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August 25: Dolly Parton Dies as Army Leadership Gaps Deepen
Remembering Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton, the country music icon, actor and philanthropist, has died at 80, her family announced. President Trump ordered U.S. flags lowered to half-staff nationwide for a week in her honor.
At the Pentagon
The Army has been without a chief of staff since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Gen. Randy George in April, according to the New York Times. Hegseth has also pushed out several senior officers who could have succeeded him, while Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is expected to depart in coming months. The vacancies come as the service confronts growing drone and missile threats to U.S. bases in the Middle East.
U.S. sanctions and China
China says it will take measures to protect its interests after the United States imposed a broad new sanctions campaign aimed at limiting Iran's trade with foreign partners. Beijing says the measures could harm Chinese interests, setting up another point of friction between Washington and China.
At the Kennedy Center
The Trump administration has told a court that it could demolish the Kennedy Center if a judge blocks a planned two-year closure for renovations. In a filing, an administration lawyer described the building as decrepit and in need of major work, an unusually high-stakes argument over what happens when a theater closes for repairs.
In England's maternity services
Oxford University Hospitals Trust faces a new investigation into its maternity scanning practices, alongside a separate government-ordered review of its maternity care. The scrutiny follows reports of baby deaths and injuries, including allegations from one couple that they were refused a scan before their baby was stillborn.
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