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NYTIMES (Carl Hulse) - The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again Sun Aug 23 11:58:22 2026

With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped. But a lot has changed.

NYTIMES (Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni) - Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly Sun Aug 23 11:58:22 2026

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher) - The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms Sun Aug 23 11:58:21 2026

With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.

YOUTUBE (CNN) - Robot beats Usain Bolt record, then hits a wall Sun Aug 23 11:50:39 2026

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A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter race record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday. CNN’s Mike Valerio reports from the games as robots go head-to-head in different sports across five days. #CNN #News

YOUTUBE (CNN) - North Korean flight attendants caught in rare moment Sun Aug 23 11:50:38 2026

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North Korean flight attendants laugh and pose for selfies before a flight in Wonsan. It’s an ordinary moment in a place we rarely get to see as ordinary. CNN’s Will Ripley explains what he learned from his own encounters with Air Koryo crews. #cnn #news #northkorea

AXIOS (Neal Rothschild) - Synthetic everything is warping America Sun Aug 23 11:47:49 2026

A shadowy polling firm confessed this week to faking survey results in two marquee races — then claimed the entire operation was a "short-term social experiment" on misinformation. Why it matters: An AI-enabled flood of synthetic and outright fabricated content is wreaking havoc on reality, poisoning the signals people rely on to understand politics, business and culture. Catch up quick: Median Strategies, a previously unknown polling outfit with little public footprint, surfaced this summer with two blockbuster surveys that were quickly absorbed into the political conversation. - In Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, Median's fake poll showed democratic socialist Francesca Hong leading Milwaukee County Executive David…

A shadowy polling firm confessed this week to faking survey results in two marquee races — then claimed the entire operation was a "short-term social experiment" on misinformation. Why it matters: An AI-enabled flood of synthetic and outright fabricated content is wreaking havoc on reality, poisoning the signals people rely on to understand politics, business and culture. Catch up quick: Median Strategies, a previously unknown polling outfit with little public footprint, surfaced this summer with two blockbuster surveys that were quickly absorbed into the political conversation. - In Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, Median's fake poll showed democratic socialist Francesca Hong leading Milwaukee County Executive David…Open

ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Tropical Storm Moke to pass south of Hawaii, bringing heavy rain to the Big Island Sun Aug 23 11:38:15 2026

Tropical Storm Moke continues to churn in open waters in the Central Pacific, just days after Hurricane Lala left widespread destruction across Hawaii.

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Flock cameras join data centers as a top AI boogeyman in 2026 midterms Sun Aug 23 11:32:28 2026

Flock cameras are joining data centers as a top midterm boogeyman, with members of Congress and congressional candidates trying to harness a sudden groundswell of grassroots anger over the AI surveillance tool. Why it matters: This blowup over the country's massive network of license plate readers illustrates how rapidly AI has morphed from a peripheral issue in national politics toward the center of the midterm campaign. - Data centers have become a major issue in the midterms, with candidates racing to one-up each other in their opposition to building the energy-hungry facilities. - Super PACs affiliated with AI companies have also spent tens of millions of dollars clashing with each other in congressional elections over the degree…

Flock cameras are joining data centers as a top midterm boogeyman, with members of Congress and congressional candidates trying to harness a sudden groundswell of grassroots anger over the AI surveillance tool. Why it matters: This blowup over the country's massive network of license plate readers illustrates how rapidly AI has morphed from a peripheral issue in national politics toward the center of the midterm campaign. - Data centers have become a major issue in the midterms, with candidates racing to one-up each other in their opposition to building the energy-hungry facilities. - Super PACs affiliated with AI companies have also spent tens of millions of dollars clashing with each other in congressional elections over the degree…Open