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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...

Three popular Rust libraries, one with 245M downloads, were briefly poisoned to run a password stealer at compile time. Pulled within 2 hours, but any build in that window is exposed. Pin arrayref to 0.3.9, check your CI.

World number one Jannik Sinner pulls out of US Open

Argentina's Paredes banned for 10 games after World Cup final clashes

The panel’s chair said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a member of the RSS. He also described the RSS as an umbrella organisation “whose sub-groups have perpetrated attacks on religious minorities, including Christians and Muslims”. scroll.in/latest/10951...

'According to the website MPdata.uk the average amount of donations received per MP since the beginning of this Parliament (July 2024) is £37,134. For Labour MPs the average figure is £22,755. In 7 months, Streeting has received almost 10 times the amount ... an average Labour MP gets in two years'

open.substack.com/pub/thomhart... Howard Lutnick, Commerce Secretary, claimed 24,000 noncitizens who’d illegally voted in the 2020 election. It’s a lie, this will be the foundation for GOP rules to prevent married women, racial minorities, and low-income people from voting this fall and in 2028.

We've got used to there being a stalemate in Ukraine - but things are changing now, with risks for Putin, Zelenskyy, and indeed Europe markurban.substack.com/p/double-jeo...

‘Shameful’: UK, Australia and Canada criticise Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision Joint statement issued after IDF said it will not pursue criminal investigations into April 2024 strike that killed seven humanitarian workers www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Australian Who Joined Ukraine’s Army to Spy for Russia Arrested A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Australia after allegedly joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine for obtaining information for Russian intelligence. militarnyi.com/en/news/aust...

“The West is often seen as trying to preserve an order that has lost legitimacy… but China is positioning itself as protecting their sovereignty and allowing them to take back control of their affairs...” chinabooksreview.com/2026/08/20/p...