
cbsnews.com
Woman told House panel that Gomez sexually assaulted her, attorneys sayhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-gomez-sexual-assault-allegations-house-ethics-committee/The California Democrat said Monday that he "made personal mistakes outside my marriage" and that his "actions were consensual in nature."Aug 20, 2026 12:23 AM

theguardian.com
More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republichttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/gold-mine-collapse-deadly-landslide-central-african-republicThe collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continueMore than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in due to a landslide, local officials and aid workers said on Wednesday.The landslide happened on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Zamboye, abo...Aug 20, 2026 12:14 AM

theverge.com
Does giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban?https://www.theverge.com/tech/981834/hoverair-versa-drone-camera-fcc-loophole-indiegogoIt’s a camera. It’s a drone. But HoverAir doesn’t want it to be a drone where the FCC is concerned. | Image: HoverAir
HoverAir drones always have intriguing gimmicks. This one folds flat to fit in your pocket. This one can land on water. Another can charge inside its carrying case. But the brand's latest trick might be its riskiest: it's attempting to sneak a drone past the FCC.
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hollywoodreporter.com
DEA Joins Investigation Into Hayden Panettiere’s Death, Sources Sayhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dea-joins-investigation-hayden-panettiere-death-1236677456/The 'Heroes' and 'Nashville' actress died at age 36 in Greenville, South Carolina.Aug 19, 2026 11:43 PM
cbsnews.com
Psychologist who treated Lindsay Clancy testifies at trialhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/psychologist-treated-lindsay-clancy-testifies/Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman on trial for killing her three children in 2023, has pleaded not guilty, citing her own struggle with postpartum psychosis. On Wednesday, a psychologist who treated Clancy after the killings testified about her state of mind the night of the tragedy. Shanelle Kaul reports.Aug 19, 2026 11:28 PM

spacenews.com
Eartheye Space forges strategic partnership with IN2https://spacenews.com/eartheye-space-forges-strategic-partnership-with-in2/SAN FRANCISCO – Risk-management firm IN2 will have access to Eartheye Space multi-sensor satellite tasking and analytics through a memorandum of understanding signed Aug. 19. IN2 will include Eartheye satellite […] The post Eartheye Space forges strategic partnership with IN2 appeared first on SpaceNews.Aug 19, 2026 11:07 PM

time.com
Who Is Heidi Overton, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the FDA?https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/heidi-overton-trump-fda-nominee/If confirmed by the Senate, Overton will become the next head of the agency responsible for overseeing the safety and effectiveness of products including food, drugs and medical devices.Aug 19, 2026 11:05 PM

foxnews.com
Ketel Marte's unexplained absence gets stranger as Diamondbacks fight for NL wild card spothttps://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/ketel-martes-unexplained-absence-gets-stranger-diamondbacks-fight-nl-wild-card-spotKetel Marte vanished from the Arizona Diamondbacks with no explanation, leaving MLB manager Torey Lovullo unsure if his star was even in Boston.Aug 19, 2026 11:00 PM
bloomberg.com
BlackRock, Oaktree Seize Movie Servicer With $900 Million Debthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/blackrock-oaktree-seize-movie-servicer-with-900-million-debtBlackRock Inc.’s HPS and Brookfield Corp.’s Oaktree Capital Management took over a firm that provides lighting, rigging and other services for Hollywood productions, wiping out as much as $900 million of debt as the global entertainment industry struggles with changing economics, according to people with knowledge of the deal.Aug 19, 2026 10:58 PM

nytimes.com
Why Treasury Yields Are Rising, and What That Means for the Economyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/treasury-bonds-yields-economy.htmlInterest rates on U.S. government bonds can affect everything from auto and student loans to mortgages.Aug 19, 2026 10:32 PM

