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This primary season, most of the energy and attention on the Democratic side has been on progressive candidates who overperformed in races around the country, sometimes despite steep funding disadvantages. Beltway moderates are ready to fight back: In August, Third Way announced a $15 million campaign against democratic socialism betweenContinue Reading

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Argentina’s president accused of political machinations as he eyes shifting US stance on Las Malvinas., Argentina’s president accused of political machinations as he eyes shifting US stance on Las Malvinas. Argentine President Javier Milei has threatened sanctions against companies drilling for oil near the Falkland Islands. In a televised addressContinue Reading

Hubble spots a mysterious 10-sided ‘decagon’ growing around Saturn’s south pole

New Hubble observations have revealed a dramatic, 10-sided jet surrounding Saturn’s south pole, and it appears to be evolving before our eyes. The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped a high-resolution view of the striking “atmospheric wave,” which appears to have begun forming in 2023, archival Hubble images show. Scientists are curious about how this “decagon”Continue Reading

2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here’s what BepiColombo can do

This image was taken by the BepiColombo mission on Jan. 8, 2025 as the spacecraft sped by Mercury for its sixth and final gravity assist at the planet.  (Image credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM) Mercury, the tiniest and least-explored planet in the inner solar system, is hiding mysteries far larger than itself — and finally, scientists will soon beContinue Reading

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New legislation gives Pakistan’s military chief sweeping command powers, raising questions about oversight., Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s parliament in late August passed legislation that, for the first time, spells out in statute the powers of the country’s most senior military office, continuing a restructuring of the military’s command structure thatContinue Reading