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Tennessee to wear Dolly Parton tribute on helmets during 2026 college football season

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T20:19:33+00:00

Beloved singer died last week at the age of 80Parton was born 30 miles from college campusThe Tennessee Volunteers will be honoring Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season, the college football team’s head coach, Josh Heupel, announced on Monday.Parton, a Tennessee native, died last week at the age of 80 from cancer. Continue reading...

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Что изменится для россиян в сентябре

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-31T20:06:20+00:00

В России с сентября начинается массовое внедрение цифрового рубля и переход к единому QR-коду для оплаты товаров и услуг. Росфинмониторинг станет напрямую получать данные о платежах и переводах граждан, а для матерей с детьми до трех лет нельзя будет вводить испытательный срок при приеме на работу. Об этих и других изменениях, которые ждут россиян в первый месяц осени, – в материале «Ведомостей».

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US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T20:06:01+00:00

RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested the death were ‘fabricated’ while the CDC claimed it was reviewing themTop US health officials and government agencies are currently not including the two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in their counts.“This is highly unusual,” said Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She noted that this did not happen with the three deaths reported from measles in Texas and New Mexico last year. Continue reading...

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La guerre, nouvelle normalité du détroit d’Ormouz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-31T20:02:26+00:00

La reprise des frappes entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran, lundi, confirme que le conflit s’est installé durablement dans ces eaux. L’outil de dissuasion qu’était pour Téhéran le blocage de cette artère stratégique s’émousse peu à peu.

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La guerre, nouvelle normalité du détroit d’Ormuz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-31T20:02:26+00:00

La reprise des frappes entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran, lundi, confirme que le conflit s’est installé durablement dans ces eaux. L’outil de dissuasion qu’était pour Téhéran le blocage de cette artère stratégique s’émousse peu à peu.

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Édouard Balladur, Embattled French Prime Minister, Dies at 97

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-31T19:57:42+00:00

His time in office coincided with France’s fraught role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the corruption scandal known as the Karachi affair.

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Defense lawyers for singer D4vd withdraw from murder case

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T19:18:42+00:00

Singer, accused of murder and sexual abuse of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez, to be represented by LA public defenderSinger D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers on Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.It’s not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter parted ways with the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. They were replaced by a lawyer from the Los Angeles county public defender’s office. Continue reading...

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Israel and Greece Reach $3.5 Billion Defense Deal

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-31T19:12:15+00:00

Despite the growing diplomatic isolation of the government, the agreement makes clear that the Israeli defense industry is still finding considerable demand abroad.

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Across Latin America, 'aura battles' burst onto the scene

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-31T19:11:57+00:00

Young people across Latin America are taking part in the contests where participants compete to prove who has the most charisma.

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La mairie de Deauville désavouée par la justice après le retrait d’une photo de Gaza d’un festival

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-31T18:55:03+00:00

L’image, représentant un match de football au milieu de bâtiments détruits par l’armée israélienne, avait été discrètement retirée courant août d’une place où elle devait être exposée durant trois mois dans le cadre du Deauville Sport Images Festival sur les valeurs du sport.

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Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T18:45:40+00:00

From a darling of the Tory right to a moderate former army officer, we profile the key playersKemi Badenoch has kicked off the return to parliament with a reshuffle of her top team in order to take on Andy Burnham and Reform UK. She has made sweeping changes to the shadow cabinet and ruthlessly axed her shadow chancellor. Here is a run down of the new characters sitting across from Labour on the opposition front bench. Continue reading...

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Firecracker factory blast in India kills 8 children

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-31T18:44:43+00:00

Videos reveal demolished houses and desperate rescue efforts after third such blast at a firecracker factory in August.

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Activitis Education підтримав Саміт перших леді та джентльменів, де представили українську "софійність"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-31T18:42:19+00:00

Українським поняттям у "Глобальному словнику стійкості", який об’єднав досвід 38 країн, стала "софійність" – поєднання волі до життя, сили до боротьби та мудрості до навчання. Словник представили під час...

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Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T18:37:06+00:00

TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surfaceA deep-sea search and rescue vessel is on its way to Cyprus as Turkey joins efforts to retrieve the 20 people still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the island’s northern coast.The TCG Isin will join the vast operation to find survivors after the high-speed ferry sank on Sunday barely four nautical miles outside the port town of Kyrenia. Continue reading...

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Кличко закликав уряд не обмежувати рух між берегами Києва під час тривог та послабити комендантську годину

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-31T18:30:39+00:00

Віталій Кличко (на екрані мобільного телефону) відповідає на питання журналістів / фото Колесник Евгений Рада оборони Києва звернулася до уряду щодо змін в протоколи безпеки столиці. Зокрема, в мерії...

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Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T18:26:30+00:00

Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump’s State of the Union addressGeorge Santos, the former Republican congressman whose political career collapsed under a mountain of lies, has become the first person ever handed a lifetime ban by the prediction-market platform Kalshi.The company announced the permanent suspension on Monday, along with a $71,356 fine, after federal regulators accused Santos of profiting from bets tied to his own attendance at Donald Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this year. Continue reading...

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L’Inde sommée de respecter un traité sur le partage des eaux avec le Pakistan, après une décision de la Cour permanente d’arbitrage

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-31T18:17:33+00:00

En mai 2025, New Delhi avait annoncé la suspension de sa participation à cet accord portant sur le partage des eaux, qui concerne, entre autres, le fleuve Indus, après avoir accusé le Pakistan d’avoir soutenu une attaque meurtrière contre des touristes dans la partie indienne du Cachemire, ce qu’Islamabad a démenti.

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