Your 12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Friday, August 21, 2026 is attached.

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):  ABC News — Woman arrested for allegedly plotting New York state Capitol attack  https://abcnews.com/US/new-york-state-capitol-attack-thwarted-fbi/story?id=135812339  CNN — Woman charged in ISIS-inspired terror plot to detonate explosive device at New York State Capitol  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/us/new-york-state-capitol-bomb-threat  NBC News — FBI thwarts an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-thwarts-isis-plot-bomb-new-york-capitol-building-rcna593595  PBS — Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend White House ballroom project  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/preservation-group-urges-supreme-court-to-suspend-white-house-ballroom-project  NPR — Trump declares economic warfare on Iran.   https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/g-s1-139542/up-first-newsletter-trump-iran-economy-white-house-ballroom-bond-market  Washington Post — ICE begins deporting Haitians who lost TPS back to homeland  https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/08/20/ice-begins-deporting-haitians-who-lost-tps-back-homeland/  The Hill — ICE begins deporting Haitians who lost temporary protections  https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6043476-ice-first-haiti-deportation-flight/  Bloomberg — Stock Market Today:   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-20/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates  Yahoo Finance — Walmart Crashes 9.7% After Rare U.S. Sales Miss  https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/walmart-crashes-9-7-rare-175624940.html  Bloomberg — Bessent to Detail US Plans to Isolate Iran's Economy on Monday  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-20/bessent-to-detail-us-plans-to-isolate-iran-s-economy-on-monday  CNBC — Bessent says U.S. likely won't restart large-scale Iran combat as it steps up economic pressure  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/20/bessent-economy-iran-war-trump.html  NBC News — Ukraine air defense shortage: Russian attacks increasingly deadly as Kyiv pleads for U.S. interceptors  https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraine-air-defense-shortage-russian-attacks-interceptors-trump-rcna591868  Al Jazeera — Russian attacks kill 17, exploiting Ukraine's lack of missile interceptors  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/russian-attacks-kill-17-exploiting-ukraines-lack-of-missile-interceptors  Reuters — Turkey, Egypt, Qatar condemn Israeli strikes in Gaza  https://www.justsecurity.org/154807/early-edition-august-21-2026/  Bloomberg — Anthropic's Annualized Revenue Tops $65 Billion Before IPO  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/anthropic-revenue-run-rate-surpasses-65-billion-ahead-of-ipo  TechCrunch — Tesla, Uber, and Waymo all get the OK to operate thousands of robotaxis in Nevada  https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/tesla-uber-and-waymo-all-get-the-ok-to-operate-thousands-of-robotaxis-in-nevada/  Axios — Tesla sought permit for 5,000 robotaxis in Las Vegas. It got 10.  https://www.axios.com/2026/08/14/tesla-sought-permit-for-5000-robotaxis-in-las-vegas-it-got-10  Fortune — Tesla asked Las Vegas for 5,000 robotaxi permits. Sin City gave it 10  https://fortune.com/2026/08/19/tesla-las-vegas-5000-robotaxi-permits-sin-city-10-capped/  NME — Fan speaks out after Olivia Rodrigo quietly paid for her final semester of college  https://www.nme.com/news/music/fan-speaks-out-after-olivia-rodrigo-quietly-paid-for-her-final-semester-of-college-you-didnt-owe-me-anything-you-just-chose-to-show-kindness-to-a-stranger-3963664  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth — Dallas raccoon rescued after mayo jar stuck on her head for days  https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/raccoon-in-dallas-saved-after-mayonnaise-jar-was-stuck-on-her-head-for-days/4059613/  UPI — Watch: Raccoon named Mayonesia rescued from mayonnaise jar in Dallas  https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/07/raccoon-mayonaisse-jar-Dallas-texas/6681786113237/— 12 to KNOW Automation