NewsBrevity & Co. — August 11, 2026

In this briefing: • Trump Demands Reparations from Iran for Decades of Terrorism, Violence as US CENTCOM Chief Highlights Israel Ties • Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad? • Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says • ‘Evil incarnate’: Hunter Biden, Tucker Carlson bond over criticism of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu • In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates • Socialist-Aligned Candidate Wins Michigan in Close Vote, as Missouri Democrats Say No to Socialism • Violent crime keeps falling in biggest U.S. cities • In texts, Fauci discussed potential risks, benefits of COVID vaccine for pregnant women • Senator Sanders: Pause ‘Cataclysmic’ AI Development – or We Will • Wall Street giants partner with Nvidia on $500bn AI financing deal • Trump took secret flight out of Turkey due to Iran threat, the Washington Post reports • Trump Executive Order Decreases Number of Childhood Vaccine Recommendations • Tupac Murder Trial Set to Begin, Nearly 30 Years After Shooting • Blame Blair, not Thatcher, for British Decline • Oregon burns, Portlanders shrug: It’s just ‘wildfire season’ — get used to it • Socialists’ Demands To Abolish Police And Prisons Will Mean More Dead Americans • Ex-Muslim Takes 100+ Evangelists to Dearborn's Massive Islamic Parade • Trump loves data centers. Americans hate them • Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch