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Israel’s ‘day of struggle’, Epstein’s ‘birthday book’, record drug seizure & more
CNN 5 Things
Aug 26, 2025

Israel’s security cabinet is set to meet amid nationwide protests. Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th “birthday book” is among the documents the House Oversight committee are subpoenaing. Thousands more documents are set to be released related to the Uvalde school shooting three years ago. Firefighters are winning the battle against two wildfires in the West of the country. Plus, the US Coast Guard's historic drug bust.