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It’s Monday, August 26 — here’s what you’ll find in today’s newsletter:
Unsealing JFK documents
After gaining RFK Jr.'s endorsement, Trump vowed to release JFK assassination files -- he plans to unseal all remaining documents if elected.
Trump also said he would establish an “independent presidential commission on assassination attempts” alongside the release of the documents. He noted that RFK Jr. himself faced with threats to his safety throughout his campaign.
WaPo supported Trump's idea: Researchers agree that all of the documents related to the assassination should be released. Some suspect the documents will reveal the CIA knew about Kennedy's assassin.
Still, News Nation Now says one journalist isn't holding their breath: Trump may not be serious about unsealing the documents -- if he was, he could've unsealed them in 2017.
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Stuck in space until 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are stuck on the ISS until February. Time says NASA's decided to bring them back home with a SpaceX crew instead of the faulty Boeing Starliner.
Read NASA's decision for yourself here. The agency says safety concerns are keeping Boeing's Starliner uncrewed. The astronauts remain on ISS for now.
What will the astronauts do in the meantime? CNN says the pair are currently working alongside the ISS's international crew Expedition 71. But eventually, they'll join SpaceX's Crew-9 astronauts on their mission.
Fox reports that the news is a huge blow to Boeing: Employees are “humiliated”. Watch its video here.
The Atlantic offered a different take: NASA's dependence on SpaceX will only grow now, as Boeing couldn’t cut it.
4 quick hits
1) Allentown Art Museum settles restitution claim, to sell Cranach portrait linked to Jewish family fleeing Nazis.
2) Red Lobster to close another 23 restaurants amid bankruptcy, with around 500 outlets remaining.
3) FTC's lawsuit against Kroger-Albertsons merger moves to trial, questioning its impact on competition.
4) Multiple armed attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province have resulted in over 70 deaths.