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AUG 24

Week Zero college football preview

55 verified facts from 1 source.

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Air Noland spent one season with Ohio State and one season with South Carolina, appearing in just two games and going 2-of-3 passing for 13 yards.

Max Johnson, formerly of North Carolina, is now the starting quarterback at Georgia Southern.

Alex Orji is a former Michigan quarterback who played in three games for UNLV last season before suffering season-ending injuries.

Makai Lemon was drafted 20th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Ashton Daniels spent three years at Stanford before transferring to Auburn last year.

5 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

US unveils new sanctions on Iran

29 verified facts from 5 sources.

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The price of Brent crude fell 0.6% early Tuesday to $90.04 per barrel.

An oil tanker was struck and disabled by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.

President Trump claimed Iran was failing to pay some of its military units and executing protesters.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

US-Canada trade war escalates

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Paper products, alcoholic beverages, and dairy products are areas where Americans could see goods get more expensive due to the tariffs.

The US bought $780 million worth of dairy products from Canada last year.

Trump said in a Truth Social post that Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Trump administration announces global sanctions on Iran

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Bessent said no one is above the reach of US sanctions, including China.

Bessent said any entity that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system.

Bessent said the US would start by sending timelines to individual countries to shut down identified activities rather than immediately imposing sanctions.

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“So Iran’s strongest protection comes from China, while Turkiye, Iraq, the UAE, and other regional partners are more likely to reduce exposure if secondary sanctions become sufficiently credible and costly,”
Umud Shokri Said DATE NOT STATED Reported AUG 24 verbatim · 1 source

Shokri said Iran's strongest protection comes from China while regional partners are likely to reduce exposure if secondary sanctions become costly.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

US prepares toughest sanctions yet against Iran

30 verified facts from 4 sources.

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The Treasury has frozen Iranian assets around the world, cracked down on the regime's shadow banking networks, and sanctioned the Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Trump warned that any country allowing its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran would face economic consequences.

Iran's rial currency dipped to a record-low 2.02 million to the US dollar early Monday morning.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

AUG 24

Caste divides worsen summers in parched India

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Mamta said the practice has been happening for decades.

The rocky terrain of the Bundelkhand plateau means it can store little groundwater.

Mamta said the fear of being targeted stays with her throughout.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker over remarks on Jewish Americans

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El-Sayed stated that antisemitism is a scourge and that he stands against any rhetoric that puts the Jewish community at risk.

Jeremy Moss is the Democratic nominee in Michigan's 11th Congressional District.

If elected in November, El-Sayed would make history as the nation's first Muslim senator.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Enes Kanter Freedom confrontation with Natasha Cloud leads to ejection

25 verified facts from 4 sources.

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Enes Kanter Freedom wore a black T-shirt that read "WOMAN noun. Adult human female."

Enes Kanter Freedom played centre for 11 years in the NBA from 2011-12 to 2021-22.

Natasha Cloud is in her 11th season in the WNBA and first in Chicago.

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“A couple possessions later, she came back and said, ‘She’s not gonna sleep with you.’ And I was shocked. I was like, ‘Listen, I’m not trying to sleep with her. I think she’s awesome. She’s a good friend.’ But I think it has a lot to do with my shirt.”
Enes Kanter Freedom Said DATE NOT STATED Reported AUG 24 verbatim · 1 source

Freedom recounted that Natasha Cloud made a remark to him and explained his response, attributing the clash to his shirt.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Treasury bond market turmoil and US safe haven status

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Walmart posted its weakest quarterly comparable-store sales growth since 2020.

Bank stocks slid 4% during the week.

The S&P 500 price-to-free-cash-flow ratio, using projected FCF, is sitting just under 30, a multi-decade high.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

AUG 24

Election deniers vying for office nationwide

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Jim Marchant supported the fake elector scheme in 2020.

CNN reported that Tom Tiffany said Biden won in 2020 and committed to certifying the vote in 2028.

Rick Jackson won a runoff in the Georgia Republican primary for governor.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Trump announces 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, and steel

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer called reports that French language protections were up for debate a 'funny fake story' and denied it was true.

Carney said Canada could not accept a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections in Quebec.

Carney said the 50% U.S. tariff would apply to roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods.

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“Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!”
Donald Trump Said AUG 22 Reported AUG 23 verbatim · 2 sources

On Sunday, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Canada wants the benefits of being a state without being one.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

AUG 24

Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina US Senate race

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Michael Whatley accused Roy Cooper of mishandling the Hurricane Helene recovery.

Hurricane Helene took Marshall's town hall and post office and inundated the historic courthouse.

Trump won North Carolina in 2024 by 51%.

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“People … in western North Carolina are fairly united that there wasn’t enough done and that Helene relief has been more of a failure than a victory. The question is who they blame for that.”
Christopher Cooper Said DATE NOT STATED Reported AUG 24 verbatim · 1 source

Christopher Cooper said people in western North Carolina are fairly united that Helene relief has been more of a failure than a victory and the question is who they blame.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Quote of the day
“By this September or October, there’s going to be a pretty compelling argument from the lower basin that the upper basin hasn’t met its delivery obligation,”
Rhett Larson Said DATE NOT STATED Reported AUG 24 verbatim · 2 sources

Larson predicted that lower basin states would argue the upper basin failed to meet its delivery obligations under the Colorado River compact.

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