12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

SOURCES:  NASA Science — Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026  https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/total-solar-eclipse-on-august-12-2026/  BBC Sky at Night Magazine — August 12, 2026 solar eclipse – USA and Canada guide  https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/august-12-2026-solar-eclipse-north-america  NBC News — More than 160 people killed in Colombia's strongest earthquake in years  https://www.nbcnews.com/world/latin-america/strong-earthquake-colombia-ecuador-people-evacuating-homes-buildings-rcna591709  NPR — Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5927515/earthquake-western-colombia  CNN — August 10, 2026 — Trump says he would require compensation from Iran as condition for talks  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/world/live-news/iran-war-trump  CNBC — Trump teased an Iran deal that didn't come, but markets soared  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/07/trump-iran-hormuz-deal-stocks-oil.html  CNN Politics — Election 2026: Results, news and analysis  https://www.cnn.com/election/2026  NBC News — 2026 Midterms: Latest News, Updates and Results  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election  Al Jazeera — UK by-election sees record 34 candidates as Farage seeks return  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/uk-by-election-sees-record-34-candidates-as-farage-seeks-return  Wikipedia — 2026 Clacton by-election  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Clacton_by-election  Al Jazeera — DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/drc-ebola-death-toll-passes-2000-amid-fastest-growing-outbreak-on-record  WHO — Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo  https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON614  Bloomberg — Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Aug. 12  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-11/latest-oil-market-news-and-analysis-for-aug-12  CNBC — Oil prices today: WTI, Brent, Red Sea  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/oil-prices-today-wti-brent-red-sea.html  CNBC — Stock market news for Aug. 11, 2026  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  WiLD 102 Radio — Sports Tuesday, August 11, 2026  https://www.wild102.com/sports-tuesday-august-11-2026/  ESPN — New York Knicks win 2026 NBA Finals: Their path to a championship  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49053284/new-york-knicks-win-2026-nba-finals-path-championship-outlast-east-brunson-towns-hart  NBA.com — Closer look at how the Knicks won the 2026 NBA championship  https://www.nba.com/news/how-the-knicks-won-the-2026-nba-championship  SunnySkyz — A Lightning Strike Took Everything. Then A Little Boy Handed His Dad His Life Savings  https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news  EarthSky — Perseid meteor shower 2026! It's time to watch  https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-perseid-meteor-shower/  TimeAndDate — Don't Miss the Perseid Meteor Shower 2026  https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/perseid-meteor-shower-2026— 12 to KNOW Automation