Day: August 21, 2025
Hurricane Erin mapped: Tracking areas most likely to see the impacts of storm surge and 20-foot waves
Hurricane Erin will bring storm surges and tropical storm conditions to parts of North Carolina and Virginia as it passes along the U.S. East Coast between Wednesday and Friday
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Ukraine security talks are ‘road to nowhere’ says Lavrov as Nato chiefs meet
Poland accuses Moscow of provocation as suspected drone lands in field
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Extremely rare bright orange shark with white eyes discovered in the Caribbean
The shark also showed traits of albinism, including a pair of striking white eyes
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In numbers: Is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?
Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alicja Hagopian writes
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Texas House passes Trump-backed map that could give Republicans five more seats in midterms
Vote comes after Democratic lawmakers temporarily fled state to stall passage of new map, which Trump wants to use to lock in Republican control in midterms next year
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Obama makes rare political intervention to weigh in on Texas redistricting and back Newsom
The former president made the public comments in support of the California governor’s plan to counter move Texas Republicans
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Where could Putin and Zelensky meet for Ukraine war summit?
Russia has yet to confirm whether Putin will meet with Zelensky
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Russian foreign minister warns West over excluding Moscow from Ukraine security discussions
Russia’s foreign minister has sent the West a warning over excluding Moscow from security discussions on Ukraine.
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One scoop or two? Bear found eating strawberry ice cream behind counter of Lake Tahoe store
‘Fuzzy’ expressed a strong preference for strawberry ice cream and was coaxed out by county deputies
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Trump has bought up $100 million in bonds from biggest companies including T-Mobile and Meta since taking office
Presidents aren’t required to divest potentially conflicted assets, but most except for Trump have anyway
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