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| Good morning. It’s Friday, Aug. 21, and you’re not alone if you’re suffering from Harry and Meghan whiplash. Our colleagues have a lot of feelings. Now let’s get to the news. | |  | The Post examined a police investigation into how Rep. Max Miller’s daughter was hurt. | | Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but failed to identify a perpetrator. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP) | -
This year: The collarbone of Miller’s 2-year-old was broken and doctors found an apparent “handprint bruise,” sparking investigations that engulfed the Ohio Republican’s reelection campaign. -
Authorities failed to find a perpetrator: The Post reviewed video recordings, court documents and other records to assemble an in-depth account of the months-long investigations.  | President Donald Trump is taking out his frustration over the Iran war on U.S. allies. | -
This week: Trump has been lashing out at allies in incendiary Truth Social posts. The missives appear to be a sign of his growing frustration as he remains unable to declare victory in Iran. -
In other Trump news: The president publicly reconciled yesterday with Michael Cohen, his former fixer who became a prosecution witness against him. He called into Cohen’s podcast.  | Swing-state Democrats are criticizing an unpopular institution — their own party. | | In North Carolina, Roy Cooper is boasting in ads that “he bucked his party to oppose defunding the police” while he was governor. (Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images) | -
As the midterms near: Democrats are no more or barely more popular than Trump in some of the states the party is trying to flip, so some Senate candidates are running unusual ads. -
In order to retake the Senate in November: Democrats need to win in at least five states Trump carried in 2024. Their path to doing so has been complicated by results in Michigan.  | The CIA is dealing with a massive exodus of staff. | -
What’s happening? The spy agency is experiencing a historic wave of resignations and retirements, in part fueled by Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government. -
The agency’s retirement system is swamped: Some former spies are facing months-long waits to get their first pension check, according to internal agency messages.  | A failed project could help to meet the world’s biggest energy need. | | Erik Nygaard with BWXT shows off a nuclear test facility in Lynchburg, Virginia, this month. (Jonathan Mehring for The Post) | -
A sci-fi-worthy machine: A 120-foot faux reactor had been all but left for dead near Lynchburg, Virginia. It was part of an experiment that collapsed as the energy economy shifted. -
But now: A pair of engineering wizards think the facility could act as a launchpad to build smaller, nimbler nuclear reactors and help to solve the problem of powering AI data centers.  | The type of work you do might affect your dementia risk, a study found. | -
How? Physically demanding jobs may be linked to eventual memory problems, according to the study. But it also found that physical activity is good for your brain in the right context. -
More ways to stay sharp: Dorothy Boggess and Velma Long are both 109 years old and have been friends for more than 80 years. They shared the secrets to their longevity here.  | We paid a visit to Bethenny Frankel’s Supermodel Cafe in the Hamptons. | | Molly Sims gets some pointers from Bethenny Frankel on opening day at the pop-up Supermodel Cafe. (Bea Oyster/The Post) | -
For the uninitiated: Frankel was an original cast member on “Real Housewives of New York City.” She’s now popular on TikTok and has built her brand on helping women get thin. -
Our culture reporter went to the opening: Ashley Fetters Maloy said the vibes were good. But the food was a depressing monument to 2000s diet culture, despite the gold leaf. | |
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