Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz after himself

Plus: Remembering Gloria Steinem  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Olivia-Anne Cleary | September 03, 2026     Hello there. Today, we’re celebrating the legacy of Gloria Steinem. The activist, who inspired a generation of women and fought for gender equality, passed away yesterday at the age of 92. As Hillary Clinton said this morning, Steinem was someone who "pushed open doors not just for herself, but for literally millions of women behind her." Elsewhere in The Brief today, we’re covering Trump floating the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself, plus the health condition known as “scromiting”—and what you need to know about it. IN TODAY’S BRIEF The makings of a feminist icon Trump’s latest renaming efforts Learning from Nepal’s flash floods ER doctors are seeing more of this condition 3.4 million passengers Mouse attack         READ THIS FIRST Feminist activist and icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92 Bettmann Archive—Getty Images Gloria Steinem "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City on Wednesday, her foundation announced Thursday morning. Steinem was a celebrated writer and magazine editor, who became the face of the feminist movement. In the 1970s, she co-founded a number of trailblazing initiatives, including Ms. magazine, a publication focusing on women’s issues. Steinem avidly campaigned for women's reproductive rights and later supported the legalization of same-sex marriage. Much of her work centered on pushing for equal rights and pay for women. "Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It’s about making life more fair for women everywhere. It’s not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It’s about baking a new pie," she wrote in a 2008 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times. —Olivia-Anne Cleary         SPONSORED Never worry about roaming again Stay connected on every trip with Saily eSIM plans. From beach vacations to business travel, access data in 200+ destinations. VIP perks available. Activate instantly upon arrival. Download SAILY in your app store and use code newsletter15 at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. Get 15% off now Chat support available 24/7. Get a full refund if your device isn’t eSIM compatible.         HAPPENING NOW Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait' amid renewed Iran hostilities Kevin Dietsch—Getty Images President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait” amid renewed hostilities with Iran following a brief period of respite. “Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to Trump Strait? Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before!” the President said Wednesday. The President has previously turned to name changes as a show of power and a way to undermine his perceived adversaries, most recently renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” during the U.S. trade war with Canada. —Tiago Ventura         THE VIEW The danger of ignoring Nepal flash floods Safal Prakash Shrestha-NurPhoto—Getty Images We are still burying or cremating our dead. We are still searching for our missing people. We are still gasping at the emptiness where our homes stood. And we know something: the furious deluge that came crashing down from a mountain peak in northern Nepal, like a scene from an apocalyptic movie, and tore through the valleys of the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts of our country was not a freak accident. It was a warning from the Himalayas. Our majestic mountains and their glaciers are warming because of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized nations that have been burning fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution. We, in Nepal, produce a mere 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. And it is time for the industrialized nations to take responsibility for it. —Sumnima Udas         SPONSORED No follow-up questions required Every sales leader knows the feeling. You walk into a pipeline review with a number you believe in, and twenty minutes later, you're defending every line item to a CEO who just wants to know what's actually going to close. HubSpot Sales Hub ends that conversation. Every deal, every rep's activity, and every buyer signal are all in one place and updated automatically. So your forecast is built on what's actually happening. And when you present that number, you can stand behind it. Get a demo         IN FOCUS What is 'scromiting'? ER doctors are seeing it more Anastassiya Bezhekeneva—Getty Images Recreational cannabis use is now legal in 24 U.S. states. After Illinois legalized it, in 2020, James Swartz started to keep an eye out for any changes in public health that might stem from more widespread marijuana use. A professor of social work at the University of Illinois Chicago, he still remembers when he and his colleagues learned about the rise of a distressing condition that seemed linked to chronic marijuana usage. “We started seeing more and more clinical reports and case studies in the literature about this syndrome,” he says. “So we were curious: Is that happening here?” They found that indeed, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)—which can include a symptom colloquially called “scromiting,” a portmanteau of “screaming” and “vomiting”—seemed to be on the rise in emergency departments nationwide. In 2025, the condition even got its own ICD 10 code, allowing doctors to enter it more specifically into medical records. The condition is still poorly understood, and recently, physicians publishing in JAMA wrote a primer on the disorder. An important backdrop to the rise of CHS is a condition called cyclic vomiting syndrome, or CVS, says Dr. Thangam Venkatesan, a professor at the Ohio State University who is an expert on CVS and an author of the new paper. “It has episodes of nausea, vomiting, belly pain, headache, and this affects both children and adults,” she says. During episodes, people vomit or retch four or five times an hour, and episodes can last several days, before abating for weeks or months. Understanding and avoiding triggers is key to treating the disorder. CHS was first described in 2004 in Australia, when doctors carefully followed patients with cyclical vomiting who were habitual cannabis users. It presents similarly to CVS and usually occurs after people have been using marijuana for some time, sometimes as a treatment for other disorders, and involves abdominal pain and vomiting that recedes after people stop cannabis use. The pain can be so intense for some people that they may scream while they vomit. (About the “scromiting” label: Venkatesan doesn’t use it and calls it “a fairly derogatory term.”) —Veronique Greenwood         ONE NUMBER 3.4 million United Airlines said it is expecting to fly around 3.4 million passengers this Labor Day weekend—roughly 300,000 more than last year. SOURCE: ABC NEWS         A VIRAL MOMENT Cheesed off London subway stations are famed for their tiny inhabitants, who can often be seen scurrying across platforms—or hosting their own “fight night” events.         SPONSORED Get 15% Off Coffee Pods Roasted Days Ago Angelino's roasts, grinds, and seals 50+ specialty coffees in-house at their LA roastery, then ships within days. Mix and match to unlock up to 34% off — and new customers get 15% off on top, applied automatically. No code, no subscription required. 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