Latest Headlines for Thursday, August 6th.

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A senior Iranian source told Reuters that a proposed deal with Oman would give Tehran control over inbound shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran as the two sides near an agreement to end the standoff. The U.S. has not commented on the proposal, and President Trump has separately called a deal “imminent.” Find out More

A Salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeños has sickened 345 people across 27 states, with 36 hospitalizations reported, the CDC said. Chipotle and Qdoba have pulled jalapeños from all locations as the FDA traces the tainted peppers to a Mexican supplier. See Details

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed a ballistic-missile strike on a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden Wednesday as President Trump warned Iran would be “hit very hard” if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen soon. A senior Gulf official put the odds of an Iran-Oman shipping deal by Friday at “50-50.” Source

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said he will oppose Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to permanently lead the Justice Department, adding to a narrowing path for confirmation after Sen. Susan Collins also said she’ll vote no. Senate Republicans are racing to confirm Blanche before the chamber’s August recess. Source

House Democrats’ campaign arm added a dozen new Trump-won districts to its 2026 target list Wednesday, bringing the total to 59 as the party looks to project confidence heading into November. Republicans dismissed the move, with an NRCC spokesman saying Democrats have “entered the hallucination phase of the election cycle.” Source

President Trump took his midterm campaign to a Las Vegas casino Wednesday and repeatedly attacked Michigan’s newly nominated Democratic Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, calling him “full of —-” while touting the “No Tax on Tips” provision of his signature tax law. The visit came as polling showed Democrats with an 8-point lead on the generic congressional ballot. Source

San Francisco’s sheriff and district attorney announced the arrests of seven Bay Area men in a three-day undercover sting targeting people who use the internet to try to meet children for sex; five suspects have been charged with multiple felony counts. The operation relied on the Internet Crimes Against Children task force’s undercover chat program. Find out More

Sen. Ron Wyden says a CBS “60 Minutes” interview on Jeffrey Epstein’s banking practices was shelved before it aired, alleging in a new Senate Finance Committee report that it was “suppressed.” The report also accuses Deutsche Bank of failing to promptly disclose more than $250 million in suspicious Epstein-related transactions. See Details

Perez Hilton was hospitalized this week after Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputies responded to reports that the celebrity blogger appeared to be engaging in self-harm during a livestream; his family and team said in a statement that he is receiving medical care. TikTok said its moderation systems flagged the stream and it has permanently banned his account. Source

The Dow and S&P 500 notched fresh record highs Wednesday as gold-miner stocks surged and Disney shares rose nearly 2% despite a mixed quarterly report; crude prices ticked up after Houthi militants claimed a strike on a Saudi tanker. Eli Lilly jumped more than 6.5% after beating earnings and revenue estimates. Source

Palantir surged 27%, and Caterpillar gained 6.6% Tuesday after both companies posted blowout earnings tied to AI demand, while the Dow closed at a fresh all-time high of 54,085.88. SpaceX also jumped 9% in its first earnings report since its June IPO, with revenue nearly doubling year over year. Read More

Disney executives told investors Wednesday morning the company is weighing free ad-supported streaming (FAST) channels as a “funnel” to draw new subscribers into Disney+ and Hulu, even as the earnings call drew renewed scrutiny over engagement trends. The comments came the same day CNN projected Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan’s Senate primary. Read More

Israel warned residents of Al-Mansouri village in southern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of strikes on Hezbollah targets, with an IDF spokeswoman saying the military was “forced to act forcefully” over an alleged ceasefire violation. The strikes came as separate U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome concluded early amid the renewed fighting. Find out More

Record-low water levels on the Danube River have pushed Hungary’s only nuclear plant toward a possible shutdown, even as the receding river exposes sunken WWII-era German warships and unexploded ordnance across the region. Unlike most Western nuclear plants, Hungary’s Paks facility draws cooling water directly from the Danube rather than using cooling towers. Source

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted again this week, sending lava and ash plumes miles into the air and prompting authorities to evacuate more than 1,000 people from nearby villages. It’s the latest in a string of eruptions at Central America’s most active volcano, which killed more than 200 people in 2018. Source

Sydney Sweeney and boyfriend Scooter Braun traveled to Washington state this week to help wildfire relief efforts near Sweeney’s hometown of Spokane, delivering food to firefighters and helping distribute meals to displaced families. Sources told TMZ the couple has been working nonstop since arriving amid the region’s destructive blazes. Find out More

Paramount+ unveiled first-look photos and a premiere date for “The Varnell Hill Show,” a “Martin” spinoff starring Tommy Davidson reprising his late-night-host character nearly three decades after the original sitcom introduced him. The half-hour workplace comedy marks Davidson’s return to the role. Source

The New York Film Festival unveiled its 2026 main slate, including several Cannes selections such as “Minotaur,” “Fatherland” and “All of a Sudden,” alongside the world premiere of “Godzilla Minus Zero” as its spotlight gala. The festival runs Sept. 25 through Oct. 12 in New York. Source

The first game of the NFL preseason kicks off tonight with the Hall of Fame Game as the Carolina Panthers take on the Arizona Cardinals. See Details

The PGA Tour is dropping Memphis from its top-tier Championship Series lineup starting in 2028, ending the city’s run as a Tour playoff host since 2022. The FedEx St. Jude Championship will still be played at TPC Southwind next week and next year before losing its current marquee role Find out More

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs swept Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 7-6 win Wednesday, dropping the two-time defending champion Dodgers to six straight losses for the first time since July 2025. Ohtani went deep twice in the loss. See Details

A small organ in eastern Germany marked a milestone Wednesday in the world’s slowest concert, shifting from a seven-note to an eight-note chord in a piece by composer John Cage that has been playing continuously for nearly 25 years as part of a 639-year performance. The chord change — just the latest in the centuries-long John Cage Organ Project — represents about 4% of the piece’s total completion See Details