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 CNN — All 5 killed when Amazon cargo plane overran runway were in a cleaning crew van, sheriff says    https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/us/amazon-cargo-plane-crash-how   ABC News — 'Utter devastation': NTSB investigation underway after Amazon cargo plane crash leaves 5 dead, 5 injured    https://abcnews.com/US/cargo-plane-overruns-runway-miami-international-airport-faa/story?id=136242081  ...

SOURCES:   StyleCaster / Yahoo — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's dog's name finally revealed    https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/1234945789/travis-kelce-taylor-swift-dog/   Billboard / ABC News — Taylor Swift, Madonna lead 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations    https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/taylor-swift-madonna-lead-2026-mtv-video-music/story?id=135745451   NBC News — Sel...

Journal of Accountancy — FASB proposes several incremental improvements to GAAP    https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/fasb-proposes-several-incremental-improvements-to-gaap/   Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting — PCAOB issues first enforcement order since January with Hong Kong audit firm sanctions    https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/pcaob-issues-first-enforcement-order-since-...

 AP — US government shutdown update 2026: House passes short-term funding bill    https://abc7news.com/post/us-government-shutdown-update-2026-house-passes-short-term-funding-bill-avoid-before-election/19776082/   CNBC — U.S. House votes to avoid government shutdown amid GOP hard-liner resistance    https://www.cnbc.com/white-house/   CBS News — Judge temporarily blocks Trump birthright citizenshi...

Eide Bailly — What You Need to Know About New Accounting Standards – 2026 Accounting Standards Updates    https://www.eidebailly.com/insights/alerts/2026/2026-accounting-standards-updates   Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting — Audit Enforcement Actions Fall Sharply in 2025 Amid SEC and PCAOB Leadership Changes    https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/audit-enforcement-actions-fall-sharply-in-2025-...

  Bloomberg — Congress Sends Funding Bill to Avert US Shutdown to Trump    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-01/congress-sends-funding-bill-to-avert-us-shutdown-to-trump   CNN — Congress votes to avert government shutdown ahead of midterm elections    https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/politics/congress-government-shutdown-midterms   Reuters/US News — Trump Signs Bill to Avert Government...

 Deloitte DART — FASB Holds September 3 Meeting    https://dart.deloitte.com/USDART/home/news/all-news/2025/sep/fasb-holds-sep-3-meeting   JGA CPA — Initial Observations: The New PCAOB Inspection Report Format    https://www.jgacpa.com/initial-observations-the-new-pcaob-inspection-report-format   Greenberg Traurig — SEC Creates Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division    htt...

AP — House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election    https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2026/09/01/house-passes-short-term-funding-bill-to-avoid-a-shutdown-before-the-election/   NBC News — House votes to pass short-term funding bill to prevent a shutdown before the election    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-votes-pass-short-term-funding-bill-prev...

SOURCES:   Journal of Accountancy — FASB proposal addresses whether certain digital assets are cash equivalents    https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/aug/fasb-proposal-addresses-whether-certain-digital-assets-are-cash-equivalents/   PCAOB — PCAOB Posts Six New Inspection Reports    https://pcaobus.org/news-events/news-releases/news-release-detail/pcaob-posts-six-new-inspection-reports-...

SOURCES:   NPR — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, White House says    https://www.npr.org/2026/09/01/g-s1-141337/army-secretary-stepping-down   CNN — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submits resignation after tension with Hegseth    https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/politics/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-resigns   Axios — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns from post    https://www.axios.com/20...

SOURCES:   The Hollywood Reporter — Dolly Parton Dead: Taylor Swift Pays Tribute    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-dolly-parton-dead-tribute-1236681122/   Forbes — Taylor Swift Hits No. 1 After Missing The Throne With Several Recent Singles    https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/08/27/taylor-swift-hits-no-1-after-missing-the-throne-with-several-recent-si...

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):   Cohen & Co — The FASB and SEC Updates Every CFO Should Know in 2026    https://www.cohenco.com/knowledge-center/insights/august-2026/the-fasb-and-sec-updates-every-cfo-should-know-in-2026   Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting — Big Four firms show significant improvement in PCAOB audit inspection results for 2025    https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/ne...

