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September 2: U.S. Strikes in Iran and Nepal Flood Death Toll
In the United Kingdom
NHS emergency departments are treating a growing number of children and teenagers in mental health crisis, including young people dealing with self-harm, eating disorders and severe emotional distress. The increase is putting further pressure on emergency services that are often left handling crises after earlier support has failed or proved unavailable.
In Nepal
More than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead in flooding, with over 4,000 still missing, including 36 British nationals. Rescue and relief work continues in communities cut off by collapsed bridges. Authorities also wrongly listed British aid worker Alastair Chambers as a rescued survivor after he returned to Kathmandu on a humanitarian flight. He had been delivering food, sleeping bags and other supplies to isolated areas.
In U.S. news
The House adopted a resolution denouncing socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America, with several Democrats joining Republicans. The vote comes as DSA-backed candidates gain ground in Democratic primaries and Republicans sharpen the issue for the midterms.
A Maine teenager has been charged and sentenced in a federal case tied to the online nihilistic extremist network known as 764, according to the FBI. Separately, a man accused of bringing a guillotine near the U.S. Capitol allegedly posted plans online before traveling to Washington.
A U.S. Postal Service whistleblower is warning that a new delivery system could interfere with election-mail handling just before the first midterm ballots are due to go out. The concern is straightforward: ballot delivery systems are not the place to test whether disruption is a feature or a bug.
In the Middle East
The United States struck targets inside Iran after alleged attempted attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington described the strikes as a response to threats against maritime traffic in one of the world’s most strategically important shipping corridors.
At Cisco
Cisco employees have accused the company of permitting harassment of Muslim and Arab staff after internal protests over technology sales to the Israeli military. The allegations focus on the company’s handling of workplace complaints connected to the activism.
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