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PRLOG Aug 29, 2026

The 24th Oakland International Film Festival makes Oakland a destination for the arts, social justice, commerce & more. From filmmakers flights, hotel stays, ride shares, restaurant and bar crawls, and more Oakland is a place to spend time & money.

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New York Times Aug 28, 2026

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Nepali Flood Survivors Face Profound Loss, Pressing Needs and Murky Futures

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

The disaster has left countless people with little or nothing of the lives they had built, struggling with immediate survival and unsure how to rebuild.

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Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.

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See Moments After a Glacier Collapsed, Launching Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

Exclusive videos verified by The New York Times show the clearest view yet of the avalanche in northern Nepal near Tibet that sent a wall of water and mud coursing through river valleys below.

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Chevron Is in Talks to Expand in Venezuela, a Potential Win for Trump

NYT USA Aug 28, 2026

President Trump’s administration has been pushing U.S. companies like Chevron to invest more in Venezuela’s oil industry.

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King Oyo of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Dies at 34

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said.

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Why Putin Is Fighting On, Even as His Problems Multiply

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

There is little sign that public exhaustion, economic headwinds or increased Ukrainian strikes are changing the Russian leader’s view that he will eventually achieve victory.

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A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.

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China Offers Condolences to Nepal While Emphasizing Disaster Began There

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, issued his first message to Nepal’s government since the landslide on Wednesday that has left hundreds dead near the countries’ border.

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Who Is Haakon, Norway’s New King?

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

Crown Prince Haakon, the only son of King Harald V, will become monarch, a largely ceremonial and symbolic role.

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Six Months In, Iran Appears Stronger and U.S. Goals Unclear

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.

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A Nepali city struggles to handle the many bodies on its riverbanks.

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

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Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives.

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Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

His 35-year reign opened an ancient monarchy to marriages with so-called commoners and to an incendiary association with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Mount Kailash, Sacred to 4 Faiths, Drew Pilgrims Lost in Nepal and Tibet Floods

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

The peak is revered by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and those belonging to the pre-Buddhist Bon religion.

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Mourners in Norway Remember King Harald V

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

Norwegians grieved a monarch who remained popular despite scandals involving the royal family. His death marks a new era for the country.

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Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules.

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Thieves Steal Bronze Age Treasures in Brazen Spanish Museum Heist

NYT Europe Aug 28, 2026

Art theft experts say the heist at the Museum of Villena mimics increasingly violent and quick robberies elsewhere in Europe, possibly inspired by last year’s Louvre break-in.

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Inside a Secret School for Afghan Girls

New York Times Aug 28, 2026

Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls are officially barred from receiving an education beyond the sixth grade. Across the country, however, clandestine classrooms have emerged to defy the ban. Our Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief, Elian Peltier, visited one of these covert schools to meet the young women determined to learn.

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University of Ibadan College of Medicine Class of '86- 40th Year Reunion, Atlanta | July 22–26, 2026

PRLOG Aug 28, 2026

Forty Years Later--- When Strangers Became Classmates Again.

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