
foxnews.com
Chicago found millions for migrants. Why are its own children being left behind?https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-found-millions-migrants-why-own-children-left-behindRooftop Revelations: Chicago spent roughly $639.6 million on migrant services while schools like Dulles Elementary show just 3.9% math proficiency.Aug 18, 2026 2:00 PM
sports.yahoo.com
Striker Fullkrug exits West Ham on loanhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/striker-fullkrug-exits-west-ham-134636419.htmlWest Ham United striker Niclas Fullkrug signs for Werder Bremen on a season-long loan deal.Aug 18, 2026 1:46 PM
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Former Longhorn guard Jordan Pope commits to Texas A&Mhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-longhorn-guard-jordan-pope-133036497.htmlWell well well, how the turn tables…Aug 18, 2026 1:30 PM

theverge.com
Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectorshttps://www.theverge.com/news/981381/comcast-xfinity-shield-wifi-motion-sensingXfinity gateways XB7 and newer can now act as motion sensors in your home. | Image: Comcast
Comcast is bringing Wi-Fi motion sensing to millions of routers that are already in customers' homes, turning the devices into activity monitors. A new update to the Xfinity Internet app, arriving today, August 18th, enables the feature on compatible Xfinity routers at no extra cost.
Announced as part of...Aug 18, 2026 1:30 PM

forbes.com
Madonna Hits No. 1 For The First Time On One Chart Decades Into Her Careerhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/08/18/madonna-hits-no-1-for-the-first-time-on-one-chart-decades-into-her-career/After Kylie Minogue joined a remix of Madonna's "Love Sensation," the two women take the duet to No. 1 on several charts, including the sales tally.Aug 18, 2026 12:45 PM
sports.yahoo.com
This week in the Orioles minors: Bradfield heats up, Estrada hits five homershttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/week-orioles-minors-bradfield-heats-120000026.htmlThere’s a new look to Orioles top prospect lists and the new faces are mostly doing well.Aug 18, 2026 12:00 PM
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Young darts sensation hits the mark with PDC winhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/young-darts-sensation-hits-mark-115022600.htmlHenry Coates, 20, won a PDC ranking title event without holding a tour card.Aug 18, 2026 11:50 AM
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Oklahoma State football fan base 'got its hope back,' according to surveyhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/oklahoma-state-football-fan-got-113035486.htmlOklahoma State fan Dave Hudson has been surveying his fellow fans for almost two decades. How are they feeling heading into the Eric Morris era?Aug 18, 2026 11:30 AM

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Why AI Economic Surge Waits On Robots, Not Softwarehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2026/08/18/why-ai-economic-surge-waits-on-robots-not-software/White-collar AI could add 19% to economic output, Stanford research shows. Then robots end blue-collar bottlenecks and we get huge economic surgeAug 18, 2026 11:30 AM

engadget.com
Fairphone is finally releasing its first official handset in the UShttps://www.engadget.com/2238465/fairphone-is-finally-releasing-its-first-official-handset-in-the-us/You can now get Fairphone's reparable handset in the US without jumping through hoops.Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM

techcrunch.com
Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US toohttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/fairphone-is-launching-its-latest-repairable-phone-in-the-us-too/The Fairphone 6+ is priced at $649 and will be available on Amazon.Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM

theguardian.com
Redistricting scrambles Florida primary as Alaska awaits Dan Sullivan v Dan Sullivan – US politics livehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/18/donald-trump-florida-alaska-wyoming-primaries-midterms-white-house-ballroom-iran-cnn-latest-news-updatesToday’s contests will help shape the fiercely contested midterms this fall to determine control of CongressSign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump is up early today, weighing into the Alaska primary and urging voters to back the “real Dan Sullivan”. In typical capital-letter-laden style, he posted on Truth Social:ALASKA: Be careful, VOTE FOR THE REAL DAN SULLIVAN TODAY. Through me, he’s...Aug 18, 2026 10:59 AM

fortune.com
Anthropic’s annual revenue run rate reportedly hits $65 billionhttps://fortune.com/2026/08/18/anthropic-annual-revenue-run-rate-65-billion/Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.Aug 18, 2026 10:38 AM

techcrunch.com
Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleethttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/einride-strikes-deal-to-add-500-tesla-semis-to-its-fleet/Einride will buy the Tesla Semis, which will be made to Amazon and other customers.Aug 18, 2026 10:30 AM

npr.org
The grueling fight over who profits from AI musichttps://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/08/18/g-s1-138852/grueling-fight-over-who-profits-from-ai-musicAI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.Aug 18, 2026 10:30 AM

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AI gets its own “boiler room” scandalhttps://fortune.com/2026/08/18/ai-gets-its-own-boiler-room-scandal/The SEC accuses a Long Island firm of running a $74 million boiler room that sold retirees marked-up shares in Anduril, Anthropic, Perplexity, and SpaceX.Aug 18, 2026 9:49 AM

aljazeera.com
Infantino’s FIFA World Cup fallout: Lamour exits after criticism of planhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/18/infantinos-fifa-world-cup-fallout-lamour-exits-after-criticism-of-plan?traffic_source=rssKevin Lamour had publicly criticised Infantino's proposal last month, saying FIFA staff had been 'deceived' over plan.Aug 18, 2026 9:40 AM

hollywoodreporter.com
Hayden Panettiere’s Ex Wladimir Klitschko Speaks Out: “She Left This World Far Too Soon”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hayden-panettiere-dead-wladimir-klitschko-tribute-1236675913/The boxer and the late actress were a couple from 2009 to 2018 and had a child together.Aug 18, 2026 9:36 AM

nytimes.com
At Ex-Premier Zhu Rongji’s Funeral, China’s Past Shadows Its Presenthttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/asia/zhu-rongji-funeral-china.htmlBeijing wants to portray today’s China as carrying forward Zhu Rongji’s era of growth, but for many Chinese, the optimism of that time has since faded.Aug 18, 2026 9:11 AM
bing.com
WordPress Bets on Its Future: Students Get a Free Plan for 12 Monthshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d3010c4441e5af98d1de79199add&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.techrepublic.com%2farticle%2fnews-wordpress-free-student-plan-12-months%2f&c=8617165730765727014&mkt=en-usWordPress.com is offering eligible students a free Student plan for 12 months, giving them advanced web-building tools as it courts future creators.Aug 18, 2026 9:08 AM