News from Tuesday 26 August 2025
249 Verilumia stories published on Tuesday 26 August 2025.
- USCIS Expands GMC Review, Tightens Social Media Vetting for Benefits
- The Pitt Season 2 Returns Jan 2026 With Real-Time 15-Hour ER Shift
- Seahawks start Milroe in preseason finale, plan package reps
- Cavaliers' Strus Out 3-4 Months After Jones Fracture Surgery
- John Fogerty Re-records CCR Classics After Regaining Rights
- Hospitality bears half of UK job losses since Autumn Budget
- Vanity Fair eyes Melania Trump cover amid centrist pivot
- Bachelor in Paradise Season 10 finale uses peer votes for $500K
- Hawthorne man arrested in Rose Bowl concert assault
- Racist sign targets Winsome EarleSears as Va. policy debate heats up
- AEW Dynamite go-home draws 565k ahead of Forbidden Door
- RuPaul’s Drag Race renewed for 18th season, global spin-offs announced
- US Navy Deploys Destroyers Near Venezuela as Maduro Mobilizes Militia
- Kindle Colorsoft price drops across retailers amid color E Ink push
- Settlement reached in Bartz v. Anthropic over AI training data
- Three critical NetScaler flaws; one exploit active, patch now
- Cloudflare Unveils AI Security Posture Management for Cloudflare One
- Vivo T4 Pro debuts in India with premium features at midrange price
- Rokid Launches Lightweight AI AR Glasses With Translation
- Game Science Unveils Black Myth Zhong Kui, a New Single-Player ARPG
- Ethereum Gains on ETF Inflows and Corporate Buying
- Samsung to unveil Moohan Android XR headset in Korea-first rollout
- FDA suspends Ixchiq chikungunya vaccine license amid safety concerns
- Lana Del Rey's Stove country project pushed to late January 2026
- Xavier Woods neck injury after Penta match fuels move legality debate
- Universal in talks to reimagine Knight Rider with Cobra Kai writers
- Kostyuk defeats Boulter in US Open opener as form struggles continue
- Marshall unveils Bromley 750 party speaker at about $1,299
- Parallels Desktop 26 adds enterprise controls, macOS 26 support
- F1 The Movie arrives on digital platforms worldwide Aug 22
- Rhea Ripley names Candice LeRae underrated in WWE
- Katy Perry damages case in Montecito mansion may include Chris Pratt
- Farmers Insurance data breach hits about 1 million tied to Salesforce
- Arlo unveils first pan-tilt cameras in refreshed lineup
- Texans safety Jimmie Ward faces felony charge, civil suit, on exempt list
- Israel approves E1 West Bank settlement, splits East Jerusalem
- Kim Dracula escapes Texas bus fire; tour resumes Aug 27 in Madison
- Orforglipron yields weight loss and A1C reduction in Phase 3
- FDA probes Cesium-137 in Indonesian shrimp as Walmart recalls
- Mets weigh major league debut for pitching prospect Jonah Tong
- Whistleblower: NUMIDENT copied to insecure cloud by DOGE
- Data IO ransomware disrupts operations; investigation ongoing
- Wear OS Play Store adds battery-drain warnings for watch faces
- Phishing campaign targets Windows users with UpCrypter RATs
- Tropical Storm Fernand Forms Offshore; No U.S. Landfall Expected.
