Morning news. Indonesian shrimp carry Cesium-137. Long-term exposure could raise cancer risk; no acute danger noted. Recall covers 26,460 cocktail shrimp and about 18,000 Kroger Mercado Shrimp; sold at Walmart and Kroger stores. Discard them.

In Washington, talk turns to renaming the Defense Department the Department of War. Legislation would be needed; the president might push it informally. Trump says it could come soon.

St. Petersburg saw two Florida pastors arrested for blocking FDOT crews painting over a "Black History Matters" mural. SB 1662, backed by DeSantis, would bar political messages on roads; FDOT will remove some murals.

Britain faces a migrant crisis that stirs a GB News row. Labour MP Barry Gardiner defends asylum seekers and backs keeping the Epping migrant hotel open to house them.

Fetterman backs Trump's plan for a large White House ballroom. He calls it tasteful and historic; Democrats call it a boondoggle. Renovations could start in September and finish before the end of Trump's term; donors fund it.

CVS and Walgreens limit the COVID booster as the CDC narrows eligibility to seniors and high-risk people. CVS halted shots in MA, NV, NM. HHS Secretary Kennedy Jr paused the Biden-era Vaxart contract; the CDC dropped the vaccine from the healthy-children schedule.

The Digest, 8/30/2025 @630PM, CDT

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