An SUV driven by a 73-year-old woman plunged from Matiatia Wharf into the sea on Waiheke Island. Bystanders pulled her to safety; she was treated on the scene. Police say alcohol was involved; an excess-breath infringement was issued, with possible charges. The glass bike shelter was damaged; the car has been removed.

Liberty Nation's quiz skims current politics: a paper-straw order, a fired Fed employee, and a plan to designate criminal groups. It touches on the DNC meeting, remittances, an FBI undercount, a ruling on presidential actions, Melania Trump on a cover, Online Safety Act debates, and a flag-respect call.

France's evangelical Protestant churches grow, drawn by informal services and community. In Pontault-Combault, a baptism service saw several adults baptized amid concert-like worship and personal testimonies, a megachurch mood taking root.

The Digest, 8/31/2025 @330AM, CDT

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