Wednesday, August 28
π¨NATION
π Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. added to Trump transition team (CNN)
π More than 200 former Bush, McCain and Romney Republican staffers endorse Kamala Harris (AXIOS)
π Kamala Harris to sit down for first major interview since becoming nominee (CNN)
π Judge blocks Biden administration from granting legal status to immigrant spouses of US citizens (CBS NEWS)
π Trump staff had altercation during controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery (NPR)
π Two workers killed and a third injured in an explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta (AP)
π AROUND THE WORLD
π Top US, China officials to meet on military, Taiwan, fentanyl (REUTERS)
π New protests over rape and murder of Indian doctor see police use water cannon, tear gas on demonstrators (CBS NEWS)
π Ukraineβs F-16 jets get first aerial kills (DEFENSE NEWS)
π Ukraine to present 'victory plan' to US (BBC)
π Germany's grandmothers take on the far-right ahead of key state elections (NPR)
π±BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
π Americans are taking a lot more sick days β and Gen Z is leading the charge (BI)
π Vaccine hesitancy eats into back-to-school shots (AXIOS)
π US awards $521 million in grants to boost EV charging network (REUTERS)
π Ikea trials resale website to rival eBay and Gumtree (BBC)
π¬ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
π British rock band Oasis announces reunion tour 15 years after break up (CNN)
π The Paralympic Games open today, some 4,400 athletes will compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days in Paris (ABC NEWS)
π Kelce brothers sign deal with Amazon for βNew Heightsβ podcast worth more than $100 million (VARIETY)
π Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day (NPR)