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May 08 2026POLITICS

Drone Disruptions Spike Near Moscow as Russia Marks WWII Victory

On a quiet Thursday across Russia, air defenses faced a sudden challenge as over fifty drones tried to fly toward Moscow. Emergency teams spent hours picking up scattered drone fragments from the ground. Reports came in waves, shared through official channels, showing how this unusual situation unfo

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May 07 2026POLITICS

Prime Minister Ousted in Solomon Islands Confidence Vote

The leader of the Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele, lost his job after a parliamentary vote that showed more lawmakers wanted him gone than stayed with him. The result was 26 votes against him and only 22 for him, with two members choosing not to vote. Manele said he hoped everyone would keep work

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May 07 2026BUSINESS

Remembering a Media Pioneer

Ted Turner changed how we see news. In 1988, a young lawyer named Zaslav met him and was struck by Turner’s bold ideas. Turner wanted the world to see events as they happened, so he launched CNN, a 24‑hour news channel. People at first doubted the idea; many said it was too risky. Turner s

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May 07 2026WEATHER

Why the Weather Service is playing catch-up before storm season

The National Weather Service is still rebuilding after major job cuts last year, just as tornado and hurricane season approaches. One forecasting hub in Oklahoma currently has five empty positions, and other offices are losing staff temporarily because experts are being reassigned to cover the World

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May 07 2026POLITICS

AI at the table: Next week's meeting could change tech talks

Officials from the US and China might add AI to the list of topics for their upcoming high-level meeting. The possible talks could happen during a summit planned for next week in Beijing. This isn't confirmed yet, but sources say both sides are looking at the idea seriously. The American team might

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May 07 2026TECHNOLOGY

Big tech buildings spark debate in Virginia's energy debate

Across Virginia, giant tech buildings are popping up everywhere. These aren't regular office towers. They're massive data centers packed with servers running 24/7, needing constant cooling and power. Why is one small state home to the world's biggest data center cluster? Simple: Virginia offers chea

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May 06 2026SCIENCE

Pollen’s Hidden Switch: How Tiny RNA Ends Shape Plant Reproduction

Pollen is the key to a plant’s next generation, but scientists have only recently begun to see how small changes in RNA can steer its development. A new study looks closely at a process called alternative polyadenylation, or APA, where the cell chooses different “stop” points for RNA molecules. Thes

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May 06 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Thai horror film '1 After One' gets global spotlight before Cannes

A new Thai horror film called "1 After One" is getting attention worldwide before the Cannes Film Market. The movie is all about spirits and curses passed down through families. The story follows Tong, whose shaman father-in-law spent years trapping evil spirits inside himself. When he dies without

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May 06 2026WEATHER

What to expect when storms roll into Arkansas this week

The weather in Arkansas is about to get lively. Storms could sweep across most of the state starting Tuesday evening, possibly sticking around until Thursday morning. The big concern? Wind, hail, or even tornadoes could pop up, though the worst isn’t guaranteed. Cities like Little Rock, Jonesboro, a

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May 05 2026SCIENCE

New Scientist Joins Nano‑Medicine Company to Tackle Tough Joint Diseases

Eascra Biotech, a startup that builds tiny delivery machines for medicines, has hired Dr. Anne Yau as a Life Science Research Scientist. She will work in the company’s preclinical laboratory at the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives facility in Worcester, where researchers test new tools before

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