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4 #Avenal council members recalled by voters in April remain in office challenging election’s validity. Attorney General Rob Bonta authorized a quo warranto lawsuit for their removal, but courts have yet to resolve whether they can legally remain in office. www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-n...

Canada has joined the growing chorus of international condemnation of Israel's decision not to open a criminal investigation into a 2024 attack in Gaza that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, calling the decision "unacceptable" Read more: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Trump Takes a 58-Year Republican Election Playbook to a Terrifying New Level open.substack.com/pub/thomhart... — Florida Governor Jeb Bush had 57,000 mostly Black Floridians purged from the voting rolls just months before the 2000 election, which let his brother George W. Bush squeak by with a 537..

Over 100 African workers died in a horrific mine collapse. UAE's sub-imperialist gold empire fuels conflict and exploitation across Africa

Chris Brown’s former housekeeper, who was mauled by his dog and awarded a $13 million judgment, has won the right to collect from his earnings on his stadium tour with Usher, TMZ reports.

"Officials used it to flag and remove names over transliteration variants in Muslim surnames, the placement of abbreviations like 'Sk.' or 'Md.,' and age gaps between parents and children common in larger families. None of these are evidence of fraud." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-voter-ro...

Russian double-tap drone strike kills 14 in Ukrainian mall, officials say

“Preliminary shipping data cited by Reuters shows around a third of the August volume originated in India, with other cargoes loaded through ship-to-ship transfers off South Korea and Malaysia” splash247.com/russian-fuel...

Court ruling could scramble early voting plans across Minnesota Cities and counties must now staff early voting locations with Republican and Democrat election judges Evergreen: If the Upper Midwest Law Center is involved in something -- root for the other side www.startribune.com/minnesota-su...

I can't believe this London-based landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community - not millionaire financiers - and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Russian drones kill 14 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say By KYIV and Ukraine Updated 1:37 PM CDT, August 21, 2026 apnews.com/article/russ...

In a fundraising email last month, Bo French, the Republican nominee for the powerful Texas Railroad Commission, circulated an AI-generated image of Jon Rosenthal, his Jewish Democratic opponent, smiling inside the room where Russia’s Romanov royal family was killed after the Bolshevik Revolution.

As GOP warns data centers put Ohio Senate seat at risk, Husted defends energy policy

🟥 North Korean Drone Unit Deployed to Russia for Ukraine Operations 📍 Russia · Source: CNN via FDD Live: warheatmap.app www.fdd.org/overnight-brief/august-21-...

She joined Ukraine's army in 2019. Seven years later, she is still feeding the front - Euromaidan Press euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/21/s...

Zaporizhstal operating under severe stress following shelling, prolonged shutdown #Ukraine

Powers of Persuasion: AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people’s minds. What gives them an edge? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

PM Frederiksen: What we can see in Ukraine right now is that if you don’t have adequate air defense, you're challenged. If you don’t have drone defense, you're challenged as well. If you can't strike back against ballistic missiles, then people are simply killed.

A study of 27,000 Chinese students found that while AI tools boosted homework scores by 18%, users performed 20% worse on closed-book exams than peers. Researchers suggest reliance on AI may hinder deep learning and the development of essential skills.

Israel’s military on Wednesday admitted that its soldiers opened fire in January 2024 on a car trying to flee Gaza City following Israel’s evacuation orders. The car was carrying 5-year-old Palestinian Hind Rajab and six of her relatives.

First on AP: Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” movement sent a letter to President Donald Trump criticizing his promotion of coal to fuel the rise of AI data centers. apnews.com/article/maha...

In recent months, John Perrino, a senior policy advisor for The Internet Society (ISOC), has repeatedly met with officials from the Department of Canadian Heritage to get some clarity on how the legislation will be implemented. www.thewirereport.ca/2026/08/21/q...

Why can disagreements over vaccines, climate change, or elections feel so personal? This article by two psychology professors explains why. theconversation.com/the-false-an...

Trump asks Supreme Court to hear his defamation case against CNN SCOTUS Blog For describing him “as a knowing liar who fabricated objections to the 2020 election, lacked supporting evidence, and deliberately deceived the American people” Truth is a defense against libel bit.ly/3SgvLcp

'‘Perfect storm’ brews for global food supply… Russia & Ukraine continue to attack one another’s port infrastructure, blocking shipments from the “breadbasket of Europe” & driving up wheat prices, & adding to a grim cocktail of factors afflicting global food supply.' www.cnbc.com/2026/08/21/g...