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Photo: Pool / Getty Images News / Getty Images The man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is requesting a Utah court to ban cameras from the closing arguments of his preliminary hearing, set for Tuesday (September 1). Tyler Robinson, the accused, argues that media presence could taint the jury pool and jeopardize his right to a fair trial. Attorneys for the media, however, contend that previous requests to ban cameras have been rejected and this instance should be no different.

Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images News / Getty Images At least 15 people are missing after flash floods swept through a remote section of the Grand Canyon on Saturday, causing significant damage and cutting off access to popular hiking areas. The floods, which began around 2:30 p.m. local time, inundated areas near the historic Phantom Ranch and Bright Angel Campground, prompting the evacuation of 62 individuals from the affected regions.

Photo: JEWEL SAMAD / AFP / Getty Images At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying over 260 passengers capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus on Sunday (August 30). The ferry was traveling from the port of Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus to the Turkish port of Tasucu in Mersin province when it began taking on water shortly after departure.

Photo: Andrew Harnik / Getty Images News / Getty Images Google Maps has updated its display to show Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for U.S. users following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The order, signed on Thursday (August 27), renamed the lake for federal use amid escalating trade tensions with Canada.

Photo: iStockphoto More than 27,000 packages of Lundberg Family Farms' Jasmine white rice have been recalled due to potential contamination with foreign material. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an expanded recall on August 27, 2026, covering 32-ounce packages with best-before dates in February 2027. The recall affects consumers in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, and other states.

Photo: Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images Sport / Getty Images Aaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, is returning to the Los Angeles Rams. The 35-year-old defensive tackle has signed a one-year deal worth $20 million, with incentives that could increase the total to $30 million.

Photo: GREGG NEWTON / AFP / Getty Images NASA successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into space on Sunday (August 30) at 7:26 a.m. Eastern from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope, carried by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, is headed to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, about 930,000 miles from Earth.

Photo: PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP / Getty Images The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal has risen to 675 as search and rescue efforts continue. The disaster began on Wednesday (August 26) when a glacier collapsed, sending a massive wall of water through a mountain town near the Chinese border. Over 2,500 people remain missing, including dozens of Americans and other foreign nationals.

Photo: Stockbyte A Division II college football player from William Jewell College, MicahJo Barnett, tragically passed away after experiencing a medical emergency during the team's season opener against Fort Lewis College on Saturday (August 29). The incident occurred at Greene Stadium in Liberty, Missouri, approximately 20 miles northeast of Kansas City. Barnett, a junior running back, suffered seizure-like symptoms on the sideline around 12:20 p.m. local time.

SoundBytes 18 conversation starts with a WNBA customization controversy over religious language on jerseys, then widens into a broader critique of selective enforcement, identity politics, and double standards in sports and media. From there, we pivot to California and Pennsylvania politics, attacking public spending, campaign finance systems, COVID-era power consolidation, and what they see as dishonest leadership and taxpayer-funded corruption. Meritocracy or Ideology?