Iranian-backed proxies targeted Saudi Arabia, widening the Middle East conflict, with Iraqi militias working with Houthis threatening ports and airports.
Senate passed new Russia sanctions legislation championed by late Senator Lindsey Graham, allowing tough tariffs on major importers of Russian energy.
United Arab Emirates says an Iranian missile targeted one of its ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
World
Hundreds of thousands of civilians in el-Obeid face relentless drone strikes, critical water shortages, worsening cholera outbreak, and high rates of sexual violence.
Greece enters a second week of major wildfires with severe damage to Porto Germeno.
Fighting between Myanmar's military and rebel factions has spilled over the border with Thailand, which hosts millions of refugees from Myanmar.
Business
Burger King overtook Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain on August 7, after Restaurant Brands International posted an earnings beat with Burger King's U.S. business surging.
Akamai Technologies surged more than 8% on an earnings beat, Atlassian climbed almost 30% on an earnings beat and strong forecasts, and Cloudflare surged 15% on strong earnings and guidance on Friday.
The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, missing expectations for a rise of 86,000, with unemployment falling to 4.1%.
Technology
Tesla and SpaceX are planning a massive new semiconductor factory as billions pour into AI infrastructure including data centers and networking.
SpaceX is burning through billions on AI infrastructure that's already generating faster paybacks than expected.
Koray Kavukcuoglu, Google DeepMind's former chief technology officer, became senior vice president reporting to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.
Science
A protein that evolved before the human circulatory system could unlock stronger cancer treatments by blocking immune-suppressing cells inside tumors.
A wearable patch helps people reach REM sleep faster and stay there longer, shortening time to REM by 43 minutes in a study of 28 participants.
Scientists directly observed a 150-year-old predicted phenomenon on the sun's surface that could explain why the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface.
Economy
Nonfarm payroll employment fell 23,000 in July and the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent.
Inflation decreased to 3.50 percent in June from 4.20 percent in May, the first decline in five months.
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 3.5%-3.75% for the fifth consecutive meeting.
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