The Stateside Beat — Evening Wrap · Tuesday, August 12, 2026

The Stateside Beat — Evening Wrap

Tuesday, August 12, 2026 · Compiled by Miles Cordova

Top Headlines

Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary, Trump says — Al Jazeera
Total solar eclipse sweeps across Europe — CNN
Two soldiers dead after military helicopter crashes in Texas, sparking fire — NBC News
Clancy trial highlights postpartum psychosis and barriers to care for mothers — WBIR
'Wholly unqualified': Utah anti-trafficking group shouldn't have received $244M legal services contract, critic says — The Salt Lake Tribune
South Carolina Senate Runoff Kicks Off With Chick-fil-A and Trump Calls — The New York Times
Houthi attack kills six in Red Sea; Trump slams Iran as hopes for Hormuz Strait deal dim — CNBC

🌍 World

The Washington Post

CIA had 'low confidence' in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Turkey

The CIA had doubts about Israeli intelligence on a threat to Trump that prompted an extraordinary secret flight from a NATO summit in Turkey.

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BBC

Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack

Three people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed and 24 injured in a Wednesday nighttime strike on Russian grain terminals.

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AP News

Congo's Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, WHO chief says

The outbreak in eastern Congo, considered the fastest-growing yet, has killed over 2,000 people out of more than 4,300 cases.

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💼 Business

ABC News

'Profoundly corrupt': Trump sued in federal court over selling early access to Truth Social posts

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the Trump administration of violating the First Amendment by selling special advance access to Truth Social.

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CNBC

Stock futures are little changed as traders await more inflation data

Dow Jones futures traded just over the flatline, S&P 500 futures fell marginally, while Nasdaq-100 futures slipped 0.1% as markets awaited inflation data.

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Reuters

Cisco forecasts annual revenue above estimates on sustained AI spending

The networking giant expects annual revenue between $72.2 billion and $73.4 billion, ahead of the analyst average estimate of $68.69 billion.

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🔧 Technology

XBOX Wire

Helldivers 2: Devoid of Liberty – Meet the SEAF Squad Assembled to Take on The Illuminate

Helldivers 2: Devoid of Liberty introduces a new SEAF team trained in new interactions, ready to take commands.

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404 Media

Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI

Twitch is going to train Amazon's AI models on streamers' content unless they deliberately go into their settings and opt out.

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Kotaku

New Sci-Fi Thriller From Immortality Studio Originated As An Idea For An FMV Metroid Game

Its actual title is Precognition, an FMV horror game about a woman who receives visions of the future, born from an idea by creator Sam Barlow.

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News wrap prepared by

Miles Cordova

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