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Ukraine launched a major drone attack targeting a Russian rocket fuel plant in the Rostov region as a campaign against online retailer Wildberries intensified. Meanwhile, Russian ballistic missiles and drone strikes pounded Kyiv, Odesa,…
U.S. Envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Monday, August 17, 2026, to press for the…
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is seeking her 12th term in a newly redrawn Broward County district where she is the only white…
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Follow a subject, then see how it connects to everything around it.
International affairs, conflict, diplomacy, migration, climate, security, and cross-border developments explained through their consequences for people and institutions.
Ukraine launched a major drone attack targeting a Russian rocket fuel plant in the Rostov region as a campaign against online retailer…
Elections, government, public policy, law, power, and accountability, with attention to what decisions change beyond the political theatre.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is seeking her 12th term in a newly redrawn Broward County district where she is the only white…
Companies, markets, work, trade, regulation, and the decisions moving money, industries, consumers, and the wider economy.
A group led by Josh Kushner and Bob Iger has agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers for a reported $12.5 billion,…
Artificial intelligence, platforms, software, hardware, cybersecurity, digital policy, and the systems remaking daily life.
Sudan experienced a renewed escalation in hostilities on Wednesday as a barrage of drone strikes targeted five cities, including Omdurman and Khartoum…
Research, space, climate, energy, discovery, and the evidence behind claims about how the world works.
More than 90 percent of the sun was obscured by the moon during a rare partial solar eclipse in Yorkshire. Crowds gathered…
Medicine, public health, biotech, wellbeing, and health policy reported with evidence, proportion, and reader safety in mind.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the deadliest in the country's history, claiming 2,325 lives as…
Film, television, music, books, gaming, creators, media, and the ideas shaping how culture is made and understood.
Milania Giudice appeared in a New Jersey virtual court hearing on August 11, 2026, where her attorney requested a trial delay for…
Competition, athletes, leagues, business, media, data, and the stories changing how sport is played and watched.
The Boston Red Sox placed star setup man Garrett Whitlock on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 10, 2026, due to…
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