Your 12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Friday, August 28, 2026 is attached.

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):  NPR — A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service's finalized plan for President Trump's order to restrict mail-in voting  https://www.npr.org/sections/national/  NPR — Target faces renewed backlash for 'minstrel show features' Halloween costume  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/g-s1-140195/target-halloween-costume-backlash  Washington Post — Target apologizes, pulls Halloween costume criticized as racist  https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/25/target-apologizes-pulls-halloween-costume-criticized-racist/  Axios — Trump renames Lake Ontario  https://www.axios.com/  Reuters — US Inflation Remains Elevated as GDP Growth Outlook Brightens  https://gvwire.com/2026/08/26/us-inflation-remains-elevated-as-gdp-growth-outlook-brightens/  U.S. News — Inflation Heats Up a Notch, GDP Holds Steady  https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2026-08-26/inflation-heats-up-a-notch-gdp-holds-steady  AP — Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and wounds a dozen across Ukraine  https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/27/russia-attacks-kyiv-with-drones-and-wounds-a-dozen-across-ukraine-officials-say  Reuters — Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones  https://www.justsecurity.org/155398/early-edition-august-27-2026/  Haaretz — Report: Israeli Strike Kills Three Family Members in Southern Gaza  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-28/ty-article-live/reports-israeli-forces-enter-villages-in-southern-syria-fire-two-shells/000001a0-4607-d6dd-a1ad-e667f0750000  Times of Israel — Trump seeks to sanction Tehran into submission rather than renew MOU, sources say  https://www.timesofisrael.com/latest/  CNN — US says not talking to Iran as Strait of Hormuz diplomacy intensifies  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/27/world/live-news/iran-war-trump  Kyiv Independent — Zelensky arrives in Chisinau for Moldova's Independence Day  https://kyivindependent.com/  Bloomberg — Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates  CNBC — Nvidia Earnings: Updates and Commentary  https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/live/nvidia-earnings-live-updates-and-commentary-august-2026  CNN — Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh faces pressure to show his hand  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/fed-chairman-kevin-warsh-jackson-hole  Axios — Fed's Warsh under pressure to clarify message in highly anticipated Jackson Hole speech  https://www.axios.com/2026/08/27/warsh-guidance-jackson-hole  Sunny Skyz — Principal Loses His Job After Taking In Homeless Student He Refused to Abandon  https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news  UPI — Father and son team from Idaho broke the Guinness World Record for the farthest distance to throw and catch a water balloon  https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/— 12 to KNOW Automation