Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun

Highest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surface Golden bands and swirling vortices have been spotted on the sun in the most detailed images ever captured of the turbulent surface of our home star. Astronomers observed the sun with the Inouye solar telescope in Hawaii, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, and saw new features smaller than 20km (12 miles) across in a magnetically active region close to a sun spot. Continue reading...

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The Republican Collapse Is Picking Up Speed

Fresh surveys show Democrats strengthening their position with just months until election day

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Democrats Line Up Behind Abdul El-Sayed as He Clinches US Senate Nomination in Michigan

Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic nomination for US Senate in Michigan after long and contentious primary. Democratic establishment lines up to endorse candidacy.

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Epstein Truth Commission to present interim report Wednesday - New Mexico Political Report

By Kevin Hendricks The Survivors’ Truth Commission — formally the House Special Investigatory Committee — meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. in State Capitol Room 307 to present an interim report and ...

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US stocks of ATACMS, Precision Strike missiles at rock bottom after 'virtually all' used in Iran war, Reuters reports

Reuters' sources said the dramatic depletion may result in riskier bomber missions needed to strike targets that would otherwise be hit from a safe distance.

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'Follow the Money': Wall Street Banks Behind Epstein's Sex Trafficking Exposed

“This report is a ready-made roadmap for prosecutors, investigators and members of Congress to finally start holding the Epstein class accountable," said Sen. Ron Wyden.

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Back a Windfall Profits Tax, Say Campaigners, After Trump Admits Oil Giants Make 'Too Much Money'

President Trump's rare criticism of oil giants profiting off of war-induced energy shortages has sparked calls for a windfall profits tax. With record-breaking profits amid climate disasters, will Trump back the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax bill or continue to prioritize industry interests? #ClimateAction #TaxTheRich #FossilFuelProfits

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Putin signs law imposing sweeping restrictions on Russians convicted in absentia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 4 signed a law imposing sweeping financial, digital, and consular restrictions on Russian citizens living abroad who have been convicted in absentia, including...

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Warren Decries $1.4 Billion Cost of Trump's National Guard Deployment in DC

Cost of National Guard deployment in DC under Trump projected to reach $1.4 billion by 2029. Sen. Warren criticizes spending as unnecessary.

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With 'Trillions Within Reach,' Campaigners Demand Justice During Global Tax Treaty Talks at UN

​"It is about time governments recognized this once-in-a-generation opportunity to make those most responsible for the climate, nature and inequality crises we are facing pay their share," said a Greenpeace representative.

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Senators Urge Regulator to 'Crack Down on Prediction Markets' Amid Wildfire Betting

"These markets risk creating perverse incentives, undermining public trust, and commodifying human suffering in ways that warrant careful scrutiny."

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Padilla Unveils Bill to Stop Trump From Selling Access to 'Market-Moving Social Media Posts'

"Americans deserve a government that works for them, not one that’s for sale to hedge funds and Wall Street banks."

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'Guess Senate Republicans Have the Votes': Facing Tough Reelection, Collins to Oppose Blanche

"Typical Susan Collins: Votes against Trump when her vote doesn't change the outcome but lock-in-step when it does."

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Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tula Oblast

Ukrainian drones targeted a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tula Oblast overnight on Aug. 5, monitoring channels reported.

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Russian ballistic missile attack kills 17, injures 44 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue

A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported overnight ...

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How Much More Hurt Can Farmers Take Before They Abandon Trump?

​Buffeted by tariffs and an unprovoked war against Iran that sent the price of fertilizer through the roof, farmers easily stand out as the voting bloc most betrayed by Trump.

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It's Donald Trump's Mad World, and the Rest of Us Are Just Living in It

​He is the Great Donald, the No. 1 everything on planet Earth (at least if you ask him) and, if you don’t agree (and you’re anywhere in his vicinity), believe me you’ll regret it.

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Son-in-law of Russian aerospace forces chief killed in Moscow blast, journalists say

Agentstvo cited Russia’s register of legal entities, according to which Daniil Perediry’s sole proprietorship was terminated due to his death on Aug. 1.

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Marco 'McCarthy' Rubio Is Wrong on Cuba and Where 'Terrorism' Is Coming From

​Those who challenge and protest US policies are not terrorists, and they are certainly not paid by other governments.

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North Korea deploying ballistic missile unit to Russia to wage attacks on Ukraine, intelligence says

The unit, deployed in the region bordering Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, is believed to have six launchers and 120 ballistic missiles, according to the report.

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