Big Sur Wildfire Explodes to 1,300 Acres

A fast-moving wildfire near Big Sur jumped to 1,300 acres and forced new evacuation orders while Highway 1 stayed under heavy closure.Quick TakeThe Timber Fire grew from 800 acres to 1,300 acres in the...
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Meta Hit With $375M Penalty Over Child Safety

Meta was hit with a $375 million penalty after a New Mexico jury said the company broke state consumer-protection law in a child-safety case.Quick...
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The Ebola Hunt Is Running Out of Time

Chasing Ebola in Bunia has become a race against time, weak roads, and public fear.Quick TakeOfficials say Ebola response teams are strengthening surveillance, testing, and patient care in Ituri Province.Reporters on the ground describe too few vehicles, patchy reporting, and people who avoid testing.Community trust and clear communication now matter as much as medical treatment.Multiple agencies have deployed staff, labs, and treatment support, but gaps still slow the hunt for cases.Response Teams Push to Catch Cases FasterHealth authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the World Health Organization say they are intensifying surveillance, laboratory testing, and patient...
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Scientists Used AI to Build Working Viruses

Scientists have used artificial intelligence to write complete bacteriophage genomes that worked in living bacteria, a step that makes the biosecurity debate harder to ignore.Quick TakeStanford and Arc Institute researchers reported the first AI-generated bacteriophage genomes that became functional viruses in lab tests.The team used Evo 1 and Evo 2 to design phages modeled on ΦX174, a bacteriophage that infects E. coli.Out of roughly 300 candidate genomes, 16 produced viable phages that could infect and lyse E. coli.The work was a controlled lab demonstration, not a field test, and it focused on a narrow virus-host pair.What the study actually...
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What Happens When a Political Power Couple Ends Up in Court?

A former top Trump aide just asked a judge to step between her and a sitting House Republican, and this time the battle is...
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Massive Six-Alarm Fire Leaves Bay Area Families With Nothing

A six-alarm blaze in a Foster City condo building left four firefighters injured and dozens of families wondering how a wealthy, well‑regulated region still cannot keep basic housing safe.Story SnapshotA massive six-alarm fire destroyed a condo building at 815 Sea Spray Lane in Foster City, displacing dozens of residents.All residents and pets were safely evacuated, but four firefighters suffered minor injuries, with two taken to the hospital.Crews battled the fire and hot spots for many hours, as the building suffered extensive damage and is effectively a total loss.The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, highlighting gaps in prevention...
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The Secret War Reshaping the Black Sea

Ukraine’s quiet drone war at sea has now hit 196 Russian-linked vessels, raising big questions about who really controls the Black Sea—and how far leaders on all sides will go to protect their power and money.Story SnapshotUkraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces say they have struck 196 Russian “shadow fleet” vessels in the Black and Azov seas since July 6, using maritime drones.The strikes focus on tankers and cargo ships that move Russian oil, fuel, and stolen grain, aiming to choke Moscow’s war funding and supply lines to occupied Crimea.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and key commanders claim Russia has “lost the Black...
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Trump Uses Michigan Auto Stop to Push His Economic Agenda

President Trump turned a Michigan drag race stop into a sharper pitch on jobs, cars, and the economy.Quick TakeTrump visited General Motors’ Milford Proving...
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U.S. Consulate Shot Again, Suspect Still at Large

For the second time this year, gunfire hit the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto, and police say they had to call off a 140‑kilometre‑per‑hour chase of the suspect’s car in the name of “public safety.”Story SnapshotThe U.S. consulate in Toronto has now been targeted by gunfire twice in four months, with no injuries but clear damage and shell casings found.Police launched and then suspended a high-speed pursuit of a fleeing white sedan they linked to the latest shot, citing safety concerns for people on city streets.Canadian authorities still treat the March attack on the consulate as a “national security...
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One Missile Exchange Could Change Everything

After Iran fired multiple missiles at U.S. forces that were intercepted, American strikes resumed within hours, widening a cycle both sides call “self-defense.”Story SnapshotU.S. Central Command said Iran launched several missiles at U.S. troops; interceptors stopped them.U.S. forces answered with new strikes, following nearly two weeks of earlier attacks on Iranian targets.Military statements framed the operations as protecting troops and shipping lanes near the Strait of Hormuz.The back-and-forth raises risks for energy markets and regional security as talks stall.What Triggered The Latest RoundU.S. Central Command said Iran launched “multiple missiles” at U.S. forces in the Middle East, and that...
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