably expected President Donald Trump to reject its seven-day proposal. He argues that the plan largely repackaged a framework Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed in a June memorandum of understanding that Washington later tried to undermine. Iran’s aim, Harrison says, was less to win US approval than to show Iranian and American publics that it was willing to negotiate.

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El Niño amplifies coastal damage and flooding along Pacific coastWorld

El Niño is fueling stronger Pacific storms and producing unusually high heat. Even without making landfall, these systems have damaged California’s coastline, prompting the state to declare an emergency this week as experts warn conditions could worsen. The coastal flooding also has implications for Canada’s West Coast.

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Restaurant owner races to clean up after nor’easter causes floodingOther

A restaurant owner and staff in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, hurried to clear floodwater and debris after high tide inundated the business, ahead of a wedding rehearsal. The powerful storm moved slowly along the U.S. Northeast coast, where officials warned of further coastal flooding.

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Pope Leo arrives in Lourdes and prays at the Grotto of the ApparitionsCulture1:19

Pope Leo XIV began his pilgrimage in Lourdes by praying at the Grotto of the Apparitions, where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared in a vision to the shepherdess Bernadette. The site is among the faith’s most visited shrines.

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