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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 26, 2026

Claims Swirl Around CIA Director’s Reason For Secret Moscow Visit, Nearly All Of Them Are Terrifying

According to the New York Times, the United States has conducted stealth missions near the Omani coast, successfully shuttling tankers through the Strait of Hormuz carrying about 5 million barrels of oil daily throughout July. Energy Secretary Chris Wright estimates that around 9 million barrels of oil are passing through the strait daily, higher than the reported 5 million figure.

A day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that Iran tried to kill one of his sons, Newsmax has confirmed that his eldest son, Yair, was targeted in Miami, Florida. A team of Iranian assassins was “in the Miami area and had conducted surveillance of Yair’s residence and movements,” the news website reported Tuesday, quoting an official.

Himalayan Landslide Triggers Catastrophic Flood at Nepal-Tibet Border. A torrent of mud, rocks and water through communities, leaving a trail of destroyed homes, roads, bridges and power infrastructure. Over 40 Americans are among the hundreds dead or missing.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 25, 2026

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia To Seize Commercial Infrastructure Left Unprotected From Drones

AI-95 gasoline unavailable at nearly 80% of Russian gas stations

Iran Threatens U.S. With ‘Seismic’ Attack as Trump Admin Launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’

World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flames

By the end of next year, New York could pay over $1 billion a year to keep SNAP running. Counties Weigh Property Tax Hikes Amid SNAP Cuts

NY energy rebate checks start going out soon: How much will you get?

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Ship Struck In Strait Of Hormuz Hours After Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Campaign On Iran Unveiled

Latest in Drone Combat

Fully Autonomous Drones Reportedly Kill in Ukraine

Iranian Regime-Backed Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant

Fuel “Not Available” For 14+ Hours At Buffalo Airport After Fuel Farm Circuit Failure

Our leading hypothesis for how our memories are stored is that when you learn something, the connections among neurons involved get stronger and physically larger, and that constitutes the memory. The trouble is that these connections significantly change over time—they’re plastic.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 23, 2026

Iran’s president admits country faces ‘many problems,’ insists deal is best way forward

Traffic in Strait of Hormuz skyrockets nearly 400%, as analysts say Iran’s grip on critical waterway weakens

Turkey & Israel On Brink Of Military Clash After Netanyahu Ordered Strikes On Syrian Airbase

Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea

Passenger burned after laptop computer catches fire aboard American Airlines flight to Dallas

Chobani’s designs for billion-dollar yogurt plant in Upstate NY are giving Apple Park vibes

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 21, 2026

‘I don’t think beyond tomorrow’: How people in occupied Crimea are surviving one of the hardest summers of the war

Russia’s second fuel crisis this summer: prices climbing, rationing in 59 regions, and now a motor oil shortage

The Typhus Rats of Los Angeles

Rewriting History: Researchers Uncover a Forgotten Amazon Civilization That May Have Housed 3 Million People