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Katrina's 20th Anniversary |
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in Buras, Louisiana, about 60 miles southeast of New Orleans. The Category 3 storm was the costliest in US history, totaling $125B, and among the deadliest—killing nearly 1,400 people.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin (D) issued a mandatory evacuation order 21 hours before landfall. Although 80% of the city’s population managed to flee, 100,000 to 150,000 remained. When the storm struck, it breached levees guarding the city (see interactive timeline). Storm surge and 10 inches of rain placed 20% of the city underwater within hours, and 80% within days. The Louisiana Superdome, serving as a shelter for tens of thousands of residents, was beset by resource failures.
Katrina caused the largest US migration since the 1930s Dust Bowl, with the city’s population down 20% from 2000. See a documentary here. |
Europe's Snapback Sanctions |
France, Germany, and the UK yesterday began a 30-day process to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The penalties—including asset freezes and travel bans—were lifted by a 2015 nuclear deal the US has since left.
The snapback is intended to spur negotiations with Tehran, which suspended cooperation with the UN’s nuclear watchdog after US and Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities in June. Days earlier, the watchdog had reported Iran possessed enough uranium and facilities to build several weapons in violation of the 2015 deal. Europe is calling for Iran to expand UN access to facilities, resume talks with the US, and disclose the location of uranium it is accused of covertly moving this summer.
Iran called yesterday's move unlawful and threatened to end discussions about resuming UN inspections after this week, permitting the first facility visit since the strikes. The sanctions would further pressure Iran's struggling economy (w/video). |
College Football Kicks Off |
The 2025 college football season kicks into full swing this weekend, featuring three games between top 10 teams—the most such matchups this early in a season in the sport's history.
The marquee game takes place tomorrow in Columbus, Ohio (12 pm ET, FOX), where the defending national champion No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes will face the No. 1 Texas Longhorns. At night, No. 4 Clemson hosts No. 9 LSU (7:30 pm ET, ABC), while Sunday features No. 6 Notre Dame traveling to No. 10 Miami (7:30 pm ET). The first game showcases one of the season’s top storylines—the full-time debut of Arch Manning, scion of the dynasty that includes NFL greats Peyton and Eli. Also to watch are eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick’s first season at North Carolina, whether Alabama can return to the playoffs, and more.
Finally, tomorrow marks legendary analyst Lee Corso’s last appearance on "College GameDay." Watch his best moments here.
PS—Sunday's email will explore the sport in-depth, but until then, check out all the best resources we've curated on college football. Enjoy! |
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture |
> Ariana Grande announces dates for her first tour in seven years (More) | Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, and Aaron Pierre tapped to star in "Star Wars: Starfighter," set to premiere in May 2027 (More) |
> The 2025 US Open tennis championships continue; see latest women's bracket (More) | ... and men's bracket (More) |
> UEFA Champions League draw announced with the league phase for the 36-team tournament set to begin Sept. 16 (More) | Inter Miami to take on Seattle Sounders on Sunday (8 pm ET, Apple TV+, Univision) for the Leagues Cup championship (More) |
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> CDC Director Susan Monarez removed from post by President Donald Trump after refusing order from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; four top agency officials have departed in recent days, RFK Jr.'s deputy appointed acting director (More) |
> Engineers develop self-assembling electrolyte that easily breaks apart at the end of its life; marks a key advance toward cost-efficient recycling of electric vehicle batteries (More) |
> Researchers combine two decades of satellite data to create most detailed map of global seasonal cycles to date, identifying regional hot spots where seasons are out of sync (More) |
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> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.5%) following fresh economic data; S&P 500, Dow hit new records (More) |
> US economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.3% in Q2, up from initial estimate of 3%; growth comes after US gross domestic product shrank 0.5% in Q1 (More) |
> Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sues President Donald Trump to block his move to dismiss her over mortgage fraud allegations; judge sets hearing for today (More) |
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> Minneapolis communities hold memorial services for victims of Wednesday's attack on Annunciation Catholic School (More) | See previous write-up (More) |
> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bars Microsoft from continuing to hire Chinese citizens to manage the Pentagon's cloud services (More) |
> Newark Liberty International Airport temporarily grounds flights amid air traffic control communication issues (More) |
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> Gatekeeping Romance
WSJ | Lane Florsheim. For $24.99 a month, A-listers and nonfamous cool people can join Raya to flirt online. But first, their application has to pass a thorough review, and Raya has a 2.5 million-person waitlist. (Read)
> Burning Man's Cofounder
SF Gate | Dan Gentile. John Law said cofounding the weeklong festival is the least interesting thing he's done. The 66-year-old has also summited the Golden Gate Bridge and conducted covert psychogeography field operations. (Read) |
> Music as Medical Malpractice
Atlas Obscura | Staff. Founding Father Ben Franklin invented the glass armonica—a nested glass bowls that produce a whistling sound—as a portable musical instrument. So how did it turn into a healthcare hoax? (Listen)
> How to Read Hieroglyphs
RobWords | Staff. Learn how to read basic ancient writing in less than 22 minutes with an Egyptologist at Berlin's Neues Museum. (Watch) |
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Etcetera—Best of August 2025 |
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Editor's note: More than 12 million monthly clicks can't be wrong. Here are the most popular stories we ran in August. Enjoy!
(8/25/25) TSA announces new luggage rules related to curling irons.
(8/20/25) The controversial rise of grandma showers.
(8/11/25) Petunia is crowned world's ugliest dog.
(8/18/25) Things people in happiest relationships discuss daily.
(8/25/25) Time-lapse of a girl over 20 years.
(8/22/25) The latest dating trend is Shrekking.
(8/5/25) The wild origins of the word "dude."
(8/14/25) The hardest-to-pronounce town name in every state.
(8/14/25) Farmer’s Almanac warns of long, cold winter for most of US.
(8/15/25) Map shows levels of forever chemicals near your home.
(8/13/25) The best-paying job for every Myers-Briggs personality type.
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Historybook: "Casablanca" actress Ingrid Bergman born, dies (1915, 1982); Sen. John McCain born (1936); Michael Jackson born (1958); Netflix is founded (1997); Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana, kills nearly 1,400 (2005). |
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