Buckingham Palace Honors Dolly Parton With ‘9 to 5’ PerformanceBuckingham Palace’s guards played “9 to 5” in honor of Dolly Parton on Wednesday as the royal family paid tribute to the late singer.“Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many - including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library,” King Charles and Queen Camilla posted on social media with a video of the performance.“We will always ❤️ you,” they added, in a nod to another one of Dolly’s hits.The London Standard reported that the song was performed by the Coldstream Guards during the Changing of the Guard military ceremony.Latest Live UpdatesAt Least 95 Dead, Hundreds Missing After Flash Flooding In Nepal, Tibet: ReutersThe death toll from a massive flash flood in the Himalayan nation of Nepal that’s taken out villages, roads and power infrastructure has risen to 95, police said Wednesday, according to Reuters.Among the hundreds missing are at least 384 travelers, including 105 Indians, 93 Nepalis, three U.S. citizens and 12 British nationals, Nepal’s tourism authority said.The floods are believed to have been triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal, which followed an earthquake.Trump: Dolly Parton ‘Really Liked Me’President Donald Trump said Dolly Parton “really liked me” and “to lose her, it’s like to lose a member of the family.”“I knew her a little bit, she wasn’t a very political person,” he said in an interview with Glenn Beck, a day after her death. “She really liked me, I will tell you,” he went on, while claiming that she never expressed it publicly because she didn’t want to lose some of her fanbase.“She was of the opinion, the 50%, who needs to lose?” he said. “I don’t think it’s 50, I think it’s probably 20% of the fans, OK, not 50, but she was a great person, just a nice person. I liked her a lot.”Trump Says He Doesn’t Think Iran’s Leader Is DeadPresident Donald Trump said he doesn’t think Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is dead and that he’s likely just wounded.“I don’t think he’s dead. He was very seriously wounded, the left side of his body — the arm, the leg, the whole thing. He was very seriously wounded,” he said in a phone interview with Glenn Beck on Wednesday morning.“If he is,” he went on, “they’re putting on a pretty great show because they talk about going back to talk to him all the time to get his final blessing on things.”Khamenei was reportedly injured in an airstrike that killed his father at the start of the war. He hasn’t been seen in public since.Breaking UpdateMeta Settles With U.S. States Over Social Media HarmsMeta Platforms reached a settlement to resolve claims brought by states across the country that the company designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children, misled consumers about their safety, and improperly collected personal data of children who used its platforms, court papers show.The deal was reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users. Just days before jury selection began on August 12, a federal appeals court declined to halt the trial.The claims are part of a broader wave of litigation brought by states, local governments, school districts and individuals alleging Meta and other social media companies fueled a nationwide youth mental health crisis.Read more at Reuters:Bill Gates Weighs In On 'Turbulent AI Era'Bill Gates, a founder of Microsoft, shared his thoughts on the “turbulent AI era” in an opinion piece published to his website, Gates Notes.Gates warned “we are not preparing” for the artificial intelligence era and admitted his feelings about the technology are “complicated” even as he’s “benefitted enormously from the technology industry.” He laid out the benefits and risks of AI and said he plans to raise the challenges of it with world leaders while trying “to widen the circle of people shaping this debate.”“In terms of equity, AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice. The challenge is monumental,” Gates wrote. “Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history.”Read more at Gates Notes.Elon Musk Awarded Ukraine's Order Of FreedomUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded tech mogul Elon Musk with the country’s Order of Freedom on Wednesday for Musk’s Starlink satellite services.In a presidential decree, Zelenskyy praised Musk for “protecting people’s lives and freedom, and developing relations between the peoples of Ukraine and the United States of America.”Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has helped Ukraine as it continues to fight Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy is also hoping to convince Musk to let Ukrainian forces use the Starlink network within Russian territory. Prince Harry And Meghan Due To Arrive In U.K. Wednesday: ReportPrince Harry, his wife Meghan and their two kids are en route to the U.K. on Wednesday, according to BBC News.A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told the publication “this is not something we would comment on.”Deloitte To Pay $21 Million To Settle Trump Administration DEI ProbeAccounting firm Deloitte will pay $21.5 million to settle a Justice Department probe into its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.President Donald Trump’s administration has been investigating DEI initiatives of several companies under the False Claims Act. In April, IBM agreed to pay $17 million to settle claims that its DEI programs violated the act.Deloitte agreed to pay to “avoid the cost and distraction of protracted litigation,” it said in a statement.Trump Admin Issues Pause On Immigrant Visa Appointments For Applicants WorldwidePresident Donald Trump’s administration has issued a pause on immigrant visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader’s second term in the White House.A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that it launched a global training initiative at all U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide and that appointments for visa services will be adjusted to accommodate the training.Read more at Reuters:Ramaswamy Tells Voter He Supports Max Miller To Preserve GOP PowerVivek Ramaswamy, the billionaire businessman and Republican candidate for governor in Ohio, told a rally attendee last weekend that he is supporting “everyone up and down the ticket” when asked if he is backing embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), according to an audio recording obtained by HuffPost.Ramaswamy, who is in a tight race with Democratic candidate Amy Acton, has avoided taking a public stance on Miller’s candidacy, even as both of Ohio’s GOP senators have called on the two-term congressman to resign after his ex-wife last month accused him of child and domestic abuse.Read more here:See All Updates