foxnews.com
Shirley MacLaine makes rare video appearance, pokes fun at 1960s movie flophttps://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/shirley-maclaine-rare-video-appearance-pokes-fun-1960s-movie-flopShirley MacLaine, 92, sent a video message to a New York theater screening "Sweet Charity," joking about Bob Fosse's directorial debut flopping.Aug 19, 2026 10:14 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: We have company runway but not founder time. When do you go full-time?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49367763Three first-time founders in Canada, all of us between 45 and 55: business/product, marketing, and me on the technical side. We're building an AI tool for creative work. About thirty testers have been on a pre-production build for a couple of months. Feedback is good, and importantly is not from friends, but actual target users who we sourced through our networks, which I'm treating as encouraging signal on product-market fit.We're bootstrapped with CAD $25k initial commit and an additional up to $100k available, though we'd rather earn the right to spend each additional dollar than commit it up front. All three of us still have day jobs, cleared with our employers. At current near-zero usage we could run the service for ~18 months without revenue — that number obviously falls as real users arrive, which is part of the problem.So our constraint isn't the usual one. The company has runway; founder time doesn't. I built the platform, I'm the one who has to go full-time first, and I'm alsAug 19, 2026 10:01 PM
bing.com
My old router is now the only thing standing between my smart devices and the internethttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89803cba804317986f8793f56b2396&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fold-router-is-now-the-only-thing-standing-between-smart-devices-and-internet%2F&c=14669791082159144587&mkt=en-usA few weeks ago, I turned my old router into a dedicated network for my smart home devices. I managed to isolate the smart home gadgets into a separate subnet from my laptop and other primary devices.Aug 19, 2026 10:00 PM
systemist.net
Show HN: Dispositio – a TUI project planner that stores plans as plain Markdownhttps://systemist.net/tools/dispositioHi all! Wanted to show you guys Dispositio, a project planning TUI that saves projects to simple markdown.I always have a ton of solo projects cooking, and in the past organized and planned them in increasingly complex `ROADMAP.md` files. After working with bubbletea on another project, and after constantly manually calculating its delivery dates for myself (as my bandwidth was quite limited at the time), I realized it would be cool to combine the two!The result is Dispositio, a tool which:- Tracks milestones, set estimated durations, rearrange and modify easily, and see the estimated timeline of the whole thing (measured in weeks for now; can add sprints or other metrics later if people want it) - Lets you set up tasks and subtasks right in it (added because I found it very handy to just keep my todos right here, one per project) - Handles overdue items etc - Helps you know how many days you get on average per milestone task in order to stay on task - Saves to plain markdown so you caAug 19, 2026 9:44 PM
aljazeera.com
Spain plans transfer of 500 migrant children from Ceuta to mainlandhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/spain-plans-transfer-of-500-migrant-children-from-ceuta-to-mainland?traffic_source=rssCeuta leaders want children returned to Morocco, but Madrid says deporting them is 'outrageous'.Aug 19, 2026 8:53 PM
aljazeera.com
Moderna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spreadhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/moderna-merck-unveil-mrna-based-cancer-vaccine-that-cuts-spread?traffic_source=rssModerna's mRNA vaccine Intismeran shows promise, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in late-stage trials.Aug 19, 2026 8:39 PM
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Ask HN: Any Curated Forum Directories?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49366691Does anyone know any curated forum directories? Forums like in the early 2000s. Places that aren't owned and governed by some corporate overlord. Places with genuine interaction rather than senseless ragebait and "content" designed to generate likes and shares. Places that aren't merely echo-chambers.Aug 19, 2026 8:21 PM

hollywoodreporter.com
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will Threaten $2.78 Billion in Economic Value, Says L.A. Countyhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-warner-bros-study-economic-1236677088/The county's own report projects that $1.26 billion in lost wages by workers is at stake as part of the overall hit.Aug 19, 2026 8:21 PM

theguardian.com
Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenyahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/kenya-helicopter-safari-crashOfficials say all seven people onboard killed, including Telemundo executive and Ecuador intelligence chiefSeven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, according to local police and the state department.Among the dead were an executive with Telemundo, the US-based Spanish-language network owned by NBC ...Aug 19, 2026 8:17 PM
hollywoodreporter.com
Georgian Director Ana Urushadze on Making Her Sarajevo Competition Film Before “A Dead-End Situation” Got Worsehttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/ana-urushadze-supporting-role-georgia-sarajevo-film-1236677153/‘Supporting Role,’ about a fading actor’s odyssey through Tbilisi, made it out just before industry censorship protests and a boycott of the state funding agency intensified: "I don't want to stop doing what I love."Aug 19, 2026 8:06 PM