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Welcome, Daily Briefing-ers. Here's Wednesday's news:

•	Democrats' oldest senator defied pressure for generational change.
•	Is Putin preparing to attack NATO?
•	The Lindsay Clancy jury remains undecided.

Nicole Fallert here, meet Taylor Swift and Travel Kelce's new pup.

Whistleblower: USPS mail ballot system could disrupt elections

A whistleblower is warning that the technology developed by the U.S. Postal Service to carry out President Donald Trump’s order exerting federal control of mail ballots could "derail the midterm elections," saying it hasn't been properly tested and risks "catastrophic failure" if implemented.

A Postal Service spokesperson said the agency is "carefully reviewing" the issues raised. Mail-in ballot processes remain unchanged for Americans for now.

More news to know now

•	Victims in Grand Canyon flooding: Family and community members have identified two hikers killed in the flooding.
•	Trial for accused Charlie Kirk shooter: Tyler Robinson appeared in court during a preliminary hearing in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, when a judge ruled he will face trial and a possible death sentence in Charlie Kirk's murder.
•	Shilo Sanders testifies: The bankruptcy trial centers on a 2015 incident at Sanders’ school in Dallas. Sanders testified that a security guard at his school “attacked and assaulted” him in 2015 — not the other way around as a Texas state court found in 2022.

Take a look

Map battle

Map platforms like Google Maps and MapQuest are responding to President Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. Melina Khan/USA TODAY

Navigation platforms are all over the map after Trump's Aug. 27 executive order renaming the body of water between the United States and Canada: Lake America .

Travel

Meet the married women traveling solo

Pam Allgood's husband won't fly or get on a ship, but that doesn't stop her from crossing international borders. She just goes on her own. Allgood is among a rising crop of married women opting to travel solo or with friends, leaving spouses at home to embrace adventure.

"... I've always wanted to go to as many different countries as possible," the 74-year-old Georgia former teacher told USA TODAY. "He's known that ever since we first met, that once I retired, that was my number one goal."

Before you go

•	Don't miss these September student loan deadlines.
•	Meet the 21-year-old PGA Tour rookie selected for the Presidents Cup.
•	The SEC stood by a ban on pro players competing.

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