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A study finds Black and Asian people in England have to wait longer for a cancer diagnosis than white people, with some forced to wait an extra six weeks. /...
In a "monster monsoon," a third of Pakistan is now underwater. / NBC News Related: Before-and-after satellite photos of the destruction in Pakistan. / Axios The Greenland ice...
NASA cancels today's "mega-moon" rocket launch due to an engine problem. / NPRThe project's conception and execution are said to be "a near-perfect example of pork-barrel politics."...
Russia blocks adoption of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty over a Ukraine mention. / BBC NewsRemembering a largely forgotten Navy catastrophe that helped force the US military to desegregate. /...
Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging they infringed on patents for the mRNA technology behind the Covid vaccines. / NBC News Following the fall of Roe, trigger laws...
Are sanctions on Russia working? Yes, but they're not a knockout blow, and other autocracies are watching. / The EconomistSuketu Mehta: It is crucial that India remains a...
Six months after Russia's invasion, Ukraine today marks 31 years of independence, forgoing large celebrations over worries of "brutal strikes." / Associated Press See also: "We cannot stop, and...
The cost of grains and oils has returned to a level last seen before Russia invaded Ukraine. / The EconomistMeanwhile, French supermarkets and gas stations freeze prices for the...
Russia claims Ukraine is responsible for the car-bombing death near Moscow of Darya Dugina, daughter of Putin ally and invasion proponent Alexander Dugin. / BBC News Visualizing data from...
TMN is taking a week's vacation. See you Monday, August 22.The White House unveils a new Africa strategy that seeks to avoid "painting African countries as geopolitical pawns." /...
In the raid on Mar-a-Lago, the FBI was searching for classified documents, including some concerning nuclear weapons. / The Washington Post With an estimated 95% of Americans over 16 having some...
A large fire near the French city of Bordeaux forces 10,000 residents to flee. / BBC NewsIt's unclear if the fossil fuel industry will use Joe Manchin's provisions...
Biden signs a bill to invest more than $200 billion in American semiconductors in an effort to loosen dependence on overseas manufacturing. / CNN See also: Western chipsets have continued...
The FBI searches Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents. / PoliticoMaggie Haberman's forthcoming book reports that White House staff...
The $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act—nearly $375 billion of which is dedicated to fighting climate change—passed in the Senate along party lines. / Associated Press How does...
Yesterday, Indiana became the first state to pass a near-total abortion ban since Roe was overturned. / CNN Predicting how other states would vote if they had a Kansas-style...
Russia indicates it's ready to talk about a prisoner swap, a day after it convicts Brittney Griner of drug smuggling. / CNN What we know on day 163 of...
The Senate voted almost unanimously for the US to approve Finland and Sweden's entry into NATO. / Politico Biden signs an executive order that would use Medicaid to...
Senator Pelosi leaves behind a "full-on Pelosi lovefest" after her visit to Taiwan. Some detailing of six ways China may respond. / BBC News, BloombergCompanies are moving operations out...
In the first Jan. 6 case to go to trial, a Texas man who brought a gun and zip ties to the Capitol has been sentenced to more than seven years...
The world's nuclear stockpile is set to expand again this year, "and in many cases is being modernized." / The EconomistInflation continues while the US economy slows, but...