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  1. The Supreme Court Joins Trump’s Insidious War on Voting Rights

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:18:57 -0000

    The high court’s shadow-docket decision isn’t the final word on mail-in ballots, but it reveals the conservative bloc’s comfort with the …

  2. No Place on Earth Is Safe if All Hell Breaks Loose, But One Place Is Safest

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:30:06 -0000

    If all hell really does break loose and some kind of unprecedented global disaster strikes, where would you go? What would be the safest place to seek shelter, to lie low and ride out the storm, and hopefully survive to see a brighter day? Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.

  3. To fight wildfires and climate change, scientists say: Don’t burn debris, bury it.

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    When logging companies cut down trees to thin overcrowded forests, they are left with a costly headache: giant mounds of limbs and spindly trunks …

  4. Nepal Floods Update: Video Shows Gigantic 100Ft Wave of Water Consume Town

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:25:47 -0000

    A towering surge of muddy water roared through the Himalayan border crossing at Gyirong Port on Wednesday, engulfing buildings as deadly flash floods …

  5. She got an electric bill for $1,373. She's not alone

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    TULSA, Okla. — Raelynn McMurchy was shocked when she opened her most recent electric bill. After some late payments in the past, the utility had tacked on a deposit of nearly $600, pushing the total to $1,373. "Our electric bill is literally more than our rent this month," McMurchy said in a TikTok …

  6. Canada to hit U.S. with retaliatory tariffs. And, remembering music legend Dolly Parton

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:05:46 -0000

    Today's top stories Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., saying that it will match U.S. tariffs "dollar for dollar." Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the country would apply tariffs of 15%, 25% and 50% on a variety of U.S. exports starting Sept. 8. The …

  7. Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:03:05 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — When the temperature heats up, so do emergency rooms, according to a massive study of Chicago hospital and urgent care records, which found increased accidental gunshot wounds, kidney complaints, skin problems, varicose veins and even mental health issues related to marijuana …

  8. Meningitis Is a Horrible Way to Die. Trump Will Make It More Common.

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Mothers who have lost children to the disease are sharing their stories to warn the public about Trump’s recent anti-vaccine executive order. It might …

  9. A Provocative Theory by NASA Scientists Asks: What If We Weren't the First Advanced Civilization on Earth?

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:29:59 -0000

    The Silurian Hypothesis asks whether signs of truly ancient past civilizations would even be recognisable today. In the grand sweep of Earth’s …

  10. ‘Hunger Stones’ Resurface in Europe, Bringing Centuries-Old Warnings Back Into View as Rivers Hit Historic Lows

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:45:00 -0000

    For centuries, communities along rivers in central Europe marked exceptionally low water levels on exposed rocks, creating an enduring record of …

  11. Trump demands ‘lies’ in West Point climate curriculum, professor claims in new lawsuit

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:10:17 -0000

    A tenured professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point claims he was fired after pushing back on a presidential directive to “defy science” …

  12. A Defunct Nuclear Site Had a Meltdown in 1959. A New Study Shows It's Still Causing Health Problems

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:18 -0000

    Researchers found elevated reports of autoimmune and endocrine disorders among people living within 5 miles (8 kilometers) of the Santa Susana field …

  13. Panama, El Salvador declare emergencies over El Niño impacts

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:59:29 -0000

    Aug. 26 (UPI) -- El Salvador and Panama have declared their highest-level alerts nationwide as the effects of El Niño threaten economies and …

  14. A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:32:04 -0000

    The full extent of the deaths and damage caused by the enormous flash flood that swept down a river valley in Nepal and Tibet today won’t be clear …

  15. Trump and Vance Just Gave Maine Democrat Troy Jackson Two Big Gifts

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:10:00 -0000

    Republican Senator Susan Collins must be pulling her hair out. You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside …

  16. Nepal flash floods surge through villages as Trishuli River destroys homes

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:36:59 -0000

    Nepal's Trishuli River surges through mountain villages, killing at least eight people as flash floods destroy homes and trigger emergencies

  17. Meet the Teenager Running for Vermont Governor and Ready for ‘Impact’

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:17:23 -0000

    Dean Roy, 15, will appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate. He said his generation’s concerns, like affordability and climate change, have been ignored for too long. Dean Roy is not eligible to vote, not even close. He cannot legally drink alcohol, and on looks alone, is at risk …

  18. The great American road trip is in peril

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Along my family's 9,000-mile trip this summer, our days whiplashed between grandeur and extreme weather crises. My husband, friends, and I sat huddled …

  19. 43 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They’re Tiny Heroes.

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:53:00 -0000

    It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem. A study reveals that an unconventional ecological intervention tactic is still providing benefits 43 years later. • After the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated the local environment, scientists set a few gophers …

  20. How Kudzu Was Supposed to Save the South

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:40:53 -0000

    Before it became a notorious invasive plant, kudzu was promoted as a solution to widespread soil erosion. Across the American South, few plants are as …

  21. Summer of 2026 – ClimateCode Red for Humanity?

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:16:16 -0000

    While it’s not over yet, as I write this in late August 2026, this summer has already delivered a series of stark reminders that climate change is …

  22. Nepal-Tibet floods: when disaster strikes before communities recover from previous climate extremes, crisis escalates

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:28:53 -0000

    Major flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and local hydropower projects. The flooding of the Bhote Koshi …

  23. 'Mini jungle': Alaska is getting greener as the climate warms – with cascading effects

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:54:48 -0000

    A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse. With no tall trees reaching to the sky, Alaska's North …

  24. At least 98 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:27:19 -0000

    Updated August 26, 2026 at 10:44 AM PDT UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal — Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 98 …

  25. Reno became an affordable, booming destination. Fires show the limits of all that growth

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Over the last 15 years, the population of Reno — the so-called Biggest Little City in the World — has surged, thanks in large part to an influx of Californians drawn by Nevada’s cheaper housing, booming tech industry and relative lack of soul-crushing traffic. From 2010 to 2025, Reno’s population …

  26. The World’s Largest Beach Cleanup Collected 7.9 Million Pounds of Trash—and These 6 Items Were Everywhere

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Volunteers collected more than 1.3 million plastic bottles during the world’s largest single-day beach and waterway cleanup. Plastic bottles and caps are some of the most commonly found pollutants on beaches and waterways around the world, according to a new study. The findings followed last year’s …

  27. Nepal floods: At least 98 dead and hundreds missing, including 33 UK citizens

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:55:14 -0000

    A wall of melt-water raced through mountain passes, sweeping away everything in its path, ITV News' Ellie Pitt reports At least 98 people have been …

  28. 15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:14:52 -0000

    “We’re living in this world of scarcity with the Moon.” As part of its nuclear fusion processes, the Sun produces a particularly interesting isotope …

  29. Southern California’s scorching heat wave peaks: Here’s how hot it will get and when it will end

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:45:44 -0000

    Wednesday is forecast to be the hottest day of Southern California’s worst heat wave of the summer. Most coastal and valley areas will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal, with temperatures topping 100 in the valleys, according to the National Weather Service. Downtown Los Angeles is expected to reach …

  30. How Trump’s Crazed Fury at Canada Is Already Backfiring Badly for Him

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The escalating trade war with Canada will hit hard in the Midwest—right where some of the most important contests in the midterms will be …