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Morocco Arrests 294 as Navy and Drones Block Organized Mass Crossing Into Spain's Ceuta

CEUTA, Aug. 16 -- He was 25 years old, Sudanese, and had been crouching in the hills outside Fnideq for the better part of two days. Three miles away, across a fence and a customs post, lay the Spanis... Read More


Tyson Foods Closes Eagle Mountain Beef Plant, Cutting 723 Utah Jobs in Industry-Wide Restructuring

The closure, Aug. 16 -- The $300 million beef processing plant that Tyson Foods Inc. opened here in 2021, billed as a long-term anchor for one of Utah's fastest-growing counties, will close. The compa... Read More


Ukraine Deploys British BAE Systems Drones in Six-Month Deep Strike Campaign Against Russian Oil Refineries

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- For six months, British-built drones have been crossing into Russian airspace and striking oil refineries hundreds of miles from the front line. The program has remained largely ... Read More


PayPal in $53 Billion Buyout Talks With Stripe and Advent as Initial Offer Is Rebuffed

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 -- The company that once defined internet payments is now potentially a takeover target for the very competitor it helped inspire. Stripe and private equity firm Advent Internationa... Read More


Rural America Pushes Back on AI Data Centers as 500 Jurisdictions Pass Restrictions

Hurst, Aug. 16 -- Blake Hurst spent a decade as president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, which means he spent a decade learning how rural communities decide what they want. What Nodaway County, Missouri... Read More


Quordle Answers Today - August 16, 2026 (#1665)

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The Quordle answers for Sunday, August 16, 2026 are BLIND, FROTH, FLOUR, and ESTER in the Daily grid, puzzle #1665. The Daily Sequence answers are FUNKY, UNLIT, SWORD, and TRAIT.... Read More


NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today - August 16, 2026

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Today's NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, August 16, 2026 has center letter C and outer letters B, D, E, L, O, and U. There are two pangrams, BECLOUD and BECLOUDED, and 52 words in to... Read More


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Review: The Foldable That Finally Earns Its Asking Price

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Raymond Wong has reviewed dozens of smartphones over the years, but the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 did something none of them managed: it changed how often he actually opened the de... Read More


Ryan Gosling to Star in Star Wars: Starfighter as Lucasfilm Bets on Original Story

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 -- Ryan Gosling has done something unexpected since wrapping Barbie: he is going to a galaxy far, far away. Lucasfilm announced at D23 2026 that Gosling will play Kade Auberon, a ... Read More


Zimbabwe Ferry Disaster Death Toll Rises to 72 as Recovery Continues on Lake Kariba

HARARE, Aug. 16 -- Three toddlers named in the death toll from Zimbabwe's worst modern ferry disaster were about one year old. Wendy Ndandarika, McDonald Nyasha Gumpo, and Hailly Tauro were among the ... Read More