About this episode

This episode covers the seven key stories of the day, including Dolly Parton and NASA's new telescope.

Wednesday, August 26. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing.

Topics covered

• news
• Dolly Parton
• NASA
• telescope
• daily briefing

Keywords

• Dolly Parton
• NASA
• telescope
• news
• daily briefing
• August 26

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA

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