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WARNING: DISTRESSING VISUALS A Ukrainian mother watched as her son’s home was engulfed in fire, killing him. Olena Stohina’s 29-year-old son was among the casualties in what has been the deadliest month for civilians since 2022. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #OlenaStohina #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #CivilianCasualties #DeadliestMonth #UkraineWar2026 #WarInUkraine #Kyiv #RussianAttacks #BreakingNewsContinue Reading

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The earnings of America’s largest corporations — the S&P 500 — surged by an astounding 53% over the past year. But most Americans are losing ground. Wages have barely risen — yet a tomato today costs 40% more than it did just a year ago. Gas now costs an average of more than $4.50 a gallon. RentingContinue Reading

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Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, following a recent federal law. Now, as schools gearContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s been sneaking into school curricula: plastics. A new report fromContinue Reading

Ghostly green lakes merge in Australian outback after 2 years of heavy rain — Earth from space

A 2024 satellite photo captured a striking emerald body of water in the Australian outback. It is made up of four different ephemeral lakes that have merged after breaking their banks due to near-record levels of rainfall. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Landsat) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Barkly Tableland, Australia’s Northern Territory [-18.595019720, 135.2699610] What’sContinue Reading

NASA Welcomes Türkiye as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory  

Elizabeth Shaw Aug 31, 2026 During a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at the agency’s headquarters in Washington on Monday, the Republic of Türkiye signed the Artemis Accords, joining the growing international coalition of like-minded nations dedicated to peaceful, transparent space exploration. “It is my privilege to welcome the Republic of Türkiye asContinue Reading