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UN aid chief warns Russian drones threaten civilians and aid work in Ukraine 0

KYIV, Ukraine — The intensifying use of drones against civilians and humanitarian workers is a dangerous obstacle for aid operations in Ukraine, the U.N.’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, said on Wednesday. Fletcher spoke to The Associated Press in an interview after a visit to the southern city of Kherson, where he witnessed how communities there

Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom 0

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump played White House tour guide on Wednesday, showing off the helipad he is building on the lawn before leaning over to autograph a piece of it and bragging about the ballroom he’s rushing to complete despite legal challenges. Trump gushed for several uninterrupted minutes about granite being laid and said

Screening babies’ genomes could save lives. Here’s how it would work 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 19, 2026
Two-year-old Giselle Ghattas is fearless, funny and affectionate, according to her parents. She loves diving headfirst down playground slides and climbing onto anything she can reach. Giselle seems like any other lively toddler, despite having a rare genetic disorder that threatens to rev her immune system at full throttle. The controversial embryo tests that promise
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Crews work to restore power to thousands after Lala raked Hawaii 0
- Gear / Gear News and Events, General, News, Newsletters, Security / Security News, US
- August 18, 2026
Crews were working to restore power to thousands of Hawaii residents Tuesday after the outer bands of Lala battered the archipelago over the weekend, causing destructive flooding and killing one person, before weakening from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Crews on the Big Island were working to clear and restore roads. Most public schools
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Five ways 3D printing is improving lab work 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 18, 2026
The day-to-day tasks of scientific research are rarely glamorous. As Trevor Rife worked towards his PhD in genetics, he had to extract DNA from freeze-dried tissue by grinding it in a 96-well plate. The process wasn’t difficult — it involved placing a ceramic bead into each well by hand, then capping the plate and shaking
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