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Tuesday's top stories

Aug 18, 2026 - World

Israel defends strike on Syria as U.S. frustration with Bibi grows

Syria President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25.

TPS' slow bleed leaves thousands in limbo

Illustration of a family standing at the center of a bullseye colored like the American flag.

AI optimism fades among young adults

Aug 18, 2026 - World

UN inspectors visit undeclared Syrian nuclear sites for first time

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi at a press conference in Damascus, Syria onTuesday.
Aug 18, 2026 - Economy

America's debt is getting more expensive

Illustration of George Washington from a one dollar bill peeking out of a barrel

Democrats enter their thirst trap era

Blue collage: left man in a black shirt adjusts sunglasses by a tree; center bearded man in a suit smiles beside a "HOTTER" caption; right man in a white shirt with bold caption.

Tuesday's primary: Florida Man gets his own Election Day

Animated illustration of the shape of the state of Florida, seen from below behind a podium with two microphones and in front of an American flag backdrop. The shape of Florida occasionally glitches.

FBI: 2025 had biggest violent-crime drop in 90 years

Political dirty tricks upend midterm races across the country

Illustration of a voting booth stylized as a box trap.

Trump torches allies as Iran exposes limits of hard power

Photo illustration of President Donald Trump walking on an elongated stripe of the American flag
Aug 18, 2026 - Economy

Women are missing out on the AI jobs boom

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