- A US Air Force C-17 bound for McMurdo Station in Antarctica turned back to Christchurch after New Zealand issued a NOTAM warning of "potentially hazardous" space activity.
- The warning came after Russia notified NZ of a planned missile launch inside New Zealand's huge Oceanic Flight Information Region, during the busy WINFLY resupply period.
- New Zealand's CAA stressed the NOTAM alerts pilots but doesn't ban flights — operators decide whether to proceed — and the C-17 returned about 150 minutes after departure.
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- Brewers crushed the Mariners 22-0, tying baseball's modern-era record for the biggest shutout.
- Christian Yelich, David Hamilton and Luis Lara all homered — Lara's was his first career long ball — and Jake Bauers added a two-run shot.
- Kyle Harrison held Seattle to two hits in five innings, and Garrett Mitchell had four hits in the offensive explosion.
- Twisha Sharma, a 33‑year‑old model and actor, was found dead five months after marrying lawyer Samarth Singh; India’s federal CBI has charged him and his mother, retired judge Giribala Singh, with abetment to suicide and cruelty.
- The case has riveted the country and dominated headlines because the accused include a former judge and the allegations touch on dowry, pregnancy/abortion disputes and alleged mental cruelty.
- family and in‑laws offer sharply different accounts — parents say she was tortured, the accused deny it — and the CBI says its investigation is ongoing and could expand if new evidence appears.
- Cowboys-Saints joint practice got chippy — reporters say there were at least six physical altercations (punches and a suplex) and coaches were publicly displeased.
- Raiders rookie QB Fernando Mendoza received first-team reps against the Texans and drew praise from coaches and Kirk Cousins after a promising showing.
- Giants signed Najee Harris to a one-year deal (coming off last season’s Achilles injury) as they move on from JuJu Smith-Schuster and cope with a running-back injury.
- Justin Herbert looked sharp in his first work under new OC Mike McDaniel, connecting on several big plays (including Quentin Johnston, Ladd McConkey and David Njoku) — an encouraging sign for the Chargers’ offense.
- Injury watch: starting center Tyler Biadasz was carted off (rookie Jake Slaughter stepped in) and Quentin Johnston left briefly; on the 49ers side Mike Evans and Christian McCaffrey were dealing with tightness.
- The Chargers showed a tougher running game with Omarion Hampton breaking tackles, though their line also gave up pressure to 49ers DT Osa Odighizuwa — a mixed but lively joint practice.
- Cowboys–Saints joint practice erupted into at least six physical altercations; Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer called it "chippy" and likened it to managing a "fight club."
- Incidents included punches (involving Javonte Williams and Donovan Ezeiruaku) and Saints' Brock Rechsteiner — son of wrestler Scott Steiner — delivering a German suplex.
- No discipline announced yet; the teams meet in preseason Week 3 on Aug. 28.
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