https://noozday.com Every source on every story, in one place — your daily nooz. en-us https://noozday.com/c/39202 https://noozday.com/c/39202 Trump announced he was canceling a planned attack on Iran — which he described as the "biggest attack since World War II" — to pursue a rapid nuclear deal, sending oil prices down more than 5%. Iran immediately dismissed the announcement as "simply a new lie," and Trump called Iranian leaders "extremely duplicitous" after Tehran denied new talks were starting. An AP poll found nearly two-thirds of Americans say the Iran war is not worth the fight. Trump has now repeatedly announced strike halts while attacks have continued. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:54:15 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39177 https://noozday.com/c/39177 Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, prompting Republicans to move toward a contempt-of-Congress vote over his refusal to discuss COVID-19's origins. The fight now turns on a novel legal theory: the committee chairman wants a court to rule whether Fauci's pre-emptive pardon from Biden voids his ability to claim the Fifth at all. Sen. Rand Paul led the questioning that triggered the standoff. Separately, Sen. Cornyn wants written assurance the DOJ won't create a $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund, a parallel dispute Grassley hasn't confirmed will reach a Thursday vote. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:51:09 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39672 https://noozday.com/c/39672 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:51:09 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39643 https://noozday.com/c/39643 Iran said negotiations with Oman over a new Hormuz shipping corridor were in final stages, after Trump paused strikes following a call from Saudi Crown Prince MBS urging restraint. The NYT reported any deal would require major US policy concessions. Iran's FM Baqaei said the proposed Oman-managed route would bypass both northern and southern Hormuz corridors. Trump's broader Gulf AI deals, including a UAE stake in his crypto venture, collapsed amid the war tensions. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:51:13 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39651 https://noozday.com/c/39651 Two crew members died when two firefighting helicopters (Australian-operated Bell aircraft) collided mid-air near Athens; one pilot survived. Greece was simultaneously fighting over 70 wildfires, with 500 firefighters and 21 aircraft deployed to the Athens-area blaze amid 100 km/h winds. Kefalonia island was also ablaze with evacuations ordered. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:51:10 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39694 https://noozday.com/c/39694 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:51:10 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39189 https://noozday.com/c/39189 Local officials in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta have asked Madrid to declare a national emergency after migrant crossings from Morocco surged, with hundreds reported swimming across the strait and, per EFE, thousands more crossing on foot in a separate wave. Ceuta's local government also requested an army deployment to seal the Moroccan border, but Spain's defense ministry says it has no immediate plans to send troops — a rift between local and national authorities over urgency. The gap between the swimming reports and the on-foot crossing figures suggests migrants are using multiple routes into the enclave at once. Neither Madrid nor Rabat has addressed the scale or cause of the surge. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:51:10 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39178 https://noozday.com/c/39178 A Russian missile briefly crossed into Polish airspace during the latest barrage on Ukraine, prompting Warsaw to scramble fighter jets to protect NATO territory as the death toll from the strikes climbed toward 13. The attack, involving dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, came just two days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Trump in Washington to press for more Patriot air-defense systems — a request Trump has since agreed to license for export. Russia says it targeted air bases, arms factories and logistics hubs, though strikes also hit residential areas, killing at least 8 people including children. Zelensky had warned days earlier that a mass attack was imminent, calling the ongoing bombardment 'evil that can only be stopped by the whole world.' Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:51:10 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39812 https://noozday.com/c/39812 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:51:06 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39918 https://noozday.com/c/39918 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:51:19 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39642 https://noozday.com/c/39642 Wildfires near Spokane, Washington destroyed more than 700 buildings and forced about 64,000 residents to evacuate — what the Spokane mayor called the worst disaster the state has ever faced. A convicted felon was arrested on arson suspicion tied to the largest of three simultaneous fires. The blazes burned over 8 square miles locally, part of 390 square miles of statewide scorched land. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:51:19 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39681 https://noozday.com/c/39681 Trump said new Iran talks were set for Monday and expressed optimism about reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Treasury Secretary Bessent told reporters a deal could come "by tomorrow." Iran publicly denied any talks were planned, with its state media calling Trump's claims false. Separately, an earthquake struck Egypt with tremors felt across the Middle East, and the FDA approved a new type of cholesterol-lowering pill. