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Sept. 8: Canada tariffs take effect, Kharg Island strike, Saxony-Anhalt vote
Tuesday’s Cross Check: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs take effect, US forces hit Iranian tankers near Kharg Island and the AfD posts a record state result, compared across outlets.
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Sept. 7: Miami cargo jet crash, Witkoff and Kushner in Kyiv, AfD surge
Monday’s Cross Check: the Miami cargo jet crash, US envoys in Kyiv after Moscow, a draft child care rule, the AfD’s record result and record ICE arrests, compared across outlets.
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Sept. 4: Missouri map ruling, Iran strikes on Gulf bases, mail ballot appeal
Friday’s Cross Check: Missouri’s high court blocks a new map, Iran claims strikes on US bases in Kuwait and the UAE, and the DOJ’s mail ballot appeal, compared across outlets.
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Sept. 3: New US strikes on Iran, Kyiv barrage, Supreme Court amendment vote
Thursday’s Cross Check: new US strikes on Iran, a sixth night of strikes on Kyiv, the House vote on a nine-justice amendment and Germany’s accusation against Russia, compared across outlets.
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Sept. 2: Stopgap funding bill, Hormuz strikes, Tropical Storm Edouard
Wednesday’s Cross Check: the House stopgap funding vote, US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, Tropical Storm Edouard’s landfall and the Nepal-China flood toll, compared across outlets.
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Sept. 1: Army Secretary resigns, Meta settlement, Venezuela oil deal
Tuesday’s Cross Check: the Army Secretary’s resignation, Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement, the Venezuelan oil deal, Grand Canyon floods and renewed Kharg Island threats, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 31: Venezuela oil deal, Iran retaliation, Supreme Court mail ballot order
Monday’s Cross Check: the 25-year Venezuela oil deal, Iranian retaliation after strikes on Larak Island, the funding deal and the Supreme Court’s 6-3 mail ballot order, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 28 (corrected): Warsh at Jackson Hole, Lake America order, Gaza strikes
Friday’s corrected Cross Check: Warsh’s first Jackson Hole keynote, the Lake America order, Gaza ceasefire strikes and a second block on mail-ballot rules, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 27: Meta’s $18 billion settlement, Himalayan floods, Iran sanctions push
Thursday’s Cross Check: Meta’s child-safety settlement, deadly Himalayan floods, the Jackson Hole opener, new Iran sanctions and a Ukrainian strike on a Russian refinery, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 25: 50% Canada tariffs, Supreme Court ballot order, Iran sanctions
Tuesday’s Cross Check: 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, the Supreme Court’s 6-3 mail ballot order, Iran’s Hormuz tanker exception and new Treasury sanctions, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 24: Hormuz toll plan, ICE nominee hold, ACA subsidies lapse
Monday’s Cross Check: Iran’s Hormuz toll plan, Rand Paul’s hold on the ICE nominee, lapsed ACA subsidies, Gaza strikes and the Iran war casualty count, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 21: Trump’s Iran sanctions campaign, Evergrande founder sentenced, Hind Rajab probe
Friday’s Cross Check: Trump’s new Iran sanctions campaign, a life sentence for Evergrande’s founder, the IDF’s Hind Rajab admission and Russia’s barrage on Kyiv, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 20: UAE cuts Iran ties, Trump’s Oman threat, Meta trial opens
Thursday’s Cross Check: the UAE suspends trade with Iran, Trump threatens Oman, Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers, an Indonesian earthquake and the opening of the Meta trial, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 19: US-Iran talks expire, Moscow drone attack, Gaza cafe strike
Wednesday’s Cross Check: the US-Iran negotiating window expires, one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks on Moscow, a Gaza City cafe strike and a deadly drone strike on a Sudanese courthouse,…
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Aug. 18: Trump’s Oman threat, Moscow drone barrage, scaled-back Korea drills
Tuesday’s Cross Check: Trump’s threat against Oman, a huge Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, scaled-back US-South Korea drills, Kushner’s Hamas meeting and Sudan’s El-Obeid crisis, compared across outlets.
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Aug. 17: US-Iran ceasefire expires, Flores earthquake, Indiana flooding
Monday’s Cross Check: the 60-day US-Iran ceasefire expires, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Indonesia, a huge Ukrainian drone attack, record Indiana flooding and a Kushner meeting with Hamas, compared across…
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Aug. 14: Colombia earthquake toll, Assad death sentence, Hormuz control dispute
Friday’s Cross Check: Colombia’s earthquake toll, a death sentence for Bashar al-Assad in absentia, a dispute over who controls the Strait of Hormuz and China’s open-source AI push, compared across…
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Aug. 13: Putin’s shadow fleet threat, Khan Younis strikes, Spain’s total eclipse
Thursday’s Cross Check: Putin’s threat over the shadow fleet, Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, Turkey’s PKK pardon vote, Spain’s total solar eclipse and a US Marine veteran’s release, compared across…
