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How the A.I. Borrowing Binge Helps Drive Up Government Bond Yields www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/b... And what’s going to happen when the AI bubble is busted by a single AI winning software corporation that happens to be Chinese?

The Rust package arrayref shipped a version on August 20 whose dependency ran a remote binary at build time, and it was removed roughly 86 minutes later, while a separate campaign used a genuine claude.ai shared-conversation page as the lure for Mac malware.

Russian strikes kill 17 in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says lack of Patriots costing lives eualive.net/russian-stri... The President of Ukraine called Thursday's strike one of the most "cynical, calculated, and ​large-scale" of the 4-1/2-year war

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance weighed in on the latest trade deal with Canada, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney tried to "out-tough" U.S. President Donald Trump while crediting his longtime friend, Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, as a helpful advocate for Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/world/v...

Opening ‘Worthless’ Criminal Probes, IDF Admits Massacring 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab and Family, 15 Gaza Medics www.commondreams.org/news/idf-inv...

Florida primary voters deliver a stunning defeat to a former national security aide famous for resisting Donald Trump. Alexander Vindman loses his Senate bid to a progressive challenger, signaling a massive shift as the restive Democratic base firmly prioritizes the high cost of living.

AI Companies and Leaders are Disliked and Seen as Having Too Much Influence on Politics. (Navigator Research) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260820

"But one crucial document has not been among the releases, despite a congressional requirement for it to be: the assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies of foreign meddling efforts during the 2024 election." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

Major Western Nations Tell Israel: Stop Building New Homes in Contested West Bank Land UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada have jointly condemned Israel’s move to open tenders for ~1,200 homes in the sensitive E1 area of the occupied West Bank.

"Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams. Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faith"

Treasury buybacks could set up Bitcoin’s next move toward $180,000, says strategist

“Aisha Wahab wins special election to replace Eric Swalwell in Congress” — San Francisco Chronicle #SFNews #SF #SanFrancisco

Bond set for Ex-Sarasota officer accused of misusing Flock cameras hundreds of times ->FOX 13 Tampa Bay | More on "Police surveillance technology misuse" at BigEarthData.ai

China’s Yivtol has begun delivering its single-seat S ZERO ultralight eVTOL to North American customers. The electric aircraft has reached buyers in several U.S. states and Quebec, marking a new step for personal air mobility.

Putin pledges help for Wildberries warehouses hit by Ukraine—Putin admitted that the drone attacks and western sanctions were holding back Russia’s GDP growth, which rose by just 0.6 per cent in the first half of this year. www.ft.com/content/bed3... @maxseddon.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Latest data from UK Environment Agency on river flow. A grim picture on what droughts and heatwaves do. www.gov.uk/government/p... River Ouse downstream/north of Ely 'Exceptionally Low' - and the River Cam not much better - 'Notably Low'

Natalie Harp, who is executive assistant to the US president, worked at the White House for a year without the routine clearance. She refused to file the relevant forms for unknown reasons. She *refused* to file the forms. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It was AI-generated, but based on real immigration attorney Angel Leal from Miami, who says he had nothing to do with it. "I'm extremely upset about it. Very disappointed," said Leal. youtube.com/watch?v=alQk...

Trump Boasts of Declassifying Secrets, but Withholds Key Election Files From Public Even as the White House claims to be focused on transparency, it has ignored a congressional requirement to disclose a report on foreign meddling in the 2024 election. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

Kyiv tonight. In defiance of the russian terrorism. Created by lighting designer Mykola Kabluka, the show maps the nation's journey from its historical roots to its present-day fight for the future, ahead of Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day.

Gamble against Zelensky backfires for ousted Ukraine defence minister as protests end www.straitstimes.com/world/europe...

20/8 2026 How #China and #Russia could hobble tRump’s plans to isolate #Iran #US-war #uspol aje.news/qpbfvp

🌐 Rust Supply Chain Attack on arrayref: Significant Overlap with DPRK Campaigns #CyberThreat #Malware www.wiz.io/blog/rust-supply-chain-att...

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova reports that a major Russian attack on Kyiv killed at least 12 people and injured 34, damaging homes and a children’s hospital. Credit: Katarina Mathernova www.linkedin.com/posts/katari... #Ukraine #Kyiv #UkraineWar #StandWithUkraine #EU

The Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism, Researcher, Nathan Cofnas, now sacked from Emmanuel College, UK, in 2024 AND has now been suspended by Ghent University in BE. He claimed Black People would hold few high-profile positions in a meritocracy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...