Wednesday, August 27th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak (AP)
Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be deported until at least early October, judge rules (CNN)
Democrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority (ABC)
Trump calls for George Soros and son to face federal charges (POLITICO)
States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, Trump admin says (NBC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
IDF says mass evacuation from Gaza City ‘inevitable’ as troops push further into city (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
Russia gripped by gas shortages after Ukraine strikes (NEWSWEEK)
Painting stolen by Nazis during WWII believed discovered in Argentine real estate listing (ABC)
Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
RFK Jr. limits who is eligible for COVID shots as stratus variant surges (AXIOS)
OpenAI updates ChatGPT to better detect when a user is in serious distress as it faces a lawsuit over a teen's suicide (QUARTZ)
Cracker Barrel shares rise after restaurant chain gets rid of controversial new logo (CNBC)
Type 2 diabetes prevented with adherence to Mediterranean diet and exercise, study finds (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Travis Kelce’s dad reveals Taylor Swift engagement actually happened two weeks ago (MO NEWS)
Activists hope to shift Venice film festival focus on to crisis in Gaza (GUARDIAN)
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice receives six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy (ESPN)
Bruce Willis is living in a ‘second home’ with full-time care team as he battles dementia (NEW YORK POST)