Thursday, August 27, 2026

Himalayan Ice Disaster, Meta's Landmark Settlement & NFL Players Backtrack

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Nepal-Tibet Flash Flood: BBC, NY Times, AP, CNN, ABC News

Secret Service Officials Investigated: NY Times, AP, NBC News, CNN, Fox News

Chinese Hackers Target U.S. Federal Agencies: DOJ, Reuters, CNBC, ABC News, NY Post

Meta Reaches Child Safety Settlement: Meta, WaPo, WSJ, NY Times, AP

FDA Approves New Cancer Drug: Bloomberg, Reuters, NY Times, WaPo, WSJ

Near-Total Lunar Eclipse: NASA, Space.Com, NBC News, LA Times

Tim Curry Dies: Variety, ABC News, NPR, AP, Deadline

Good Good Golf Video Backlash: Garrett Clark, ESPN, AP, NBC News, USA Today

Golf’s Tour Championship Begins: PGA Tour, WSB, Reuters, ESPN, NBC News

Thing to Know Thursday: NFL Players Go Back to College: CBS Sports, WSJ, AP, Fox News