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NPR News: 08-27-2026 2PM EDT

August 27, 2026·4 min·3-min readnews briefnews
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  • A Massachusetts jury is deliberating whether Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three children in 2023, is criminally responsible or should be hospitalized due to postpartum psychosis.
  • President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, escalating tensions

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