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The envoy didn’t say “no” to the idea of direct American military involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war Nights and Weekends Editor Published August 17, 2025 10:44AM (EDT) A view of a military cemetery amid Russia-Ukraine war in Dnipro, Ukraine on February 25, 2023. (Adri Salido/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) TheContinue Reading

Texas state senators take first step toward redistricting

State senators in Texas launched a public hearing Sunday on a bill to redraw congressional voting districts in the state, a move that could win Republicans five more seats in the House if the GOP plan works perfectly. The public hearing is a required step before a bill can advance for a vote on the…Continue Reading

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Officials say about 10 people rescued after accident in African country’s northwestern region., Officials say about 10 people rescued after accident in African country’s northwestern region. Rescuers are searching for more than 40 people who are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Sokoto, according to authorities.Continue Reading

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Here are the key events on day 1,271 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events on day 1,271 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen attend a joint news conference in Brussels, Belgium, on August 17, 2025Continue Reading

NASA’s SWOT satellite captures Kamchatka megaquake tsunami in striking detail

Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting coastal communities. The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite captured the tsunami spawned by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 11:25 a.m.Continue Reading

I Run a Full Linux Desktop in Docker Just Because I Can

Like me, you’ve probably heard the unofficial rule of Docker: it’s for lightweight, headless servers and command-line applications, not for graphical interfaces. Most of us follow this rule for good reason—CLI is what Docker was built for. But what happens when you break the rules? I decided to do something out of the ordinary. MyContinue Reading

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Senator Bill Hagerty is dusting off the Three-Fifths Compromise as precedent for his bill to exclude undocumented immigrants from the U.S. census. Hagerty appeared on Fox Business Friday to support the legislation , which would end the practice of counting all residents of a state—regardless of citizenship status—in the decennialContinue Reading