August '26

New Moon

Friday · 14.08.26

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Name: Simple Shrimp Soup with Cucumber
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 18 min
Ingredients: olive oil; shrimp; cucumber; avocado

August

Day 226 / 365
62% complete
Leo

Lead · On This Day

2023: Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.

A stark entry from the public record leads today's page, followed by observances, birthdays, recipes, and the rest of August 14.

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VOL II · NO. 226 · Friday Edition

August14

Year 2026

Day 226 of the year

Leo · New Moon

226 days in · 139 to go

National Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.

13h 52m daylight·62% year

Lead · On This Day

2023: Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.

A stark entry from the public record leads today's page, followed by observances, birthdays, recipes, and the rest of August 14.

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$01 · Today · Observed

Holidays

6 today

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National Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.

Celebrated on this day.

Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.
Celebrated on this day.
Independence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Celebrated on this day.
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947.
Celebrated on this day.
National Creamsicle Day
Celebrated on this day.
Navajo Code Talkers Day
Celebrated on this day.

$04 · Kitchen · Today

Recipe

Featured

Simple Shrimp Soup with Cucumber

Prep 18 min

Sauté cucumber in a pot 3 min. Add broth, shrimp, and avocado. Simmer 12 min. Season with olive oil. Serve with crusty bread.

Ingredients

olive oil, shrimp, cucumber, avocado

$02 · History

On This Day

7 events

An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.

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2022

An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.

Featured

2022:An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.

2021
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.
2018
The collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy, left 16 people injured and 43 people killed.
2015
The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.
2006
Lebanon War: A ceasefire takes effect three days after the United Nations Security Council's approval of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, formally ending hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.
2003
A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
1994
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.

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$03 · Birthdays

Born Today

Christian Gentner
1985·German footballer
Johnny Gargano
1987·American wrestler
David Peralta
1987·Venezuelan baseball player
Tim Tebow
1987·American football and baseball player and sportscaster
Ander Herrera
1989·Spanish footballer

$05 · Wire · Dispatch

Florida Man

1 story

Bomb-savvy Florida man arrested after threatening to blow up Walt Disney World executives
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$06 · By the Numbers

Number of the Day

226

Day of 365 · 62% complete

Element

Og · Oganesson

Heaviest element

Math

226 is even

$09 · Today's Season

Horoscope

Leo

Jul 23 – Aug 22

Element

Fire

Ruler

Sun

Give loved ones space to fly and pursue your own dreams, dearest Leo. As the Aries Moon aligns with Saturn and Pluto, it's important to establish separate but mutually supportive relationships. Focus on sharpening your expertise through the pursuit of higher learning, and be mindful to cultivate a harmonious work/life balance. If you see an opportunity to help someone in need, do so. Karma will be watching, rewarding those with a benevolent spirit. Your thoughts will be deep and enlightening while Luna squares Jupiter. Go within and honestly examine all aspects of your situation to understand better and elevate your position.

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$10 · On the Horizon

Coming Up

4 events

01
Back to School
Next up
95
days
02
NFL Season Kickoff
112
days
03
First Day of Fall
124
days
04
Halloween
163
days

$11 · Wellness · 5 min

Desk Break

2 min

Featured

Stretch & mobility Desk Break

Stand up, move, sit down

The Routine

Neck Rolls: 5 each way
Single Leg Balance: 20s each
Ab Squeeze Hold: 20s
Doorway Chest Stretch: 15s

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