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Editorial Roundup: United States 08/12/2026 12:51pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 10 The Washington Post says America's budget is on the precipice of catastrophe The budget of the federal government is the largest of any organization in human history. It���s larger than the entire economy of every foreign c Landslide in Mumbai kills 7 as monsoon rains drench India 08/12/2026 12:40pm • MUMBAI, India (AP) ��� Heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide in a densely populated neighborhood in India���s financial capital, Mumbai, early Wednesday, killing at least seven people and injuring four others, authorities said. The landslide struck before dawn when a section of hillside collapse 'We pack a lot into a little': Mott���s Market grand reopening warms up Capitol Hill 08/12/2026 12:36pm • In 1916, Woodrow Wilson was president and the United States had 48 states after Arizona and New Mexico joined the Union just four years earlier. On 12th Street SE in D.C., a three-story brick building with a tin mansard roof opened its doors as a neighborhood grocery store. After more than A man killed his partner and their child at a Minnesota home daycare before taking his own life, police say 08/12/2026 12:26pm • HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) ��� A man killed his partner and their child at a Minnesota home daycare before taking his own life, police say. Olympic champion Elana Meyers Taylor will miss World Cup bobsled season with post-concussive issues 08/12/2026 12:25pm • Olympic monobob gold medalist Elana Meyers Taylor revealed Wednesday that she has been dealing with post-concussion symptoms for the past few months and will not slide in the coming World Cup season. Meyers Taylor ��� whose career was nearly derailed a decade ago by concussion-related concerns ��� t Music Review: Carly Simon's 'Comes in Waves' is a journey through love and loss 08/12/2026 12:19pm • On her first album with original songs in nearly 20 years, Carly Simon is still working on some old demons and still determined to outlast them. ���Maybe I never loved you / But anyway, I thought I did / I married you, we had a kid,��� she sings in a ballad you could imagine Simon addressing to her St. Petersburg again, then Phoenix and Arlington: IndyCar���s 2027 opening stretch 08/12/2026 12:16pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� IndyCar announced Wednesday that the racing series will start its 2027 season March 7 on the streets of St. Petersburg. The series released the locations and dates for the first eight races of the upcoming season. This will be the 17th time IndyCar has started a season at St. Phoenix New Media: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/12/2026 12:13pm • WANGJING, China (AP) ��� WANGJING, China (AP) ��� Phoenix New Media Ltd. (FENG) on Wednesday reported net income of $966,000 in its second quarter. The Wangjing, China-based company said it had profit of 8 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 1 cent per share. The online m Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich's Pittsburgh homecomings get real as preseason begins 08/12/2026 12:09pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate. How could they not be? The chance for McCarthy to lead his hometown team brought the first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach to tears when he was hired in January. The image last April Luis Rengifo's grand slam against former team helps Padres to 11-2 win over Brewers 08/12/2026 12:09pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� Luis Rengifo hit a grand slam against the Brewers seven weeks after they released him, Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a milestone homer and the San Diego Padres beat Milwaukee 11-2 on Tuesday night to win a series against baseball's best team. Luis Campusano added a two-run homer for the Survivors describe pleading to turn back before ferry capsized on Zimbabwe lake and killed 44 08/12/2026 11:56am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ��� Survivors on Wednesday described frantic passengers pleading with the captain of an overloaded ferry to turn back from strong waves shortly before it capsized and killed at least 44 people on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. The number of people on board Tuesday was unclear as esti Sports Betting Line 08/12/2026 11:41am • NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG a An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says 08/12/2026 11:38am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a ���unique��� nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Cutting-edge drones developed by Kyiv since Moscow's full-scale invasion over four y Lionel Messi shares tribute to late father Jorge, expresses doubts about continuing to play soccer 08/12/2026 11:37am • MIAMI (AP) ��� Lionel Messi shared a tribute to his late father, Jorge, on social media on Wednesday, opening up about how difficult it was to lead Argentina to the World Cup final and expressing uncertainty about whether he will continue playing soccer. ���I don't know what I'm going to do without Celta Vigo opener in doubt over suspected fungus outbreak at Balaidos Stadium 08/12/2026 11:28am • MADRID (AP) ��� Celta Vigo's Spanish league opener against Osasuna is in jeopardy because of a suspected fungus outbreak on the Balaidos Stadium field. La Liga was inspecting the field on Wednesday to determine whether Sunday's match in Vigo can be played. Spanish media said Celta had requested a po