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The U.S. was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney countered that Canada would match them "dollar for dollar." CBS
VOA VIEW: Canada will lose much more.
Federal officials announced sharp water cuts for the next two years on Friday for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River. CBS
The Pentagon has given separation notices to both the publisher and the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, according to people familiar with the matter. CBS

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The review included data from an anonymous survey conducted every other year that asks service members whether they've been the victim of unwanted sexual conduct or harassment. CBS
VOA VIEW: Mostly women.
The Justice Department sued TikTok in 2024, alleging that it violated a U.S. law prohibiting the collection of kids' data. CBS
VOA VIEW: Good!
An alternative measure of unemployment that accounts for wages suggests the U.S. labor market is weaker than it looks. CBS
Consumer advocates are urging the FTC to examine whether AI developers are hurting competition and reducing public access to source material. CBS
VOA VIEW: They must be watched.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has presided over a series of landmark tech trials and is now overseeing a case that could have a huge impact on Meta's future. CNBC
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday that the proposed economic measures will likely negate the need for major U.S. military operations. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran must be hit hard.

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Nike, Starbucks and GM have lost ground in China as domestic rivals, geopolitics and changing consumer preferences reshape the market. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Good!
Low-cost S&P 500 index funds are the foundation of many portfolios to grow wealth, but investors should add assets to diversify and lower volatility.  CNBC
Concerns over the Treasury Department's debt repurchase program continue to weigh on markets. CNBC
The security situation in Hormuz remains contested but the U.S. is helping oil get through the strait. CNBC

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The flagship digital currency has enjoyed a strong week boosted by several contributing factors. CNBC
Jessica Bowie allegedly scouted the New York State Capitol five times and bought bomb-making materials before FBI informants helped end her plot. FOX News
Fifty-five people, mostly in Minnesota and Wisconsin, have been sickened by alfalfa sprouts contaminated with E. coli and salmonella, officials say. UPI
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Russia launched a daytime drone attack on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih Friday, killing at least 14 and injuring 121 others, including 22 children. UPI
VOA VIEW: Russia must he hurt hard.
The U.S. Navy is reportedly considering renaming a ship for President Donald Trump instead of naming it for a Black hero at Pearl Harbor. UPI
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Guatemala has received 2,284 Mexican nationals who were deported from the United States in 2026. UPI

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August 26, 2026

     A commercial truck driver charged in the death of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper is the latest in a string of illegal immigrant truck drivers accused in deadly crashes, a series of cases that have intensified scrutiny of commercial driver's licenses issued to noncitizens and prompted a federal trucking crackdown. Illegal CDL licenses must ended.

     Authorities allege Michael Bon, a Haitian national living in Brockton, Massachusetts, left Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on July 1 and struck a marked Pennsylvania State Police patrol vehicle during a roadside commercial vehicle inspection before hitting Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr., 44.  Bon's semi-truck and the truck being inspected both caught fire, and Pahira later died at a local hospital. Bon was charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and six additional lesser charges.

     Fox News Digital previously reported Bon entered the U.S. under the Biden administration's humanitarian parole program in July 2024. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) terminated his parole and ordered him removed in June 2025 after denying his application for Temporary Protected Status, but he remained in the country.  While living in Massachusetts, Bon obtained a non-domiciled commercial driver's license that was renewed before the Trump administration barred states from issuing or renewing those licenses for ineligible drivers.  The Pennsylvania crash is part of a string of fatal crashes Fox News Digital has reported on involving illegal immigrant commercial truck drivers.

     The crashes have claimed the lives of a Pennsylvania state trooper, a college soccer player, a longtime high school basketball coach and his wife, members of an Amish community and other motorists while prompting calls for stricter oversight of commercial driver's licenses issued to noncitizen truck drivers.  In July 2025, investigators alleged Harjinder Singh attempted an illegal U-turn on Florida's Turnpike, triggering a fatal crash that killed three people. Florida authorities later charged Singh with three counts of vehicular homicide, and the case became a catalyst for several Trump administration trucking policy changes.