Breaking News – Aug 16, 2026 – Afternoon

Breaking News · Sunday, August 16, 2026 · 1 PM

Breaking & developing

10 new stories since the last update. Short summaries — full reporting at the source.

#1 · Drudge Report

Publisher Boasts: 'Reads' Everything For Him, Instead of Using His Brain…

Nicholas Johnston, the publisher of the news site Axios, posted an article extolling using an AI to help you read.

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#2 · Drudge Report

Violent flash flooding, homes swept away…

Lala continues moving westward offshore of the Hawaiian Islands as a newly downgraded tropical storm, maintaining rare and dangerous impacts on the state with violent flooding and damaging winds. The system was briefly upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane by the National…

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#3 · Drudge Report

Bitter dispute in Hamptons after renowned artist erects huge 'sculpture'…

A Hamptons town and a local business owner have gone to war after an unconventional artist

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#4 · Drudge Report

Chaos as THREE separate mass shootings erupt in Virginia, Kentucky, Chicago…

Chaos erupted across the US on Saturday, with three separate mass shootings threatening to snuff out dozens in Virginia, Kentucky and Chicago.

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#5 · Drudge Report

Has your license plate been searched by FLOCK? Site lets you check…

A website is allowing drivers to see if Flock surveillance cameras have searched for their vehicle.

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#6 · Drudge Report

Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with damaging winds, flooding rain…

Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with damaging winds, flooding rain. Coverage via accuweather.com Open the source for the full report and latest updates.

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#7 · Drudge Report

I teach calculus at Berkeley. Some of my students can't do middle school math…

Since the University of California abandoned the SAT and ACT, thousands of faculty say it’s admitting students who aren’t prepared for the coursework. Will UC listen?

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#8 · Drudge Report

Man Caught on Video Assaulting Scrambling Synagogue Congregants: 'Spat and Headbutted'…

Man Caught on Video Assaulting Scrambling Synagogue Congregants: 'Spat and Headbutted'. Coverage via mediaite.com Open the source for the full report and latest updates.

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#9 · Drudge Report

Moscow 'under siege' as Ukraine onslaught starts inferno at 'Russia's AMAZON'…

Moscow 'under siege' as Ukraine onslaught starts inferno at 'Russia's AMAZON'. Coverage via mirror.co.uk Open the source for the full report and latest updates.

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#10 · Drudge Report

NATO fighter jet OPENS FIRE on 'Russian' drone over Europe…

NATO fighter jet OPENS FIRE on 'Russian' drone over Europe. Coverage via mirror.co.uk Open the source for the full report and latest updates.

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