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date: 2026-08-24 05:25
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-24
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Monday, 24 August 2026

- The average temperature today is 12.76˚C,
- With highs of 13.31˚C and lows of 11.11˚C,
- It may feel like 12.26˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 3.13m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1022hPa and humidity is 83%
- The sun will rise at 05:07 and set at 19:14

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 115 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- No tasks today

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Seek the best.

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### Fixture List

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- Manchester City U21 v Wolves U21
- Manchester United U21 v Ipswich Town U21
- Newcastle United U21 v Tottenham Hotspur U21
- Fulham v Chelsea

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 137.9600067138672
- ^FTSE : 10816.599609375
- ^FTMC : 24718.80078125

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### Just for fun

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> What are two landmasses favourite game? - Bridge.

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### Top News

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- Indian police used excessive force during protests, Amnesty International says (Euronews, [13 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/indian-police-used-excessive-force-during-protests-amnesty-international-says))
- ‘Nature makes every colour in the world’: Meet the company brewing an end to toxic chemical dyes (Euronews, [23 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/nature-makes-every-colour-in-the-world-meet-the-company-brewing-an-end-to-toxic-chemical-d))
- LAX, JFK, DXB: Everything you need to know about airport codes (Euronews, [24 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/24/lax-jfk-dxb-everything-you-need-to-know-about-airport-codes))
- Latest news bulletin August 24th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [25 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/24/latest-news-bulletin-august-24th-2026-morning))
- Kazakhstan’s new ruling party projected to win elections (Euronews, [25 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/kazakhstans-new-ruling-party-projected-to-win-elections))
- New UK PM Andy Burnham to visit Kyiv on first foreign trip, reaffirms support to Ukraine (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/new-uk-pm-andy-burnham-to-visit-kyiv-on-first-foreign-trip-reaffirms-support-to-ukraine))
- Does AI belong on your face? (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3f25f892-2de2-40e6-9592-a7ac18682c6c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- A ‘democratised’ financial crisis is still a crisis (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f3f51071-3c6e-49ee-a984-92d8d7af99b2?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Saudi Arabia holds talks over state-backed war insurance as costs jump (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fce79e4a-3979-4af9-b8e5-27aeb890e53b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US widens AI-driven investment gap with Europe (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/77b94c4a-4b4b-4983-9138-7db6926150f4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Germany must ditch doubts over private capital, says investment tsar (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7c88554e-8e08-4d9e-a696-daeb82817876?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Landslide at landfill in Guinea kills 30 people, government says (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/landslide-at-landfill-in-guinea-kills-30-people-government-says))
- AI-driven upgrade of communications energy storage empowers a new energy ecosystem for multiple industries (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/24/sponsored-ai-driven-upgrade-of-communications-energy-storage-empowers-a-new-energy-ecosystem-for-multiple-industries/5290186))
- Ancient ‘Who owns Linux?’ case now has one foot very deep in the grave (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/24/ancient-who-owns-linux-case-now-has-one-foot-very-deep-in-the-grave/5291513))
- An economic D-Day is coming for Iran (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/cb865200-1a06-40be-86a3-10ee2bb05804))
- Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan deepen alliance with $1bn trade target and stronger Trans-Caspian links (Euronews, [9 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/23/uzbekistan-and-azerbaijan-deepen-alliance-with-1bn-trade-target-and-stronger-trans-caspian))
- Warsh seeks to soothe investors’ nerves as signs of economic strain mount (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/40ae9cd3-fbc8-4a55-adaa-c24bc80481c9?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump sends Indiana stone to Italy to carve White House ballroom columns (Euronews, [11 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/23/trump-sends-indiana-stone-to-italy-to-carve-white-house-ballroom-columns))
- Trump accused of risking more pain for Americans with Canada trade war (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/39baf33e-3238-4923-9fe9-f1db48bb54e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Thousands rally in Stockholm over climate crisis weeks ahead of general election (Euronews, [12 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/23/thousands-rally-in-stockholm-over-climate-crisis-weeks-ahead-of-general-election))
- How Cursor beat Git's scalability shortcomings (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/08/23/how-cursor-beat-gits-scalability-shortcomings/5291421))
- An ultra-rare piece of Microsoft history could be hiding on your shelf (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/23/an-ultra-rare-piece-of-microsoft-history-could-be-hiding-on-your-shelf/5291118))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/171263/the-daily-hilario-august-23rd))

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### Word of the day

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> solivagant - noun: A solitary wanderer. adjective: Wandering alone.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. - Thomas Edison

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Feedback recordings into an acoustic situation

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### Film Archive

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- I Am All Girls (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2021
- Summary: A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 149, using [2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 25]
- Answer: 88 solutions.

- <details><summary><code>Solution</code></summary>

  Solution: ( ( 9 - 6 ) x 25 - 4 ) x 2 + 7

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Non-zero Sum [URL](https://nonzerosum.games/) [Feed](https://nonzerosum.games/rss.xml)
- Jamie Thingelstad [URL](https://www.thingelstad.com/) [Feed](https://www.thingelstad.com/feed.json)
- Robb Owen [URL](http://robbowen.digital/) [Feed](https://robbowen.digital/feed.xml)
- WAGNH [URL](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/) [Feed](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/rss/index.xml)
- Jekyll News [URL](https://jekyllrb.com/) [Feed](https://jekyllrb.com/feed.xml)

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