Fire Near Reno, Nev., Prompts Evacuations of Homes and Hospitals - The New York Times
Fire Near Reno, Nev., Prompts Evacuations of Homes and Hospitals - The New York Times
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2026-08-23 02:42:14
Fire Near Reno, Nev., Prompts Evacuations of Homes and Hospitals The New York TimesNevada’s Hawk Fire blamed on human activity, official says, as 90,000 urged to flee CNNWildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands of evacuations PoliticoFast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada,
Bessent Has No Easy Fix for What’s Really Driving Bond Yields Up - Bloomberg.com
Bessent Has No Easy Fix for What’s Really Driving Bond Yields Up - Bloomberg.com
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2026-08-23 02:40:00
Bessent Has No Easy Fix for What’s Really Driving Bond Yields Up Bloomberg.comTreasury Is Buying Its Own Bonds. Where Is The Money Coming From? ForbesAn alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again AP NewsScott Bessent is ‘playing with fire’ as the Treasury’s debt
IndyCar drivers roar through D.C. streets in auto race along National Mall - The Washington Post
IndyCar drivers roar through D.C. streets in auto race along National Mall - The Washington Post
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2026-08-23 02:39:50
IndyCar drivers roar through D.C. streets in auto race along National Mall The Washington PostTrump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C. The New York TimesFreedom 250 Grand Prix: IndyCar street race debuts on National Mall in Washington DC FOX 5 DCKyle
GB's Brennan wins Vuelta stage two on Grand Tour debut
GB's Brennan wins Vuelta stage two on Grand Tour debut
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2026-08-22 21:47:58
Britain's Matt Brennan sprints to victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as overall race favourite Tadej Pogacar holds on to the leader's red jersey.
Nonprofits are helping musicians pay for insurance in Austin, Texas, and beyond
Nonprofits are helping musicians pay for insurance in Austin, Texas, and beyond
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2026-08-22 20:15:30
A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive.
Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
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2026-08-22 16:50:09
The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California's next governor as Trump's actions have driven people off health insurance.
Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
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Politics
2026-08-22 16:50:09
The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California's next governor as Trump's actions have driven people off health insurance.
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA (again)
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA (again)
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Politics
2026-08-22 16:25:12
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks "Politico's" Thomas Frank about new FEMA administrator Cameron Hamilton and whether his appointment means a change in heart by the Trump administration about the agency.
Why hundreds showed up to support murder trial defendant Lindsay Clancy
Why hundreds showed up to support murder trial defendant Lindsay Clancy
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2026-08-22 16:02:44
Hundreds of people have been showing up outside a Massachusetts courthouse to show support for Lindsay Clancy, who's on trial after being charged with killing her three children in 2023.
Week in politics: primaries results, Iran pressure, Korean relations flip
Week in politics: primaries results, Iran pressure, Korean relations flip
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Politics
2026-08-22 16:02:43
Democrats have not shown a clear preference for progressive candidates over moderate ones. Republicans have rejected some of President Trump's endorsees despite his tight grip on the party's base.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4982–4987: Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4982–4987: Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming
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2026-08-22 11:39:28
By Allison Dries-Padilla, Missions Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 This week of Curiosity Mars rover operations takes us back to our “regularly scheduled programming.” After taking a slight detour to investigate the “erosional
US-Canada trade talks collapse, setting off new round of tariffs
US-Canada trade talks collapse, setting off new round of tariffs
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2026-08-21 20:53:13
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods beginning Sept. 8, targeting steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, paper, and electronics.
US-Canada trade talks collapse, setting off new round of tariffs
US-Canada trade talks collapse, setting off new round of tariffs
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2026-08-21 20:53:13
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods beginning Sept. 8, targeting steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, paper, and electronics.
Military’s arrest power at southern border grows. What’s behind the change?
Military’s arrest power at southern border grows. What’s behind the change?
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2026-08-21 13:00:27
President Trump expanded the U.S. military’s role in immigration enforcement, and a new legal opinion gives the Pentagon greater arrest powers at the southern border.
Military’s arrest power at southern border grows. What’s behind the change?
