Factories wait for money. John Deere will invest $20B over ten years in U.S. expansion and tech, aiming to spark $25B in local growth. Des Moines gets $40M for See & Spray AI, East Moline $150M to upgrade the X9 line. The White House calls it part of a broad industrial push.

Paramount seals a $7.7B UFC deal, seven years from 2026, paying about $1.1B a year. CBS/Paramount+ gets 13 marquee events and 30 Fight Nights; ESPN’s pay-per-view ends. It rides the Skydance merger and Trump ties; Ellison won concessions for FCC OK.

In Texas, a woman sues over the wrongful death of her unborn child. She says the man who got her pregnant used illegal abortion pills. The suit names Christopher Cooprider and Rebecca Gomperts, accusing illegal aid to a chemical abortion, coercive texts, and a spiked drink; it seeks damages.

Five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City, described as a targeted assassination and a blow to press freedom. Israel says Anas Al Sharif led a Hamas cell; CPJ condemns the killings, noting journalists are civilians who must not be targeted.

Colombian conservative senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot at a Bogota rally and died August 11, 2025, after more than two months in intensive care. Police have arrested several; a teen was taken into custody. His wife Maria Claudia Tarazona posted a tribute on Instagram.

Trump vows to make DC safer, orders the homeless to move out and criminals jailed, touting rapid, federal action. Possible National Guard use and a federal takeover discussed; Bowser blamed as crime rises, with agents on streets.

The Digest, 8/11/2025 @830AM, CDT

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