SCOUT· 51%10m·2026-08-20·News Politics$40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer
Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming? Here’s what we’re covering: U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/economy/us-debt-40-trillion.html) , by Alan Rappeport Israel Opens Criminal Inquiries Into Killings of Hind Rajab, 5, and…
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