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ABCNEWS - ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson’s disease Tue Aug 18 17:05:45 2026

Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded cable TV sports giant ESPN, has died at the age of 93

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - UN inspectors visit undeclared Syrian nuclear sites for first time Tue Aug 18 16:59:51 2026

UN inspectors this week visited several undeclared Assad-era Syrian nuclear sites for the first time — including some used to store nuclear material. Why it matters: The inspections by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi and his team came after diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration, first reported by Axios , that produced understandings with both Syria and Israel. - It marked the first time the IAEA was given full access to suspicious nuclear sites in Syria. Flashback: The Assad regime had developed a secret nuclear program centered on the clandestine Al-Kibar reactor. - After Israel bombed the reactor in 2007, the Syrian nuclear program was mostly destroyed. But several…

UN inspectors this week visited several undeclared Assad-era Syrian nuclear sites for the first time — including some used to store nuclear material. Why it matters: The inspections by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi and his team came after diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration, first reported by Axios , that produced understandings with both Syria and Israel. - It marked the first time the IAEA was given full access to suspicious nuclear sites in Syria. Flashback: The Assad regime had developed a secret nuclear program centered on the clandestine Al-Kibar reactor. - After Israel bombed the reactor in 2007, the Syrian nuclear program was mostly destroyed. But several…Open

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Rep. Jared Huffman: Christian nationalism is ‘America’s most dangerous political movement’ Tue Aug 18 16:59:03 2026

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Rep. Jared Huffman, D-CA, joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book: “No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism.” Huffman, a former devout Christian, tells Joe he wrote the book to “expose” what he calls the country’s “most dangerous political movement.” From behind the scenes of the Capitol, he explores in the book the strategy Christian nationalists use to push their agenda. Christian nationalism, Huffman says, “erupted for all of us to see,” during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But in the years since, Huffman says Congress has failed to confront the movement.

NYTIMES (Kenneth Chang) - How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive Tue Aug 18 16:58:06 2026

A reworking of the spacecraft’s power systems could extend the nearly 50-year-old Voyagers’ exploration of interstellar space into the early 2030s.

NYTIMES (Pam Belluck) - The Little-Known Link Between Dementia and Epilepsy Tue Aug 18 16:58:05 2026

Doctors were stumped by his memory loss and confusion, until he met the epilepsy specialists.

NYTIMES (Christina Goldbaum and Reham Mourshed) - Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S. Tue Aug 18 16:58:05 2026

The attack follows a series of military interventions in Syria over the past two years, and spurred the latest American rebuke of Israeli actions in recent weeks.