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As wildfire smoke spreads across the U.S., Republicans pressure Canada but sidestep climate concerns
Environmental Health News
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August 18, 2025
Republicans criticize Canada over wildfire smoke affecting American air quality for a third straight summer, while avoiding any acknowledgment of climate change’s role in worsening the crisis. Tammy Webber reports for The Associated Press. In...
U.S. Military Bases in South Korea and Japan Confronted with Persistent Protests
CovertAction Magazine
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August 18, 2025
[Source: nytimes.com] In late June, during public commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa—one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War that resulted in over 240,000 deaths—local authorities called for a reduction of the...
U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Launches Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course to Equip Soldiers for Future Warfare
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 18, 2025
FORT RUCKER, Ala. — In a bold move to modernize battlefield capabilities and close critical training gaps, the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) has launched its inaugural Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (UALC) at Fort Rucker....
U.S. academia now so corrupted, it’s even harming ‘liberal’ college students, constitutional expert says
WorldNetDaily
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August 18, 2025
A constitutional expert has cited the results of research by Northwestern University to warn that American academia, the colleges, universities, their teachers and administration, have become so corrupted that they are hurting even “liberal”...
Explosion at U.S. Steel plant in western Pa. raises questions about its future
6 ABC Action News
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August 18, 2025
CLAIRTON, Pa. -- The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel's Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period of uncertainty. The fortunes of...
Carney, Ford shift focus to what ‘we can control’ amid U.S. trade uncertainty
Lethbridge Herald
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August 18, 2025
By Canadian Press on August 18, 2025. OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada globally competitive rather than securing a trade deal with the United States as they met in Ottawa on Monday....
Breaking News: American Patriot air defense gains 360° engagement capability with new U.S. Army radar
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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According to information published by U.S. Company Lockheed Martin on August 18, 2025, the company has announced a successful flight test of its Patriot Advanced Capability–3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE), which intercepted an airborne...
Net Neutrality Advocates Won’t Appeal Trump Destruction, Say U.S. Courts Are Broken
Techdirt
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August 18, 2025
from the nothing-functions dept A fusion of authoritarianism and corporatism is destroying what’s left of already soggy U.S. federal consumer protection and corporate oversight. You might not know this because the U.S. press and many policymakers...
TVA Inks First U.S. Utility PPA for Gen IV Nuclear Power in Landmark Three-Way Deal with Google, Kairos
Power Magazine
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August 18, 2025
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has signed a first-of-its-kind power purchase agreement (PPA) with advanced nuclear technology firm Kairos Power to buy power from the company’s planned Hermes 2, a molten salt nuclear reactor, in Oak Ridge,...
Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 4, churning up dangerous surf along U.S. coast
KABB - Texas
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MIAMI (AP) — A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph maximum sustained...
The Potential Impact of U.S. Tariffs on the Indian Drone Industry
Dronelife - New Hampshire
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August 18, 2025
The United States’ decision to sharply raise tariffs on Indian goods threatens to disrupt India’s burgeoning drone sector. In late July 2025, the U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on most imports from India. It now appears (as of August, 2025) that the...
Hurricane Erin: No direct hit forecast on U.S., but flood risks prompt evacuations
Iowa Public Radio
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August 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin is spinning toward the Bahamas and the U.S. as a major hurricane, with sustained winds near 140 mph. It will likely cause "life-threatening surf and rip currents" at beaches along much of the East Coast for the next several days,...
Piedmont powerline project wants U.S. Marshals to help survey properties
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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The developers of a controversial power line project are asking U.S. Marshals to accompany survey crews in Maryland, citing threats of violence from property owners. In a motion filed Aug. 15 in U.S. District Court in Maryland, PSEG Renewable...
2 Houston universities excel on 2026 list of best U.S. colleges
Culturemap
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August 18, 2025
Two top tier Houston universities were just inducted into a new "hall of fame" list of the best colleges in the U.S. for 2026. Rice University and the University of Houston were both praised in education services company The Princeton Review's...
What New Human Ancestor Has Been Discovered, and How a Virus Outbreak in China Could Reach the U.S.
Scientific American
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August 18, 2025
Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some of the latest science news. First, a public health update from one of our colleagues at...
Implications of U.S. Tariffs on Southeast Asia: Navigating The Trade Tumult
Lexology
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Summary The Trump administration’s approach to international trade has sparked a new era of unpredictability and recalibration for global commerce. With the imposition of sweeping tariffs and a series of rapidly negotiated bilateral trade...
Hot air coming from U.S. absurd
Winnipeg Free Press
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August 18, 2025
Opinion Winds change, weather patterns shift, and it’s fair to say no one is ever completely sure what the meteorological outlook will be in the days and weeks ahead. But if there’s one thing that’s certain in this overheated Canadian summer, it’s...
How Hurricane Erin Will Impact the U.S.
AOL
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A ripped red flag warning of rip current waves as Hurricane Erin approaches in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Aug. 16, 2025. Credit - Ricardo Arduengo—Getty Images Hurricane Erin is ripping through the Atlantic Ocean, passing just east of the Turks and...
Tariff Talk: How will U.S. tariff policy affect truck prices and freight?
Truck News
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James Menzies: Welcome back to our next installment of the Five Minute Deep Dive: Five Minutes of What Matters Most, featuring FTR. Eric, the headlines this year have been dominated by tariffs, tariffs, tariffs. We have already discussed weak...
Israel's war and political climate are driving emigration to U.S., study says
Haaretz
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August 18, 2025
Israelis emigrating to the United States in recent years have been primarily motivated by the political and security situation in the country, rather than economic and professional mobility, as had been the case in the past.