A flotilla sails for Gaza. Forty-four countries, about twenty ships, join from Italy, Greece and Tunisia to deliver aid. Israel widens the assault and curbs northbound deliveries. Gaza City is a battle ground; hunger grows; malnutrition deaths are reported. Greta Thunberg and others were aboard.

Florida’s attorney general asks the DOT to revoke California and Washington CDL authority after a fatal crash tied to a driver with licenses from both states. He calls for cuts in federal funds and tougher entry checks, citing failing English tests and a CDL audit.

At Burning Man, Kayla Thompson went into labor in an RV. A doctor, a NICU nurse and others helped deliver. Aurora, 3 pounds 9 ounces, was airlifted to a Reno NICU. The birth was cryptic, a rare pregnancy.

Oliver P., 3, has been missing since July 4 in Marbella after a suspected abduction by his Russian mother; a court had barred removal from Spain. State media floated he’s Russian; Moscow’s stance is unconfirmed as authorities investigate.

A writer leaves Yale for a Bible college, saying tenure was denied for dissent and the gatekeeping campus. He says true education is soul formation, not résumé prestige, with mentors and freedom from ideological policing.

The Digest, 8/31/2025 @930AM, CDT

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