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:51:05 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39181 https://noozday.com/c/39181 Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are blocking a committee vote on Todd Blanche's Justice Department nomination until they get written proof that a disputed $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" — which CNBC reports would shield Trump from IRS tax audits — has actually been killed. Cornyn has escalated by accusing the DOJ of 'stonewalling' his demands, while Tillis says the fund language is 'pretty much agreed to,' suggesting the two holdouts aren't fully aligned on how close a deal is. Trump has responded by posting he'd simply renominate Blanche once Cornyn and Tillis leave the Senate next year, and quipped 'maybe John Cornyn is upset with me' rather than negotiating directly. The DOJ says it's ready to work with both senators, but the vote — once expected Thursday — remains postponed with no new date set. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:51:05 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39766 https://noozday.com/c/39766 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:51:07 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39330 https://noozday.com/c/39330 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:51:07 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39738 https://noozday.com/c/39738 The House Ethics Committee found North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards violated the spirit of House sexual harassment policies through inappropriate conduct with two aides and recommended the full House censure him. The report describes a pattern of behavior deemed clearly beyond appropriate, even if short of the formal statutory definition. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:51:07 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39659 https://noozday.com/c/39659 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:51:07 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39892 https://noozday.com/c/39892 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:51:26 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39680 https://noozday.com/c/39680 Iran has rejected an Omani-brokered proposal that would have placed regional oversight over the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran insisting any ongoing talks on the shipping route involve only Oman and explicitly exclude the United States. The rebuff dims hopes for a near-term breakthrough on securing the critical oil-transit corridor amid heightened regional tension. Iran's insistence on keeping Washington out of the negotiations signals it still views the strait as a bilateral or regional matter rather than one for US mediation. No new proposal has been floated to replace the rejected framework. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:51:26 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39751 https://noozday.com/c/39751 Trump warned that new Iran talks are a "last chance before decapitation," threatening major military escalation if Tehran does not quickly agree to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran dismissed his repeated ceasefire announcements as "simply a new lie," while The Economist argued Trump's ongoing strikes have revealed a weak negotiating position. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:51:26 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39905 https://noozday.com/c/39905 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:51:26 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39774 https://noozday.com/c/39774 Trump publicly attacked oil majors Exxon Mobil and Chevron for posting what he called excessive war profits and demanded they cut pump prices. BP separately reported quarterly profits more than doubled to $5.7 billion driven by Iran war-driven crude prices — its second consecutive quarter of doubled profits since the conflict began. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:51:26 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39896 https://noozday.com/c/39896 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:51:26 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39645 https://noozday.com/c/39645 Rescuers are still searching for as many as 41 people unaccounted for after a fire broke out around 6-7 a.m. aboard the ferry KM Mutiara Sentosa, which was carrying 271 passengers from Surabaya to Makassar when it caught fire off Madura island. At least five bodies have been recovered, and Indonesia's navy dispatched a warship to help after passengers were seen leaping into the sea to escape the flames. Rescue counts have varied by report, with figures of 225 to 229 survivors pulled from the water so far. The exact cause of the blaze has not been disclosed, and search operations were continuing as of the most recent update. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:51:26 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39915 https://noozday.com/c/39915 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:51:34 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39757 https://noozday.com/c/39757 Capital One confirmed it shuttered hundreds of Trump Organization bank accounts in 2021 — covering the winery, a bottled-water firm, and a golf developer — after an internal anti-money-laundering compliance review, not for political reasons. The closures predated Trump's return to office by years; a prior lawsuit was tossed in March. UBS separately agreed to pay $125M to US regulators over its own AML violations. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:51:34 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39848 https://noozday.com/c/39848 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:51:34 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39777 https://noozday.com/c/39777 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:51:34 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39779 https://noozday.com/c/39779 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:51:34 GMT https://noozday.com/c/39796 https://noozday.com/c/39796 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:51:34 GMT