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The U.S. Justice Department charged more than 80 individuals connected to the Los Baja Deo gang, with Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing the charges on Thursday. The gang is accused of trafficking fentanyl and other drugs from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, generating nearly $50 million in proceeds and committing acts of violence. Additional details include 70 arrests, a related extradition of a Dominican kingpin, and seizures of narcotics proceeds.

Claims that Dolly Parton died at age 80 and that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced plans to rename Nashville International Airport after her have appeared in several outlets. Dolly Parton remains alive. Petitions supporting a renaming have gathered over 150,000 signatures, with the Metro Nashville Airport Authority scheduled to review the idea on September 17.

X identified and removed a network of roughly 200,000 inauthentic accounts linked to Chinese influence operations. A subset of 200 accounts posted content claiming AI data centers raise household electricity prices and strain the grid. The action was announced via X's Global Government Affairs account and covered exclusively by right-leaning outlets.

Two right-leaning outlets report that John “Jed” York was arrested during a prostitution sting in a mobile home park in East Palestine, Ohio, after responding to an undercover ad and offering $140 for sex. The reports cite bodycam footage released by TMZ and note York’s recent divorce and local family ties. No independent police records or court documents have been referenced in the available coverage.

Jessica Tarlov stated that discussion of Hasan Piker is exhausting and urged turning away from him. The Republican National Committee released a video on the topic, while Abdul El-Sayed indicated no plans to campaign with Piker and figures including Hakeem Jeffries and Jon Ossoff issued condemnations. These events occurred alongside a tweet referencing Tarlov's remarks dated August 27, 2026.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), examined responses from mifepristone manufacturers Danco Laboratories, GenBioPro, and Evita Solutions regarding FDA REMS program requirements. Court actions in 2023 addressed mailing restrictions on the drug following the 2022 Dobbs decision. Available sources, both rated right-leaning, provide the sole documented basis for reported findings.