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08/26/2026

Breakfast for Wednesday

08/26/2026

-- If this system in the eastern Atlantic gets strong enough for a name, the D name next on the list? Dolly.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

08/26/2026

"This is a not-so-subtle threat to demolish the Kennedy Center if the President doesn't get his way," said attorneys Norm Eisen and Nathaniel Zelinsky. "This is unconscionable, it is unbecoming of the Department of Justice to even put this in a filing, and we will answer in court."

The Trump administration said it may need to demolish the Kennedy Center if a plan to close the building for two years as part of a controversial renovation project pushed by President Trump and the organization's board is blocked.

08/26/2026

- Early Wednesday forecast

08/26/2026

"US tariff threat upends copper surplus as prices test all-time peak" Reuters

The prospect of U.S. import tariffs could push copper prices to record highs even though there is no global shortage of the ​metal, analysts say, as the incentive to ship to the United States drains inventories elsewhere.

08/26/2026

"LOC is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, She even hosted story time. 🦋❤️Watch the video of her story time reading at the Library. ⬇️ https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/12/dolly-parton-the-library-that-dolly-built/

08/26/2026

"trump claimed in a Monday post: “Canada’s Unemployment Rate is now at 10%, and rapidly rising.”

That is wrong on both counts. "

President Donald Trump’s criticism of the US neighbor has been filled with lies – a remarkable variety of assertions that either wildly distort a kernel of truth or are just made up.

08/26/2026

IMAGINATION LIBRARY: As we continue to remember the legacy Dolly Parton has left behind, communities are also reflecting on her contributions to children's literacy through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As we continue to remember the legacy Dolly Parton has left behind, communities are also reflecting on her contributions to children's literacy through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

08/26/2026

Late Night Snacktime weather

08/26/2026

Late Night Snack Weather