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Former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker dies at 94 | CNN Politics
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94.
Paramount and state AGs will head to negotiating table in WBD merger fight | CNN Business
Representatives for Paramount and the parties suing to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are set to meet next week for talks that could lead to a settlement.
Iranian women defy efforts by hardliners to enforce wearing of hijab | CNN
A cultural faultline in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the revamping of the country’s hardline leadership: how and whether to enforce the wearing of the hijab by women.
US supplies most of the world’s plasma. No country depends on it more than China | CNN
The US supplies 70% of the world’s plasma. China’s heavy reliance on its biggest geopolitical rival for this critical ingredient leaves its patients vulnerable.
US-Iran war latest: Iran’s hardline new security chief issues stark threat to Gulf states ahead of fresh US sanctions | CNN
Mohsen Rezeai also threatened to halt oil flow out of the Strait of Hormuz should any neighboring countries join the US’ economic crackdown. Follow for live updates.
It’s ‘Black August’ in Russia, but Putin is sweeping this summer’s crisis under the rug | CNN
“Black August,” or “the August curse,” has become a sort of journalistic shorthand in Russia for dramatic crises that seem to happen in the last weeks of summer. But amid the uneasy speculation this year, Putin has projected his usual aura of confidence.