In North Carolina, luck found a woman on a $20 scratch-off. A $2 million top prize. She took the lump sum, about $861,006 after taxes. She had won $250,000 in June. The lottery notes the annuity would pay twenty years and go to her estate if she dies; critics questioned the payout.

Bernie Sanders says the Harris campaign bowed to wealthy donors, not to working families. He pushes universal healthcare, higher wages, free college. He says the system is ruled by oligarchs and sticks to grassroots, not talk of 2028.

Netanyahu vowed to finish the job on Hamas after ordering the Gaza invasion. Hamas won't lay down arms; Israel must defeat Hamas and stave off a humanitarian crisis, while Hamas aims to create one.

Washington warned neither Russia nor Ukraine will be happy with a peace plan. Vance said the plan would freeze front lines and swap territory, leaving both sides unhappy.

Zelensky thanked Europe for backing Kyiv’s push to join the U.S.–Russia summit, warning a deal could end the war but undermine sovereignty. Alaska summit set for Aug. 15; Kyiv awaits a formal invite. A 500% tariff bill and derailment warnings loom.

The Digest, 8/10/2025 @330PM, CDT

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