Monday, 31 August 2026

Company offering reward for safe return of truckload of beer

Police say a thief presented false documentation at a California distribution centre before driving off with the shipment.

from BBC News

Sunday, 30 August 2026

What to Know About Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal and Tibet

A massive landslide and glacial collapse may have caused catastrophic flooding even without heavy rainfall. More than 3,000 people remained missing.

from NYT > Top Stories

How Not to Announce a Measles Death

Josh Shapiro announced two measles deaths. Things went downhill fast.

from NYT > Top Stories

Saturday, 29 August 2026

Milo Yiannopoulos, Right-Wing Agitator, Deported Home to U.K.

Mr. Yiannopoulos, an early supporter of President Trump and vocal supporter of mass deportations, was himself sent back to his home country, part of a long fall from right-wing grace.

from NYT > Top Stories

We’re in a New Era of Class Warfare. History Points to a Way Out.

The class-based violence of the past was part of a broader struggle. Today, the violence is the end in itself.

from NYT > Top Stories

Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK

The self-styled provocateur had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

from BBC News

Friday, 28 August 2026

Clashes Cloud Shawn Fain’s Re-election Bid at U.A.W.

A federal investigation and conflict over Israel are preoccupying the United Auto Workers president ahead of a vote that would give him a second term.

from NYT > Top Stories

Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to 'beloved actor' Sir Patrick Stewart after his death at 86

The actor died in Los Angeles following a "a brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. fr...