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):   NPR — A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service's finalized plan for President Trump's order to restrict mail-in voting    https://www.npr.org/sections/national/   NPR — Target faces renewed backlash for 'minstrel show features' Halloween costume    https://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/g-s1-140195/target-hallowee...

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):   Washington Post — South Carolina Senate special runoff results live: Darline Graham defeats Ralph Norman    https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2026/08/25/south-carolina-senate-special-runoff-results-live-darline-graham-faces-ralph-norman/   NBC News — South Carolina Senate Primary Special Runoff Election 2026 Live Results    https://www.nbc...

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):   KPMG — FASB issues proposed ASU on cash equivalents    https://kpmg.com/us/en/frv/reference-library/2026/fasb-issues-proposed-asu-cash-equivalents.html   Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting — Big Four firms show significant improvement in PCAOB audit inspection results for 2025    https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/big-four-firms-show-significant-impro...

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):   CBS News/AP — U.S. set to impose 50% tariffs on Canada    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-set-to-impose-50-percent-tariffs-on-canada-after-failed-talks/   NBC News — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls new U.S. tariffs 'a miscalculation'    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-canada-tariffs-carney-rcna593510   Washington Post —...

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):   Eide Bailly — What You Need to Know About New Accounting Standards – 2026 Accounting Standards Updates Issued and Applicable Now    https://www.eidebailly.com/insights/alerts/2026/2026-accounting-standards-updates   Thomson Reuters Checkpoint — Big Four firms show significant improvement in PCAOB audit inspection results for 2025    https://tax.thomsonre...

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):   ABC News — Woman arrested for allegedly plotting New York state Capitol attack    https://abcnews.com/US/new-york-state-capitol-attack-thwarted-fbi/story?id=135812339   CNN — Woman charged in ISIS-inspired terror plot to detonate explosive device at New York State Capitol    https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/us/new-york-state-capitol-bomb-threat   NBC News...

SOURCES:   Variety — Taylor Swift Named to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Becoming Its Youngest Inductee Ever    https://variety.com/2026/music/news/taylor-swift-inductee-nashville-songwriters-hall-of-fame-1236832080/   Billboard — Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for Aug. 1, 2026    https://www.billboard.com/video/billboard-hot-100-top-10-countdown-august-1-2026/   E! Online — Taylor S...

SOURCES:   SEC — SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division    https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-72-sec-establishes-financial-reporting-accounting-unit-enforcement-division   Journal of Accountancy — A new top 5 firm: Grant Thornton acquiring fellow top 10 firm CBIZ    https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/jul/a-new-top-5-firm-grant-thor...

SOURCES:   CNBC — U.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade    https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/us-government-debt-passes-40-trillion-mark-for-the-first-time.html   NPR — The U.S. debt tops a record-shattering $40 trillion. Yes, with a T    https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5937552/the-u-s-debt-tops-a-record-shattering-40-trillion-yes-with-a-t   Bloomberg — US Set...

SOURCES:   SEC — SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division    https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-72-sec-establishes-financial-reporting-accounting-unit-enforcement-division   Thomson Reuters — Big Four firms show significant improvement in PCAOB audit inspection results for 2025    https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/big-four-firms-show-significa...

SOURCES:   NPR — Here are Alaska's 2026 primary election results    https://www.whro.org/2026-08-18/here-are-alaskas-2026-primary-election-results   270toWin — 2026 Alaska Primary Live Results    https://www.270towin.com/2026-election-results-live/state/alaska/primary/   CNN — Trump threatens to bomb Oman with Iran war stuck in stalemate    https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-deal...

SOURCES:   SEC — SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division    https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-72-sec-establishes-financial-reporting-accounting-unit-enforcement-division   Capterra — Accounting trends 2026: AI Tools are Shifting Expectations and Skills    https://www.capterra.com/resources/accounting-trends-ai-software-changing-work/   Thomson...

SOURCES:   NPR — Multiple people dead as flooding continues in Indiana    https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5934670/indiana-flooding-deaths   NBC News — At least 7 dead from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana    https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/floods/indiana-floods-death-toll-rcna592799   CBS News — FDA upgrades egg recall linked to salmonella to highest health risk level...