Israeli Troops Shoot and Kill Two Lebanese Civilians as Death Toll Continues to Rise

CDC Reports COVID-19 Activity Is Increasing Across US The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said COVID-19 activity is "increasing" across the United States although its levels are still considered "very low" overall. "As of August 26, 2026, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 48 states, declining or likely declining in zero states, and not changing in two states," the CDC said on Friday. Overall community viral activity levels, or a measurement of the virus in wastewater levels, for COVID-19 is considered by the CDC...

PG&E Says It Has 12.7 GW In Data Center Pipeline As It Courts Smaller Loads By Emma Penrod of UtilityDive, Pacific Gas and Electric now counts 12.7 GW in its data center pipeline, of which 490 MW of projects have executed interconnection agreements and another 3.9 GW are in final engineering, company officials said Thursday during a second-quarter earnings call. The company’s data center pipeline has fluctuated over the past year, from 7.3 GW at the end of 2025 to 5.4 GW in the first quarter of 2026 as projects dropped...

Oil Unimpressed As Trump Says 'Iran Asked For Ceasefire', Threatens Blasting Them "Back To The Stone Ages" If Strait Unopened Summary UAE mulls becoming first Gulf country to directly joint US-Israeli war against Iran, lobbies for firm UNSC security resolution. Trump open to exiting 'paper tiger' NATO after Iran war is over, angry over lack of help in Hormuz crisis. Oil tanker leased to QatarEnergy was struck by an Iranian cruise missile in Qatari waters Wednesday. IRGC has newly vowed to keep attacking with "full intensity and power" - suggesting this is far from over,...