Military’s arrest power at southern border grows. What’s behind the change?
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2026-08-21 13:00:27
President Trump expanded the U.S. military’s role in immigration enforcement, and a new legal opinion gives the Pentagon greater arrest powers at the southern border.
From ‘bean to bar,’ boutique chocolate makers tell a new story
From ‘bean to bar,’ boutique chocolate makers tell a new story
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2026-08-21 13:00:21
Consumers’ interest in the origins of their chocolate is rising. The “bean-to-bar” movement pioneered by boutique chocolate makers offers one response.
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 22… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
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2026-08-21 02:36:12
The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.
NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, Air, Space
NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, Air, Space
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2026-08-20 22:43:40
On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse darkened skies over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. As the Moon covered the Sun, it briefly revealed the Sun’s wispy outer atmosphere — the corona — to those in the path of totality who were lucky enough to have clear skies. NASA researchers and photographers
Are eggs safe to eat? Your salmonella questions answered
Are eggs safe to eat? Your salmonella questions answered
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Health
2026-08-19 14:47:38
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has recently declared a national outbreak of salmonella food poisoning after one person died and hundreds more fell ill with the bug.
Rock singer and naturalist: How Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg straddles two careers
Rock singer and naturalist: How Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg straddles two careers
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Arts
2026-07-30 13:00:10
Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg, out with an album called “The New World,” is also a naturalist and explorer whose next book is about the beauty and wonder of Antarctica.
‘Little House on the Prairie’ returns. Will the show’s reboot resonate with a new generation?
‘Little House on the Prairie’ returns. Will the show’s reboot resonate with a new generation?
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Arts
2026-07-07 13:00:09
A new “Little House on the Prairie” series launches on Netflix this week with a broader diversity of characters. The revamp of the enduring story illustrates the complexity of updating a classic story for modern viewers.
I have previously mentioned the book The Word of God: A Logical and Moral Dilemma written by an acquaintance of mine. The title of the book implies a puzzle exists in the book of the Bible (here, The Word of God is a direct reference to the Bible). That puzzle (dilemma) is manifest by the belief […]
Well here it is. New Years Day 2015 (obviously using the Gregorian Calendar. Those who adhere to the Chinese Calendar, or possibly other calendars, may not have crossed the Year boundary as of yet. But that is OK because it is not WHEN the boundary occurs but rather WHAT those boundaries in our lives are.) […]
Salt (NaCl), specifically sodium chloride, or common table salt, is a most useful compound. It is quite common (and necessary) in all cultures and in everyone’s daily lives. It can be used for many different purposes. One of the most common purposes that the vast majority of people would be familiar with is as a […]
Man made Global Warming has taken us by storm (pun intended). The media is literally inundated with it. Take these particular headlines in the last few weeks for example: Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers – The New York Times : May 13th 2014 U.S. Military Plans Policy Shift in Response to […]
Apparently not when it comes to atheists who are adamant about stamping out all religion in society and within the daily lives of ordinary citizens of the United States of America. I’ll explain in a minute. First let me say this was not the topic on my mind this evening. For the last day or […]
Our rights are important. As is what we perceive as our rights. Rights are where we derive so many of our other political and social concepts from. Rights, as defined, are those set of items or actions that are afforded due to just claim, legal guarantee, moral principle, or legal principle and authorities. And rights […]
First, let me say thankyou for your patience and understanding while I undertook a move one quarter of the way around the world. While not completely settled yet, we are starting to get back some of the things we have been without (my computer is just about back to the state it was in when I […]
One of the more interesting passages of Scripture to me is Ruth 1:15-17 which states (in the King James Version): 15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. 16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or […]
Have you ever felt like you are at the gambling table of life when you suddenly get dealt the worst possible hand imaginable? No matter how well you plan, or what kind of in-roads you think you may be making, you wake up one morning and suddenly find yourself facing seemingly dire circumstances. It probably […]
The other day in Whose Science Is It? I stated: “Once one has determined in his or her own mind as to the existence of God, then the debate as to who or what that God may (or may not) be can take place.” Meaning to separate two linked, but unique, practices: Theology and Religion. But […]
