Eight‑year‑old Lillian Smart of Ruston, Louisiana, died Saturday after a suspected Naegleria fowleri infection linked to swimming in a lake.
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A tentative agreement between General Motors and Unifor would channel C$1.1 bn into Ontario plants, including a new heavy‑duty pickup and V8 engine production, as U.S. tariffs threaten the sector.
Mansfield Oil of Gainesville alleges KRSM Inc and its president Syed Kazmi failed to pay for 1.1 million gallons of gasoline, sparking a lawsuit that ties into the Trump‑backed Freedom Fuel Network.
U.S. missile strikes on Iranian rocket launchers sent U.S. stock futures lower, while Wall Street prepares to close August with a string of monthly gains.
Apple TV+ hikes its monthly and annual fees, moving to $14.99 per month, while still offering no ad‑supported option.
Grand Theft Auto 6’s first gameplay presentation drew nearly 4 million concurrent viewers, topping all other gaming streams of 2026 and driving massive traffic spikes on Netflix, Twitch and Rockstar’s own site.
With the iPhone 18 not expected until early 2027, the 2025 iPhone 17 offers solid display, camera and battery performance at a competitive price.
A thought experiment shows that if the Sun disappeared instantly, Earth would lose direct sunlight after about 8 minutes 19 seconds, while a hypothetical sound‑speed signal would need roughly 13.8 years to arrive.
China’s Chang’e‑7 lunar probe, aimed at detecting water ice at the Moon’s south pole, has been postponed beyond its 2024 launch window, citing launch conditions and weather.
NASA confirmed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is “go” for launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 30, targeting the Sun‑Earth L2 point.