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Eleven days after the August 11 storm, more than 30,000 NIPSCO customers remained without electricity Saturday afternoon. Gary and Portage carried the largest remaining outages, with full restoration estimated for Tuesday, August 25.
NIPSCO reported 335 damaged poles and 27 substation outages. A class-action lawsuit now alleges inadequate tree trimming, pole inspections and vegetation management; NIPSCO denies the allegations.
New 50% U.S. tariffs cover roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods, including cement, furniture, clothing, dairy products and hockey equipment. Canada says it will answer dollar-for-dollar beginning September 8.
Heavy trucks, steel, autos and cross-border manufacturing are the real pressure points. Tariffs are leverage, but manufacturers and consumers absorb at least part of the cost when a dispute drags on.
Iran condemned a new U.S. sanctions package expected Monday and threatened the interests of neighboring countries that cooperate with Washington. Only four commodity vessels crossed the strait Thursday, with no large crude or LNG carriers among them.
The immediate danger is a secondary-sanctions fight involving China followed by retaliation against shipping or regional infrastructure.
A federal judge ruled that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded the authority cited when visa processing was categorically suspended for nationals from 75 countries.
The decision preserves individual consular review. It does not establish that every applicant is entitled to a visa, and an appeal is expected.
The United States is at National Preparedness Level 5, the highest wildfire-readiness level. Australia and New Zealand supplied teams and 270 personnel; military C-130 tankers and 240 Army personnel have also been deployed.
The Northwest reporting region alone lists more than 2.5 million cumulative acres and over 13,000 personnel assigned.
A Russian drone strike on a crowded shopping center in Kryvyi Rih killed at least 16 people and injured more than 130, according to Ukrainian reporting. Ukraine answered with one of its largest overnight drone campaigns.
Russian authorities reported at least ten deaths and claimed 457 Ukrainian drones were intercepted. Wartime casualty and interception figures remain attributed claims unless independently verified.
Friday ended with the 10-year Treasury yield near 4.69%, WTI crude around $87 and Bitcoin around $77,000. Major indexes headed toward their first weekly decline since late July.
Next week brings new Iran sanctions, July PCE inflation, Nvidia earnings and the Jackson Hole symposium.