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August 7, 2026
The day's top stories, read by how settled the reporting is.
Meta must pay $567 million to New Mexico
A New Mexico court ruled Meta owes $567 million over harms to young users, with $420 million of the award set aside for youth treatment programs in the state.
Typhoon Dolphin forces evacuations in Japan
Japan told hundreds of thousands of residents in its southwest to leave home and scrubbed over 500 flights, with slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin closing in.
Iran, Oman near partial Hormuz shipping deal
Tehran's deputy foreign minister says a shipping arrangement with Oman is nearly settled, though it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz only partly.
Blackburn wins GOP nod for Tennessee governor
Tennessee held its August primary election, and The New York Times reports Blackburn won the Republican nomination for governor as results came in statewide.
One dead in California's Gann Fire
A woman died in a home overtaken by the Gann Fire outside Angels Camp in Northern California, a blaze that a man says he set off unintentionally.