- Offset to release Kiari, his most personal solo album, Aug. 22
- Osaka opens U.S. Open with renewed focus and new coach
- Bully Ray: ECW revival not feasible, even with large offer
- Netflix unveils preschool fall slate with Sesame Street and Dr. Seuss
- Teenage girl dies at Belfast Emerge festival; police probe ongoing
- Jake Schreier to direct MCU's youth-focused X-Men reboot
- Ford deepens Red Bull tie for 2026 F1 powertrain
- Jack White slams Oval Office decor; White House responds
- Kristian Nairn exits Strictly Come Dancing 2025 for medical reasons
- Gill Returns as Vice-Captain, Could Open India in Asia Cup 2025
- Margolyes opens up on aging, mobility aids, and assisted dying
- Peacock Releases First Trailer for Devil in Disguise Gacy Miniseries
- Violence in Eastern Congo Persists as Peace Talks Stall
- Immunity ruling lets case against Milwaukee judge proceed
- Cardi B civil assault trial over 2018 Beverly Hills medical visit
- Bears beat Chiefs as Williams grows, Bagent extension shores QB depth
- German court rules Apple Watch carbon-neutral claim unlawful
- Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight unveiled for 2026
- Ukrainian refugee killed in Charlotte light-rail stabbing; man charged
- Apple weighs Mistral AI and Perplexity deals amid internal AI debate
- Nathan Cruz joins AEW as coach and producer
- Hostess Ding Dongs recalled for possible mold before expiration
- Dwayne Johnson Performs Taualuga With Family in Hawaii
- Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Expecting Fifth Child
- Kris Jenner on Vogue Arabia cover: facelift refresh and no retirement
- Margot Robbie Returns to Red Carpet Nine Months After Welcoming Baby
- Miley Cyrus gifts Billy Ray Secrets with Fleetwood Mac for 64th birthday
- Rhode Island AG staffer on unpaid leave after Newport arrest
- Sony adds self-serve PS Store refunds via app or web
- LEGO Unveils Captain Jack Sparrow Pirate Ship Display Model
- Butler and Kravitz Spark Romance Chatter on Caught Stealing Tour
- Palantir Stock Slips as Valuation Outpaces Growth
- Draper Back in US Open Singles After Seven-Week Bone Bruising Layoff
- Taiwan Study Finds Heatwaves Accelerate Biological Ageing
- Apple expands Music Migration tool to US and more markets
- Ricochet Files BALD Trademark Covering Apparel, Entertainment
- NXT Is a Developmental Engine to Build Stars for WWE, Michaels Says
- York Ebor Festival offers value bets via World Pool
- Home and Away to reunite Brax and Ricky for WA one-off event
- Daniel Day-Lewis Returns in Anemone, Co-Written by Son, Debuts NYFF
- U.S. women of reproductive age have modifiable birth defect risks
- Nia DaCosta's Hedda debuts at TIFF, streams on Prime Video Oct 29
- Trump hints Defense Dept could revert to War Department in a week
- Taylor Swift unveils The Life of a Showgirl, due Oct 3, 2025
- American tourist stabbed on Dresden tram; police seek second suspect
- Will Smith AI-generated crowd video sparks debate over AI in music
- Skate free-to-play reboot enters early access Sept 16, 2025
- Helldivers 2 lands on Xbox with Halo crossplay and underground update
- Lumines Arise Announced as Enhance's Next Major Entry; Demo Live
- Demon Slayer Infinity Castle opens strong as US presales top $10M
- Mortgage rates steady near 6% as Fed decision looms
- Slater: Youngest X-Division champ, proposes NXT-TNA invasion.
- Stephen King hails Flanagan as Tarantino of horror after Usher
- Orange Cassidy Cleared to Return to AEW, Awaiting Creative Direction
- Upload final season ends with bittersweet digital romance
- I Love LA, Rachel Sennott's Creator-Driven HBO Debut, Premieres Nov 2
- Baahubali The Epic merges two films for 10th anniversary U.S. release
- The Weeknd Eyes $1B Catalog-Backed Financing, Keeps Rights
- Melania Trump launches Presidential AI Challenge for K-12 students
- Trump Media, Crypto.com announce SPAC-backed CRO treasury plan
- Williams fifth at halfway as 2026 rules loom
- India names Asia Cup squad with Rinku Singh as extra bat; Iyer omitted
- The Terminal List Dark Wolf: Ben Edwards Origin Story
- Framework Laptop 16 adds RTX 5070 module and Ryzen AI 300 Series CPUs
- Cooper Flagg Poised for Immediate Impact with Mavericks
- Judge dismisses bid to sue Maryland judges over standing order
- Focus Features' Hamnet teaser centers on Shakespeare's domestic life
- ABC News special traces Bruce Willis's shift to FTD
