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Mike Lindell touts Trump ties in race for governor of Minnesota, where Trump has lost

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 04:00

Lindell, of "MyPillow," plays up his ties to Trump, who endorsed him for Tuesday's primary. But the state Republican convention backed one of his opponents.

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Who really needs testosterone?

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 04:00

The military plans to start screening service members for low testosterone, and social media is overflowing with claims about testosterone therapy. But who actually needs it?

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The FAA wants to reboot the nation's airspace. This airline shows how it might work

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 04:00

When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace.

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Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 12, authorities say

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:58

Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities with long-range drones almost daily in recent months. The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia and unsettled the Russian public.

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Morning news brief

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:41

Iran aims to put pressure on Trump amid negotiations with Oman, Labor Department to release new report on inflation, new report reveals decades of abuse at arts school linked to Epstein.

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The view from the proving grounds for next-generation nuclear reactors, Atomic City, Idaho

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 23:01

A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years. Public opinion remains split.

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Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 17:03

There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.

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Demi Vollering wins Tour de France for the 2nd time

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 17:00

Vollering, who first won the competition in 2023, finished the stage more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and 2024 champion Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.

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Nearly 30 years after Tupac's death, the trial over his murder will finally begin

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 16:27

In 2023, police charged Duane Davis, also known as "Keefe D," with organizing Tupac Shakur's murder in 1996. Author Ben Westhoff discusses Davis' trial that begins Monday.

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Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza Peace Plan, demands Hamas disarm first

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 13:21

Netanyahu's comments come just over a week after President Trump said his Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement with Hamas to give up its weapons.

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Haunted by Hoover, Trump searches for an endgame in Iran

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 07:39

President Trump is confronting a question that has haunted presidents throughout history: how a war - that has gone on longer than predicted - can reshape a presidency.

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There's a birth control backlash online. Can it explain the rise in abortions?

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 07:12

The number of abortions is up in the United States. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills?

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This rising painter reimagines Renaissance art in a cocoa plantation in Cameroon

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 06:58

A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of Cameroon.

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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 04:44

Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.

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Solar eclipse to occur next week. Here is what to know

Sat, 08/08/2026 - 19:56

It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday.

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Meet the man circumnavigating the Arctic Ocean, alone

Sat, 08/08/2026 - 16:30

Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat.

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Tanker sailors still face danger in the Strait of Hormuz

Sat, 08/08/2026 - 16:19

An agreement over the Strait of Hormuz is still far away. Tim Wilkins, who works for a tanker industry group, says the ships stuck around the waterway are in limbo, and transiting is still dangerous.

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Ukraine mourns 'collector of souls' Oleksiy Yukov, killed recovering war dead

Sat, 08/08/2026 - 12:46

Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.

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K-pop's global wave inspires Chile's next pop stars

Sat, 08/08/2026 - 08:34

K-pop conquered the world — now Chile's young creatives are remixing the movement and making it their own.

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Opinion: Europe's summer of heat

Sat, 08/08/2026 - 07:00

Europe is in another brutal heat wave. The summer's earlier record-breaking weather already damaged crops, sparked wildfires and led to increased deaths.

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