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Here’s Tuesday’s news, Daily Briefing readers.

Nicole Fallert here, shopping for a fall reset.

Exclusive: USS Lincoln to dock in Thailand

Crew members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln finally have a port call scheduled, according to texts sent to family members and shared with USA TODAY. The Lincoln has a planned stop in Thailand in early September, the texts say. The aircraft carrier is sailing home after an extended, record-setting deployment in the Middle East amid the U.S. war in Iran.

USA TODAY spoke with family members who expressed frustration about the lack of clear timelines for when their relatives would return.

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Soccer pitch politics

Fans at MLS games in Montreal and Vancouver booed the U.S. national anthem over the weekend after trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down. Canada will now impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States starting on Sept. 8, officials said.

Health

An emergency C-section and a mother’s death

On Nov. 12, 2023, Ashley Griego arrived at Lovelace Women’s Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a scheduled labor and delivery. Complications from the medication led to an emergency C-section that Griego ultimately did not survive, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of her estate. Griego’s family is now fighting for answers.

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