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

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

"We're living in this world of scarcity with the Moon."

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Text • Anand Kumar, The Conversation

Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

Biology is coming to psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, even as reliable biomarkers remain rare.

Political Wire
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Trump Plays Coy on CIA Director’s Mystery Trip to Moscow

“President Trump insisted Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip to Moscow wasn’t to warn President Vladimir Putin not to ‘test NATO resolve’ or ‘strike England’ after the Cabinet official’s unannounced four-hour visit on Tuesday launched rampant speculation,” the New York Post reports. Said Trump: “Well, none of the above. He’s there, you know, […]

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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New York Leader Speaks Out After Hudson Valley Murder-Suicide

A top official from the region is addressing the murder-suicide that involved two beloved Hudson Valley first responders. Continue reading…

WIRED
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Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

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There are 69 days until Election Day.

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Trump is opening the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing, jeopardizing the habitat of the Atlantic puffin.

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Trump: Canada is one of the worst countries in the world to deal with

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Trump muses about cutting regulations and inspections on meat processors

The San Francisco Standard
Text • George Kelly

Meta reaches $18B settlement in Oakland teen safety trial

The tech giant agreed to limit how much time teens could use social media apps as part of the deal with 47 states.

SCOTUSblog
Text • Richard Garnett

The many layers of Landor

The Supreme Court building is pictured behind a tree
The Supreme Court building is pictured behind a tree

SCOTUSblog
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Alcohol at the Supreme Court

Shelves of wine bottles for sale inside a convenience shop, Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida.
Shelves of wine bottles for sale inside a convenience shop, Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida.

SCOTUSblog
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SCOTUS again asked to address Ten Commandments in schools

Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured
Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured

Plus, a Colorado man has been accused of impersonating Chief Justice Roberts.

Scripting News Valid
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Bill Gates' concerns about AI

After reading Bill Gates' story, I concur. I have seen bad behavior by Claude Code where it was doing tests of our S3 support, and it overwrote files that were critical to our apps, knocking at least one of them off the air. I'm at a loss as to what I should trust it with,...

Electrek
Text • Fred Lambert

Tesla denies rumors it’s abandoning ‘Full Self-Driving’ push in China

Tesla is denying rumors that it has pulled its “Full Self-Driving” team out of China, saying its Shanghai data center is “operating normally” and that it has even reported the claims to police.

The denial comes as China remains conspicuously absent from Tesla’s own list of markets where customers can subscribe to FSD because of the regulatory limbo the driver assist system faces.

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Swiss to Vote On Whether to Tighten Neutrality

“Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block their ​country from imposing economic sanctions or cooperating with NATO,” Reuters reports. “Posters featuring doves of peace and asking voters to reject war have ‌appeared across the Alpine nation in a campaign that has […]

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Rep. Dingell: Call It 'Lake Natalie'

Rep. Debbie Dingell had the best response to the absurdity of Trump's latest attack on Canada, which is to threaten to name Lake Ontario "Lake America" and rob it of its standing as a Great Lake.

We have reached such a level of stupidity that Rep. Dingell gets high marks for her quip.

And it hits Trump right in the chops.

Let’s just call it Lake Natalie so we know you’ll start protecting our Great Lakes. https://t.co/fGtlNYruwy

— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) August 25, 2026

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Ars Technica
Text • Eric Berger

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

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

"We're living in this world of scarcity with the Moon."

Ars Technica
Text • Anand Kumar, The Conversation

Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

Biology is coming to psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, even as reliable biomarkers remain rare.

Berkeleyside
Text • Tracey Taylor

14 dog-friendly hiking trails in the East Bay

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From splashing spots to off-leash fun with bay views, National Dog Day inspired us to share some of our favorite places to hike with dogs.