This weekend’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix will be the final major event to use the District’s historic landmarks as a backdrop for the nation’s birthday celebrations.

The Washington Post: 2026-08-21T18:42:36Z

Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump ballroom construction to continue - NBC News

Supreme Court rules on whether Trump can move forward with construction on the White House ballroom.

NBC News: 2026-08-21T18:15:00Z

Winners and losers from sprint qualifying at F1's Dutch GP - The Race

Our picks for the main winners and losers from sprint qualy at F1's Dutch GP

The-race.com: 2026-08-21T16:37:16Z

Live Updates: Iran looks to boost regional trade ties as U.S. turns from bombs to economic warfare - CBS News

As Vice President JD Vance declares economic pressure "the most effective tool that we have," Iran seeks to show deepening trade ties with its neighbors.

CBS News: 2026-08-21T16:18:00Z

Kim Zolciak’s 15-year-old son, KJ Biermann, arrested for sodomy and sexual battery - Page Six

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum co-parents the teen with her estranged husband, Kroy Biermann.

Page Six: 2026-08-21T16:14:00Z

Trump pauses quota tariff on 300,000 tons of beef ahead of midterms - Politico

Domestic farmers and ranchers are likely to protest any policy that floods the U.S. market with imported product.

Politico: 2026-08-21T16:08:00Z

Eight die in plane crash at remote Alaskan military site, air force says - BBC

It is unclear why the civilian-contracted plane was at the radar site on Alaska's south-west coast.

BBC News: 2026-08-21T16:05:09Z

Defense rests in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial - CNN

The defense rested Friday in the triple-murder trial of Lindsay Clancy after calling 10 witnesses who testified about her mental health conditions and her efforts to seek treatment in the months before she fatally strangled her three children.

CNN: 2026-08-21T15:56:38Z

Why Dubai may be vital to the Trump administration's economic war on Iran - CBS News

The effectiveness of a bolstered economic campaign against Iran may rest largely on one close U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates.

CBS News: 2026-08-21T15:27:00Z

‘The Pitt’ Season 3 Trailer: Dr. Robby’s First Day Back Is Filled With More Medical Emergencies - Variety

HBO released the trailer for 'The Pitt' Season 3, which follows the first day back for Noah Wyle's Dr. Robby. It premieres in January 2027.

Variety: 2026-08-21T15:13:00Z

Citadel offloads 80% of portfolio scooped up from Situational Awareness - Financial Times

Ken Griffin’s hedge fund has executed more than $4bn worth of block trades in recent weeks

Financial Times: 2026-08-21T14:50:54Z

Watch: Tornadoes touch down in New York and Delaware - BBC

Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic.

BBC News: 2026-08-21T14:35:50Z

Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students - NBC News

Omaha Superintendent Matthew Ray requested that police working in the schools, known as school resource officers, stop using the gloves. Omaha Police agreed.

NBC News: 2026-08-21T14:22:17Z

Pixel Watch 5’s AI watch face generator keeps the same form factor feeling fresh [Gallery] - 9to5Google

Google's new Pixel Watch 5 series comes with an AI watch face generator, and it's maybe one of my favorite new add-ons.

9to5google.com: 2026-08-21T14:15:00Z

World’s oldest person Ethel Caterham celebrates 117th birthday - CNN

The world’s oldest person, British woman Ethel Caterham, celebrated her 117th birthday on Friday.

CNN: 2026-08-21T13:56:54Z

El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters - Al Jazeera

Met Office predicts ‘unprecedented’ sea surface temperature rise of 3C (5.4F) plus will heighten extreme weather risks.

Al Jazeera English: 2026-08-21T13:45:35Z

Ebola outbreak ‘growing faster, ⁠⁠wider’ as DRC death toll passes 2,500: UN - Al Jazeera

Epidemic remains out of control amid DR Congo conflict, funding shortages and attacks on health workers and facilities

Al Jazeera English: 2026-08-21T13:45:00Z

Ebola in DR Congo: Vaccine trial to start as WHO warns about speed of infections - BBC

About half of the 2,500 recorded deaths from Ebola happened in the last 20 days, the WHO says.

BBC News: 2026-08-21T13:44:43Z

Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Higher; Yields Steady — Live Updates - WSJ

Live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on oil prices, bitcoin, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

The Wall Street Journal: 2026-08-21T13:38:00Z

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