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August 30: Dolly Parton Dies as Iran Sanctions Face Resistance
In the Pacific
Hurricane Karina has strengthened over the Pacific and could become a major storm, though it is not expected to make landfall. Forecasters warn that its swells could bring dangerous surf and rip currents to southwest Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula.
On Iran sanctions
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has threatened what he called an economic onslaught against Iran and countries that trade with it. China, which buys about 90 percent of Iranian oil, warned Washington against the move. Iranian bank branches in Dubai remained open, and commercial flights between Iran, Turkey and the UAE continued, signs that enforcing a broader squeeze would face immediate resistance.
Dolly Parton dies at 80
Dolly Parton has died at 80 after a brief battle with cancer, according to her representatives. Across a decades-long career, Parton became one of country music’s defining artists while building an unusually expansive record in film, business and philanthropy.
In Germany
A British woman was killed in a stabbing at a train station in Rosenheim, Bavaria. Police said a German suspect was responsible. The supplied information did not provide further details on a motive or the status of the investigation.
In space
NASA has launched a new space telescope for a multi-year mission to map the universe and study dark energy and dark matter. The observatory is intended to help scientists examine how the universe is structured and how it has evolved.
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