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🌅 EPM MORNING BRIEFING — August 28, 2026

🌅 EPM MORNING BRIEFING — August 28, 2026

The 5 stories you need to know today. 🔴 [ESPAÑA] FUEL CRISIS DEEPENS AS RETURN-TO-WORK SEASON HITS Diesel and gasoline hit eight-week peaks after VAT…

The 5 stories you need to know today. 1. 🔴 [ESPAÑA] FUEL CRISIS DEEPENS AS RETURN-TO-WORK SEASON HITS Diesel and gasoline hit eight-week peaks after VAT restoration on July 1st, with cumulative gains of 24% and 20% respectively. Millions of Spanish workers face the autumn return amid a cost-of-living squeeze that oil company discounts cannot offset. 2. 🔴 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] MARINE ONE NEAR-MISS EXPOSES CRITICAL SAFETY GAPS Radio failures allowed a commercial aircraft to approach within 0.82 nautical miles and 700 feet of the presidential helicopter near Reagan National on August 4th. The NTSB report reveals telecom breakdowns putting passengers at unannounced risk. 3. 🔴 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] META'S $17B SETTLEMENT MASKS BROADER PLATFORM RISKS Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion to settle child safety allegations from four states over addictive design, while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission simultaneously moves to eliminate a 50-year radiation safety standard for workers. 4. 🔴 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT CROSSES LINE: 5-YEAR-OLD DEPORTED ON WAY TO KINDERGARTEN Victor Martinez Nieto and his son Liam Tadeo were deported from Texas after detention, with the child due to start school that week. The case exposes the human cost of enforcement operations. 5. 🔴 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] FED CHAIR WARSH LEAVES MARKETS GUESSING ON INFLATION STRATEGY Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver his first major speech Friday without revealing plans to address inflation persisting at 3.7% annually, leaving workers and investors without guidance on interest rate direction. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 Editor's Note From immigration enforcement to infrastructure neglect to regulatory rollbacks, today's stories reveal a pattern: critical systems affecting millions operate without transparency, accountability, or clear human impact assessments.
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