- The Savant: Apple TV's Jessica Chastain Thriller Debuts Sept 26, 2025
- Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On? to close NYFF, December release
- Study links oil and gas air pollution to 91,000 U.S. deaths per year
- Meghan Trainor defends Mounjaro use amid scrutiny
- Federal fines loom for CA, WA, NM over English trucking rule
- Norway's NBIM divests from Caterpillar and 5 Israeli banks over ethics
- Sonos back-to-school sale cuts Era 100, Era 300, and more
- Hollow Knight Silksong due Sept 4, 2025 on PC and consoles
- Masters and Open align qualification criteria via six national opens
- AT&T to buy $23B EchoStar spectrum to boost 5G and home broadband
- AGs warn AI firms to safeguard children and face accountability
- Class-action accuses Prime Video of misrepresenting digital ownership
- Chisholm-led group completes $6.1B Celtics purchase
- Jake Hager Rebukes AEW Exit, Says Renewal Unfair and Misaligned
- Shane Black's Play Dirty Debuts on Prime Video Oct 1
- Apple weighs simpler iPhone 18 Camera Control, drops capacitive layer
- Clooneys keep Lake Como glamour ahead of Venice Film Festival
- Polk's season-ending injury tightens Patriots' WR options
- Cleveland CBZ Wedge with ZAlloy blends blade feel and forgiveness
- Stray Kids Release KARMA, a 3RACHA-produced album led by Ceremony
- Nike folds Trail Team into All Conditions Racing, unveils Ultrafly
- Claudia Schiffer marks 55 with Greece birthday photos
- Coast Guard offloads record drug haul at Port Everglades
- Spoon drops double single on eve of Pixies tour as LP takes shape
- Breetzke becomes first to start ODI career with four straight 50s
- Korean Air Signs $50B Order for 103 Boeing Jets, GE Engines
- Japan to overhaul boxing safety after two deaths on Tokyo card
- Fox One and ESPN DTC Debut as Standalone Apps and Bundles
- Phoenix area hit by haboob; outages, airport delays
- Gill captains India to 2-2 England series, Oval win as Siraj shines
- Poundland to close stores, end online sales and loyalty program
- King and Bandido capture AEW World Tag Titles at Forbidden Door
- Kylie Page dies in LA from fentanyl and cocaine overdose
- Graham Rowntree appointed head coach of Urayasu DRocks
- NZ cricket injury crisis as Will ORourke ruled out for months
- Google expands developer identity checks to certified Android devices
- Venice Opens With Star Power Flags Hype and Gender Representation
- Trump urges release of Tina Peters after voting-system conviction
- Trump to sue over blue slips, challenging Senate tradition
- Becky Lynch's Birmingham jibe on Ozzy Osbourne draws backlash
- Frank Price, ex-Columbia chief and Universal executive, dies at 95
- US-EU trade framework sets 15% tariff cap; autos unchanged
- Intel Gamer Days 2025 pairs CPU discounts with Battlefield 6
- Baron Corbin says WWE abandoned data metrics and used TV gaps
- Samsung expands Android 16-based One UI 8 beta to more Galaxy devices
- Mahomes and Kelce to open 1587 Prime steakhouse in KC
- AMD: AM5 socket burnouts tied to ODM BIOSes; update BIOS
- Netflix Releases First Trailer for The Woman in Cabin 10
- Satish Golcha appointed Delhi Police Commissioner
- McGregor hints Obi-Wan could appear in Andor despite two-season plan
- EU records wildfire season in 2025 as Spain bears two-fifths of total
- Nvidia nudges RTX 50-series pricing toward MSRP as GeForce NOW grows
- Biotherm wins Leg 2 to Cartagena, extends lead in Ocean Race Europe
- RAND-led study finds uneven AI chatbot responses to suicide prompts
- Dortmund extend Kovac contract through 2027
- FKA twigs replaces Doechii as All Points East West Stage headliner
- Bucs release Desmond Watson, heaviest NFL player, after weight issues
- Suryakumar Yadav fit to captain India in Asia Cup 2025 after rehab
- Miami jury awards $243 million in Autopilot crash case against Tesla
- Jaishankar in Moscow to co-chair India-Russia talks, deepen ties
- Trump signals possible 200% tariffs on Chinese rare-earth magnets
- Sony reshapes live-service strategy after Concord failure
- Orcas Wikie and Keijo face uncertain future as relocation plan stalls
- Aubrey Plaza speaks publicly about grief after Jeff Baena's death
- Battlefield 6 vs Black Ops 7: Fall FPS Showdown
- 100 Nights of Hero to Debut at Venice Critics Weeks
- Perplexity sets 42.5M publisher pool with 80/20 split for Comet Plus
- Microsoft Sets Windows 10 End of Support for Oct 14, 2025 with ESU
