NewsBrevity & Co. — August 26, 2026

In this briefing: • ‘In the Arms of Jesus’: Country Legend Dolly Parton Has Died at 80 • More than 50 Kidnapped as Violent Gang Attack in Haiti Leaves 47 Dead • Deadly Flash Flood and Mudslide Cause Casualties in Nepal and China • Iran, Oman Edge Toward Strait of Hormuz Reopening Plan, but Tehran Demands U.S. Lift Blockade • One U.S. Dollar Now Costs 2 Million Rials in Iran, and Here’s What It Can Buy • CIA Director Makes Rare, Secret Visit to Moscow • World Stocks Inch Up as Oil Drops on Hormuz Hopes Ahead of Data, Nvidia Results • Three Secret Service Officials Put on Leave Amid Probe into Potential Misconduct • Why Young Men Are Done with Mike Pence’s Conservatism • Royal Society Blames Climate Change on Free-Range Eggs, Floats Rations • Trump-Endorsed Sen. Darline Graham Nordone Overcomes Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff • In Headache for Republicans, Second Dan Sullivan Advances in Alaska Senate Race • Stanley Druckenmiller Makes AI Writing a Billionaire Flex • Mom of Two Children Who Were Among 8 Family Members Killed in Montana House Massacre Speaks Out About ‘Honoring’ Slain Kids • Dolly Parton’s philanthropy was based on ‘her belief in the goodness of people’