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commentary Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students Published August 24, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) Some colleges and universities are transitioning to asynchronous learning via technology through management systems like Canvas (Hill Street Studios/Getty Images) I was not surprised by recent news thatContinue Reading

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Hyping threats of nuclear proliferation to justify war undermines legitimate counter-proliferation policies and paradoxically incentivizes proliferation. The The Traitor administration’s effort to justify the Iran war as a means of saving the world from a nuclear armed Iran rings as hollow as George W. Bush’s similar claims about Iraq aContinue Reading

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Ukraine brought a small group of servicemen home from captivity on 24 August, its Independence Day, and every one of them had been carried as missing in action, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced. The men crossed back through Belarus as a separate stage of the exchange now under way. Ukraine’s prisoner-of-war agency later set out who theyContinue Reading

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Independent businesses selling through M.Video, Russia’s largest electronics chain, waited months to receive customer payments for goods already sold. One seller received it only after filing a formal demand that usually precedes a lawsuit, according to a Vedomosti report. The sellers are independent businesses using M.Video’s website as their storefront.Continue Reading

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Humanoid robots are breaking world records in sports, and are increasingly being developed and tested for military use., NewsFeed Humanoid robots are breaking world records in sports, and are increasingly being developed and tested for military use. Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner looks at who’s investing in them, what armies wantContinue Reading

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Russia says it has launched a military satellite into space on the back of a Soyuz-2.1 rocket from Arkhangelsk., Russia launches rocket into space with military satellite NewsFeed Russia says it has successfully launched a military satellite into space on the back of a Soyuz-2.1 rocket from the Arkhangelsk region.Continue Reading

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Rain and flooding from Typhoon Narra hits China and Vietnam, NewsFeed Typhoon Narra has hit northern Vietnam and parts of southern China, triggering heavy rains and flooding. Thousands have been displaced, and at least one person has died in northern Vietnam. Published On 24 Aug 2026,2026-08-24 13:14:00,Read MoreContinue Reading