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"Mom Protests Firing"... 'Helicopter Parents' Meddling in US Gen Z Workplaces labor market. The Wall Street Journal reported on the 2nd that an increasing number of helicopter parents are stepping to the forefront for their adult Gen Z (those born from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s) children, ranging from submitting job applications and dealing with dismissals to protesting performance evaluations. SBS Aug 3, 2026 5:19 AM

Iran's Foreign Ministry Says Talks With Oman on Strait of Hormuz Management in Final Stages ▲ Strait of Hormuz Amid tensions between the United States and Iran surrounding … SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:13 AM

Power Outage Hits 140 Households in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul; Restored After About 4 Hours yesterday . Residents experienced inconveniences as the power supply was cut off for about four hours to some 140 households in the apartment building. SBS Aug 3, 2026 2:26 AM

Death Toll From Migrant Crisis in Spain's Ceuta Rises to 72 The death toll has risen to 72 amid a massive influx of tens of thousands of Moroccan migrants into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa. SBS Aug 3, 2026 2:04 AM

Mexican Military Arrests Drug Cartel Boss Wanted by US with $5 Million Bounty government with a hefty bounty. According to daily newspapers such as La Jornada and El Universal on the 2nd , the Mexican federal military announced that they captured Alfonso Fernandez Magallon, also known as "Poncho La Quiringua" and head of the "Cartel de los Reyes," the previous day in the state of Michoacan. SBS Aug 3, 2026 1:59 AM

Infantino Faces Backlash Over '4th Term' Bid as FIFA Shake-Up Looms Following FIFA's withdrawal of its plan to establish a tournament management subsidiary—such as for the World Cup—and sell a stake to the private sector, the Union of European Football Associations issued a scathing statement on the 1st fiercely criticizing President Infantino. SBS Aug 3, 2026 1:57 AM

Soros Closes His Wallet Too... U.S. Democrats Face Emergency Amid Campaign Fundraising Slump Democratic Party is struggling with sluggish campaign fundraising ahead of the November midterm elections. SBS Aug 3, 2026 1:16 AM

EU Implements AI Regulation With Authority to Sanction Violating Companies The EU previously introduced the AI Act, the world's first comprehensive legislation regulating AI, in 2024. SBS Aug 3, 2026 12:02 AM

Shutdown Crisis Due to European Drought... Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant Completely Halts Operations According to Reuters, AFP, and other news agencies, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in a video message on the 2nd that "tomorrow, for the first time in 44 years, the Paks nuclear power plant will halt operations," adding that "the next five days will be a critical turning point." Prime Minister Magyar stated that power generation at the Paks plant dropped from its previous 2,000 MWh to 240 MWh that morning, and urged citizens to reduce electricity usage between 5 PM and 10 PM. SBS Aug 3, 2026 12:00 AM