Month: August 2025
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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‘World’s nicest judge’ Frank Caprio dies at 88 after pancreatic cancer battle
‘His warmth, humor, and kindness left an indelible mark on all who knew him,’ a statement announcing Caprio’s death read
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Voting machine company linked to Trump conspiracy used LA funds to create slush fund for bribing officials: prosecutors
Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems were both falsely accused of being part of a conspiracy to steal the 2020 election and have settled lawsuits against media networks for propagating such stories
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