Armed Heroes Return Fire, Drive Off Idaho Gunman

Surveillance video from the Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting shows armed civilians and an off-duty trooper firing back as the gunman kept moving, and police say that response likely saved lives.Story SnapshotPolice released surveillance video...
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Russian Naval Activity Near Britain Surges

Russian naval activity near Britain has jumped enough to trigger a new round of Royal Navy patrols, and the latest figures show 21 days...
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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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Fifth Amendment Showdown — Fauci Cornered

A Senate committee has officially branded Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer lawmakers, even though he was using a constitutional right available to every American citizen.Quick TakeThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times during a July hearing on COVID-19's origins.Chairman Rand Paul argues a 2025 pardon from then-President Joe Biden removed Fauci's legal basis to stay silent.Fauci's attorneys say the privilege is valid, and any Department of Justice (DOJ)...
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Parents vs. Texas: Who Controls Religion in the Classroom?

Texas is now testing whether the state itself can decide what religious message your child sees every day at school.Story SnapshotThree Houston-area moms say...
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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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Arrest Calls Ignite Explosive Political Showdown

As Benjamin Netanyahu vows to come to New York “to fight for the truth of the Jewish people,” a local mayor’s call to have him arrested has exploded into a viral clash that exposes how foreign policy, culture wars, and distrust of government now collide on America’s streets and screens.Story SnapshotIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will still visit New York for the United Nations and “speak the truth” despite calls for his arrest.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani labeled Netanyahu a “war criminal” tied to “genocide in Gaza” and urged U.S. authorities to enforce an International Criminal...
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This Drone Didn’t Just Watch—It Gave Orders

A low-flying drone barking orders at a lone swimmer on a dark Chinese beach is the latest reminder that high-tech “safety” tools can turn...
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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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Ancient Footprints Hint At Unknown Cousin

Scientists studying 1.4-million-year-old footprints in Kenya say the tracks may belong to a hominin species no one has identified yet, adding a new twist to the story of how our ancient relatives lived side by side.Story SnapshotFossil footprints found near an ancient lakeshore in northern Kenya date back roughly 1.4 million years.Researchers say the prints show eight individuals of the species Paranthropus boisei walking together.The find builds on earlier Kenyan discoveries showing two different hominin species crossed paths at Koobi Fora around 1.5 million years ago.Scientists still cannot always match footprints to exact species without matching bones, so some...
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