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President Volodymyr Zelensky says his troops have captured 100 Russian soldiers since the morning.

Donald Trump Uses TicTacs to Demonstrate Inflation  C-SPAN Trump veers off message in economic speech  CNNTrump had a low bar to clear in NC rally: Just sound normal. Did he meet it? | Opinion  Charlotte ObserverTrump, in North Carolina speech, signals openness to expanding tariff plans  The Washington Post

Nasa avoided questions about safety but said the astronauts were “doing great”.

Two More Ukrainian Air Assault Brigades Have Joined The Invasion Of Russia  ForbesAugust 14, 2024 – Russia-Ukraine news  CNNUkraine’s Surprise Attack Forces Russia to Divert Forces in Response  The New York TimesUkraine trying to push deeper into Russia, as advance appears slowed by Russian reinforcements  ABC NewsUkraine hammers Russian airbases as Kyiv’s incursion triggers panic  POLITICO Europe

Google Stock Drops on New Concerns About Breaking Up Alphabet  Barron’sDan Niles on Google losing antitrust lawsuit: Big is bad in this political climate and people will continue to go after any big companies  Fox BusinessThe ‘crazy’ fix for Google’s monopoly that investors are whispering about  Business InsiderWhy Alphabet Stock Was Falling Today  The Motley FoolOpinion: Google’s breakup is an unlikely remedy in its antitrust case  MarketWatch

Mars to buy maker of Pringles and Pop-Tarts in snack food megadeal  The Washington PostMars agrees to buy Pringles maker Kellanova in $36 billion deal  CNNMars’ biggest deal clinched by secretive, deep-pocketed family  Yahoo FinanceMars to acquire the Kellanova family of snack food brands | Mars Global  Mars, IncorporatedKellogg’s is selling it’s snack business — including Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts — in $36B deal  MLive.com

DNC delegate arrested in connection to Ferguson cop left fighting for his life after vicious attack on video  Fox NewsBodycam footage shows incident that left police officer with brain injury  CNN3 St. Louis aldermen sign letter calling for Civilian Oversight Board member to resign after protest arrest  KSDK.comFerguson police release body cam, security footage of officer assault  KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis3 aldermen want Ferguson protester off St. Louis police oversight board  St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery  The IndependentStonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds  The GuardianFor Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, an Improbably Long Ancient Journey  The New York TimesStonehenge’s enigmatic centre stone was hauled 800 kilometres from Scotland  Nature.com

July CPI Clears Low Hurdle for September Rate Cut  The Wall Street JournalInflation milestone: Consumer Price Index slows below 3% for first time since March 2021  CNNHere’s the inflation breakdown for July 2024 — in one chart  CNBCInflation drops below 3% for the first time since 2021  AxiosCooling Price Growth Has Democrats Tasting Victory Over Inflation  The New York Times