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- •Short interest in ProShares inverse ETFs diverges sharply, with UltraShort Consumer Discretionary falling 65% while Ultra SmallCap 600 and UltraShort SmallCap 600 both surge over 130%.
- •Small-cap stocks Marwynn Holdings, Agronomics, Maywood Acquisition, bioAffinity Technologies and MustGrow Biologics post August short-interest gains ranging from about 112% to 416%.

- •A deep partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 28, 2026 will darken about 96% of the Moon, visible across the Americas, Europe and parts of Africa, though not India due to daytime timing.
- •Skywatchers across Michigan, Saskatchewan, the Coachella Valley and France prepare for the reddish partial eclipse, with peak viewing times varying by region.

- •A nationwide investigation uncovers about $3.5 billion in fraudulent hospice claims in Los Angeles County, with patients enrolled in hospice without consent.
- •California has revoked hundreds of hospice licenses since 2021 and enacted emergency regulations to tighten approvals amid the fraud crackdown.