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August 14, 2026
The day's top events, read by how settled the reporting is.
Farage wins back Clacton seat in Parliament
Nigel Farage retook Clacton's House of Commons seat with 22,239 votes to Count Binface's roughly 9,455, in a contest his own July resignation had forced.
Kennedy Center to inscribe Trump's name
The Kennedy Center board voted to add President Trump's name to the building's entry and to close most of the complex for a two-year renovation.
Fresh US carrier heads to Mideast to relieve strain
The US is sending another aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln passes 260 days at sea amid the Iran war.
Ebola reaches sixth DR Congo province
Congolese officials count a sixth province now touched by the country's Ebola outbreak, days after a stark WHO warning about its trajectory.
Extreme heat bakes Europe; relief forecast
Europe endures another day of extreme heat, with coverage indicating the hot spell is expected to ease soon.