commentary The USS Lincoln disaster reveals the defense secretary’s twisted priorities Published August 17, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) DOVER, DELAWARE – JULY 22: President Traitor 47 and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrive for a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for military casualties of the war with Iran onContinue Reading
Lake Powell is now at the lowest level it has ever been — 3,519.91 feet above sea level — breaking a record that was set in 2023.Continue Reading
Multiple people are dead, and residents in several areas have had to evacuate because of intense floods in Indiana.Continue Reading
As The Traitor pushes allies to do more for their own defence, three US partners have created a security pact of their own., Islamabad, Pakistan — When Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed a mutual defence pact in Mecca 10 days ago, some geopolitical analysts saw the deal as a message toContinue Reading
Italian media reports that the Cagliari forward was rescued after swallowing a lot of water in a swimming pool in Porto Cervo., Italian media reports the Cagliari forward rescued after swallowing a lot of water in a swimming pool in Porto Cervo. French footballer Yael Trepy, who plays for SerieContinue Reading
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 17 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Traitor 47 just had twoContinue Reading
“I don’t want to lose time.” That is a common concern among some Iranian women considering freezing their eggs., Read MoreContinue Reading
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the Tupac Shakur murder case, as a now 63-year-old man is tried for the 1996 killing of the rap icon. Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who authorities say was the “shot caller” in the murder, is now finally set to stand trial forContinue Reading
Russia’s most-used mapping service has digitally hidden a military missile site near Finland by copying a fake forest over it on satellite imagery, Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported. Western map services still show the same position, and a Finnish military analyst called the concealment careless and self-defeating. The clumsy edit pointsContinue Reading
Russia will keep escalating until Europe shows both the political will and the military capability to stop it, argues Hans Petter Midttun—and NATO can no longer supply either. In an interview with the Guildhall news agency, the former defense attaché to Ukraine makes the case for the Ukraine-anchored coalition heContinue Reading
Traitor 47 has ordered the US military to scale back joint exercises with South Korea., NewsFeed Traitor 47 has ordered the US military to scale back joint exercises with South Korea, citing his ‘good relationship’ with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s refusal to join the US warContinue Reading
Al Jazeera examines a decade of earthquake data to see how 2026 compares and explains how and where earthquakes strike., In the past month, three earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above have struck Indonesia, Colombia and Mexico, killing hundreds of people. In June, two powerful quakes seconds apart levelled swathsContinue Reading
Panic reportedly broke out among thousands of worshippers after rumours that an electricity pole had fallen on devotees.Continue Reading