Key Developments

• Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle lawsuits claiming its social media platforms harmed children's mental health and will implement new youth protections.
• A severe flash flood and mudslide in the Nepal-Tibet border area killed over 150 people and left hundreds missing, including more than 30 British citizens.
• A federal judge blocked a Trump-era rule lowering wage requirements for foreign farmworkers under the H-2A visa program, citing insufficient justification.
• The NFL ended the annual Pro Bowl game but will continue to honor 88 players as Pro Bowlers, and announced eligibility rules for players returning to college.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recorded a daily average of over 800 arrests of people without criminal records in July, a new high.
• Eric Hafner, a federal prisoner in New York, advanced from the primary election for Alaska's U.S. House seat despite no clear ties to the state.