A mysterious cancer problem lurks in this California enclave

Good morning, welcome back, and thank you for joining me here with The Morning Brief.

It's Monday, August 31st, and I'm Keegan Billings with The Epoch Times, one of America's largest independent newspapers.

Now let's jump into a rundown of some of our top stories for today.

Starting off, an idyllic Orange County community has seen an apparent explosion in cancer cases affecting both humans and dogs.

Residents say it's caused by the spraying of toxic pesticides.

Next, a new deal with Venezuela that gives the U.S. majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves is expected to reshape global oil markets.

In more news, according to analysts, the breakdown of the U.S.-Canada trade talks owes to one factor that hasn't been publicly named by both sides.

That is China.

In world news, Icelanders voted against reopening negotiations to join the European Union.

And for our health section today, we'll be talking about what a good night's sleep does for your eyes, so stick around for that.