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Centcom commander visits USS Abraham Lincoln amid questions about conditions on ship

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) commander Adm. Brad Cooper visited the USS Abraham Lincoln Saturday after the ship had been docked in the Middle East for over 260 days since November. Centcom released a statement Saturday about the visit, stating Cooper, who oversees the war with Iran, visited the ship as part of a 10-day trip…

The Hill Moderate

Navy looking into warship redesigns as part of Trump requests

The United States Navy is potentially redesigning incoming aircraft vessels to better align with President Trump’s preferred aesthetic.  The maritime branch is considering the shift on Ford-class ships to match the president’s preference for the new aircraft carriers to resemble the World War II-era, according to a Saturday report from the Washington Post. The changes…

Iran War Commander Visits the USS Abraham Lincoln
Wall Street Journal Conservative

Iran War Commander Visits the USS Abraham Lincoln

Adm. Brad Cooper, whose stop comes amid reports of poor living conditions, says history will record the deployment as among “the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era.”

The Hill Moderate

House Democrats question acting Navy Secretary on conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

A group of House Democrats sent a letter Friday to the Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao probing into conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, a ship that has been docked in the Middle East for over 260 days. The letter – sent by Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), Wesley Bell (D-Mo.),…

The Hill Moderate

Republicans face unexpected challenge in Alaska Senate race

As Republicans look to hold on to their Senate majority in November, one state that is usually safely red is heating up as a former Democratic congresswoman makes a comeback bid to return to Washington.  Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is facing a challenge from former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), and while polls are somewhat inconclusive,…

Phys.org Moderate

How healthier farm animals can cut greenhouse gas emissions

When a dairy cow miscarries, a farmer loses far more than an unborn calf. Feed has been grown, land and water have been used, and greenhouse gases have been released during the cow's pregnancy, but milk production, a future animal and income are lost.

The Hill Moderate

Brown, Acton hold slim leads over Husted, Ramaswamy in key Ohio races: Poll

A new poll has former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Amy Acton (D) leading by narrow margins against their Republican opponents in the Ohio Senate and gubernatorial races. The survey, conducted by Wedgewood Polls, puts the Republican nominee Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) behind Brown with 44 percent to his 48 percent.  Vivek Ramaswamy, a GOP…

Phil's Stock World Liberal

Trump promised transparency. His administration keeps finding new ways to hide records.

"The most transparent president in history" keeps chipping away at laws like FOIA meant to keep the government honest. President Donald Trump claimed … Source

Phil's Stock World Liberal

Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts

One of the federal government’s great achievements this century was making health insurance affordable to millions more Americans. In 2010, nearly 18 percent of people under 65 lacked insurance. By 2024, the rate had fallen below 10 percent, thanks to the Affordable Care Act and later legislation … Source

Phil's Stock World Liberal

The Madness of the Modern World

Could society actually be too much for us to handle? There is something I have known for a long time, something that clients are increasingly bringing … Source

The Hill Moderate

Maher on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions: ‘It just makes my blood boil’

Comedian Bill Maher condemned the reported harsh conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying accounts of food shortages and broken toilets the sailors onboard have worked under made his “blood boil.” Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the aircraft carrier would be returning to the U.S. from deployment after spending…

The Hill Moderate

Past and present WNBA players defend league amid intense scrutiny during its Hall of Fame weekend

Active and retired WNBA players and coaches are speaking out during Hall of Fame weekend about the widespread debate the league is facing over issues relating to gender, race and equity. Decorated basketball player and coach Dawn Staley, who was inducted for the second time in the Hall of Fame, said she believed this kind…

Phil's Stock World Liberal

FDA begins inspections at Taylor Farms

The FDA is beginning inspections at Taylor Farms after tracing almost 10,000 cyclosporiasis cases to recalled iceberg lettuce from the company across … Source

Phil's Stock World Liberal

Bitcoin And Crypto Suddenly Braced For A White House Price Game-Changer

Bitcoin and crypto prices have limped through 2026, despite U.S. president Donald Trump’s support and the Federal Reserve’s bitcoin nightmare suddenly coming true. Sign up now for CryptoCodex—A free crypto newsletter that will get you ahead of the market The bitcoin price has just about managed to … Source

Phys.org Moderate

Topical clove oil for canine sarcoptic mange promises faster, plant-based treatment

Canine sarcoptic mange (scabies) is a skin condition in which microscopic mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) infest dogs' skin. The condition is contagious and zoonotic and can be difficult to detect. If left untreated, it can cause bleeding sores, malnutrition, emaciation and secondary bacterial infections that may eventually lead to a dog's death.

Phys.org Moderate

Early-universe plasma may have stopped dark photons from heating cosmos

A new paper published in Physical Review Letters reveals that a leading dark matter candidate—the hypothetical "dark photon"—would not have heated the early universe as previously thought. The finding opens a vast region for experimental searches and could change the hunt for dark matter.

Phys.org Moderate

Neptune's tiny moons tell the story of Triton's destructive capture

Neptune's moon and ring system stand out among the giant planets because of the strange imbalance between its one very large moon and its many tiny moons. Its largest moon, Triton, makes up more than 99% of the mass of all satellites orbiting the planet while orbiting retrograde compared with Neptune's rotation. The predominant theory is that Triton is a captured Kuiper Belt object that caused a major disruption in Neptune's early moon system. Now, a new study published in Science Advances provides spectroscopic evidence to support this theory.

Phys.org Moderate

Tungsten may suffer more radiation damage in fusion reactors than expected

Fusion reactors, devices that generate energy by fusing light atomic nuclei at extremely high temperatures, could contribute to ongoing efforts aimed at producing electricity more sustainably. The extreme environment inside these devices, however, can damage materials that surround the superheated, electrically charged plasma where the nuclear fusion reaction takes place.

Reason Libertarian

Today in Supreme Court History: August 15, 1938

8/15/1938: Justice Stephen Breyer's Birthday.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 15, 1938 appeared first on Reason.com.

Black Velvet, If You Please
The Dispatch Conservative

Black Velvet, If You Please

Velvet Elvis is the reviled and beloved King of Kitsch.

No Country for Eccentrics
The Dispatch Conservative

No Country for Eccentrics

Eccentric people help bring our society to new heights. How can we support them?

What Makes Elite Athletes Tick?
The Dispatch Conservative

What Makes Elite Athletes Tick?

A new book’s search for the elusive codes that separate tennis’s GOATs from its ghosts.

A Trickle of Americans Is Returning to Israel
Wall Street Journal Conservative

A Trickle of Americans Is Returning to Israel

Israel’s battered tourism industry is showing rare flickers of life this summer as cautious Americans begin returning.

Rotting in August
The Dispatch Conservative

Rotting in August

On canines, constellations, and killing terms.

Reason Libertarian

Fraud Claim Over "No Blowback" Assurance by Private School to Complaining Parents, Followed by Children's Expulsions, Can Go Forward

Some excerpts from the long Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc., decided today by the N.C. Supreme Court, in an… The post Fraud Claim Over "No Blowback" Assurance by Private School to Complaining Parents, Followed by Children's Expulsions, Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason Libertarian

Contract Claim Over Private School Expulsions, Allegedly Caused by Parents' Organizing Against Ideological Curriculum Changes, Can Go Forward

"Beginning in the summer of 2020, the school began to change its curriculum to focus on politicized issues of race and gender identity. At some point, the Turpins learned that the school was teaching their sixth-grade child various polarizing concepts such as 'Republicans are white supremacists.'"

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