- Google to verify developers for Android sideloaded apps by 2026
- Emergency tax on first pension withdrawals prompts large refunds
- UN chief urges immediate Gaza ceasefire as Israel moves on Gaza City
- Boston confronts federal push on sanctuary policy and enforcement
- Pakistan omits Category A as Babar, Rizwan move to Category B
- Encino killings: Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and husband dead
- Luke Rockhold boxing debut vs Darren Till on Misfits Manchester card
- Blossom reboot canceled after Disney blocks rights, Bialik and Reo
- Matt Rife buys Warren house and occult museum in Connecticut
- Apple opens third Bengaluru store as part of India expansion
- Rothschild to lead strategic review that could see New Look sale
- CBO: Tariffs could trim deficits by up to $4 trillion through 2035
- M25 anticlockwise closure after hay-laden lorry fire
- France faces Sept. 8 confidence vote on 44B euro austerity plan
- Kohli Like on Avneet Kaur Post Sparks Buzz, He Says It Was a Glitch
- Heavy rain hits Jammu and Kashmir, floods disrupt roads and schools
- Def Con 33 warns of broad password managers clickjacking risk
- Leeds sign Noah Okafor from AC Milan on four-year deal
- Netflix cancels The Waterfront after first season
- Modi opens Maruti Suzuki EV plant, launches eVITARA exports
- SKM Racing plans Caterham F1 bid for 2027 via brand license
- Contreras ejected as Cardinals edge Pirates in chaotic scene
- Southside won’t produce for Gunna again over Thug loyalty
- Modi pushes two-tier GST amid US tariffs on Indian goods
- Sri Lanka pick 16-man ODI squad for Zimbabwe tour ahead of Asia Cup
- Dominik Mysterio to defend IC title vs AJ Styles on Raw in Paris
- Two police officers killed, third injured in Porepunkah warrant
- Swiatek arrives at US Open eyeing a career Grand Slam
- UK food price inflation hits 18-month high in August
- Philippines, Australia Near 2026 Signing of New Defense Pact
- Cal Raleigh Becomes First MLB Catcher to Hit 50 Home Runs
- Trump extends US-China tariff truce 90 days, signals China trip
- Ukraine strikes Druzhba pipeline, threatens Hungary, Slovakia flows
- Netflix Lands Two-Brothers Drama From Pizzolatto Starring McConaughey
- Sami Zayn to SmackDown, LA Knight to Raw as Clash in Paris nears
- Trump Announces DC Crime Measures, Signals Chicago Expansion
- Utah judge orders new congressional map under Prop 4 for 2026
- Hartalika Teej 2025 observed Aug 26 with nirjala fast for husbands
- ED raids Delhi in money-laundering probe into AAP hospital projects
- Ohio State bars Portnoy from stadium; Barstool access limited
- YouTube tests AI-driven edits on Shorts without creator opt-in
- Hawks delay Trae Young max extension to gauge fit with Johnson
- Tristan Rogers Dies at 79; YR to Air Final Colin Atkinson
- US to admit up to 600,000 Chinese students amid trade talks
- SC forms SIT to probe Vantara wildlife centre, Jamnagar
- Australia expels Iran ambassador, closes Tehran embassy after attacks
- Mediterranean diet lowers dementia risk, greatest in APOE4 homozygotes
- Falcons release Ben DiNucci for the seventh time
- NotebookLM expands to 80+ languages for video and audio overviews
- BTS's V Throws Ceremonial First Pitch at Dodgers, Meets Ohtani
- Emily Ratajkowski debuts Alaïa look blending bondage and motherhood
- Malik Taylor, The Unpopular Party creator, dies in Concord car crash
- Gilmore Girls Documentary in Production for 25th Anniversary
- US to raise India tariffs to 50% over Russian oil ties
- Trump threatens tariffs and export controls over digital taxes
- Falcons trim roster ahead of 53-man deadline after Cowboys loss
- RAF01 launches with Hulk Hogan tribute on FOX Nation
- Angel Reese Returns to Sky After a Back Injury in Restricted Minutes
- Jakarta protests over lawmakers' pay and housing allowances
- Sega opens Open Network Test for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- Danhausen's AEW contract to 2026 amid injury time; WWE interest
- India Defends Russian Oil Amid U.S. Tariffs and Western Pressure
- FBI grid search at Rock Island Campground in WA over triple homicide
- Samoa Joe set for retirement bout vs Navajo Warrior at IZW
- Dust storm at Burning Man disrupts weekend with near-50 mph winds
- DNC Minneapolis Meeting Weighs Fundraising, Organizing, Gaza Debate
- Angels manager Ron Washington to return in 2026 after bypass surgery
- Jenner and Chalamet keep a long-distance romance amid busy lives