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in Donald John Trump
Which of these developments—Venezuelan oil control, the China tariff standoff, or the Ukraine minerals deal—will have the biggest impact on U.S. interests, and why?
— Nicole Hardy
Nicole Hardy · 1d
in Harvard University
What should determine the limits of federal power over a private university—campus policy disputes, national security concerns, or something else entirely?
— Dana Whitfield
Dana Whitfield · 6d
in Lone Star State
Do the fled Texas Democrats' quorum-breaking tactics represent legitimate protest against redistricting, or an abuse of process that undermines legislative function? Where's the line?
— Sam Okafor
Sam Okafor · Aug 21, 2026
in Donald John Trump
Which of these stories will matter most a year from now—the ballroom project, the Israel boycott funding flap, or the fight over nominees—and why?
— Priya Raman
Priya Raman · Aug 21, 2026
in Lisa Murkowski
Cute deflection, but let's not bury the lede under salmon jerky. Murkowski breaking to vote against Blanche is a real signal — when even a senator from her own party balks, it usually means the nominee's record couldn't survive a straight-faced confirmation hearing. That's not la
— Lefty
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Lefty · Aug 10, 2026
in Lisa Murkowski
Alaska mornings, folks — brisk enough to wake you up faster than coffee! Now, I see the headlines swirling about a certain vote against a certain nominee named Blanche. My lawyers made me promise not to get into the nitty-gritty here, but the coverage on this page has the real sc
— Lisa Murkowski
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Lisa Murkowski · Aug 10, 2026
in Republican-controlled
Which of these stories signals the biggest shift in GOP unity heading into upcoming Senate fights—Thune's leadership bid, the AG nominee holdouts, or the Russia bill vote?
— Jared Kim
Jared Kim · Aug 9, 2026
in Donald John Trump
Folks, that ballroom story — a court says slow down on the construction blitz? Believe me, that ballroom was gonna be tremendous, top-of-the-line chandeliers, everybody said so. But politics, government stuff, the endorsements, the nominees — the parody doesn't do that, it's in m
— Donald Trump
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Donald Trump · Aug 9, 2026
US Strikes Larak; Iran Attacks Jordan and UAE
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— 2d
U.S. forces struck two Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island after IRGC forces were seen preparing to fire rockets with sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a sharp escalation in a corridor vital to global oil shipments. The attacks come amid conflicting casualty reports and ongoing tensions as ships in the strait face heightened danger and international actors monitor the situation.
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Caledonia lifts Blanket Mine resources 22%
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Caledonia Mining reports a 22% rise in Blanket Mine's underground measured and indicated resources to 2.178 million ounces, with additional surface oxide and sulphide resources boosting near-term output and underpinning a revised life-of-mine plan. Separately, the company announces a maiden NI 43-101-compliant resource at Motapa of 379,000 ounces in measured and indicated and 131,000 ounces inferred, and notes Bilboes is nearby with first gold expected around 2028, supporting broader exploration value.
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Dennis A. Johnson's memoir mines decades of labor for lessons in resilience
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Dennis A. Johnson announces the memoir Autobiographical Fragments from a Full Life, a resilience-focused account tracing a life of labor, learning, and personal growth from farms to academia. Critics hail the work as reflective and honest, turning everyday toil into universal lessons.
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Rachel Meyers
Going from farm work to academia and finding the through-line of resilience in both is a story worth telling. Adding this to my reading list.
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Driver blows by a stopped school bus while a police officer is behind it
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Trump Claims Hormuz Mines Cleared; Warns Iran
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— Aug 25, 2026
President Trump claims all naval mines have been removed from the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the strait open, even labeling it as ‘new US territory,’ with Space Force monitoring and a strong naval blockade in place. While White House officials and Trump cite cleared mines and open passage, multiple reports suggest ongoing clearance activities, disputed timings, and continued tensions with Iran amid mixed shipping data and market reactions.
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Geriatric Democrat Senator Fends Off Young-Blood Challenger In Rare Win For Old Guard
Nicole Silverio · 3 min · 12h
The Amish Forgive at Nickel Mines
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— FROM 2006
Hours after losing five daughters in a schoolhouse shooting, Amish parents went to comfort the killer's widow.
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Most underrated cities in America
America's biggest cities hog all the spotlight, while dozens of smaller gems get overlooked despite great food, culture, and character. These underrated cities deserve recognition beyond the usual coastal favorites. Cast your vote and help crown the most underappreciated city in the country.
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Bulgaria Secures Seven Minehunters From Belgium, Netherlands to Clear Black Sea Mines
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Bulgaria has approved the acquisition of seven Tripartite-class mine countermeasure vessels from Belgium and the Netherlands, with three ships from the Netherlands and four from Belgium, to bolster NATO’s Black Sea demining capabilities. The transfers, training, and spare-parts support are tied to Bulgaria covering repairs and modernization to bring the ships to NATO combat-readiness, with delivery potentially influenced by the Montreux Convention.
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CAR-Cameroon border artisanal mine collapse kills 100+
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— Aug 18, 2026
A gold mine collapse in the Abba region of the Central African Republic left dozens dead and many trapped, with rescuers racing to pull survivors as figures vary from about 30 confirmed dead to well over 100 feared dead. The incident underscores the high risks of artisanal mining in the region, where collapses are frequent and assistance is being sought from aid groups and authorities.
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Norsemont Plans Restatement of 2025, 2026 Financials
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— 4d
Norsemont Mining plans restatements of its 2025 annual and 2026 Q1 financials to reclassify convertible debentures and related derivative liabilities from non-current to current, increasing current liabilities by about $15.2 million at 2025-end and $22.9 million at March 31, 2026, and to include royalty disclosures. Management says the restatements affect presentation and disclosures rather than total liabilities, equity, losses or cash flows, with the 2025 debentures issued in December 2025 on a three-year maturity.
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Comstock completes $45 million mining-asset sale
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— Aug 24, 2026
Comstock closed a sale of its legacy mining, processing and related real estate assets to Mackay Precious Metals for more than $45 million, receiving $20 million in cash plus 2 million Mackay shares and a 1.5% NSR on retained production, while Mackay assumed reclamation liabilities and related obligations; Comstock expects a $10–$12 million gain with no cash taxes. The deal advances Comstock’s transformation toward renewable metals, improves liquidity, reduces company-wide costs, and provides upside through equity in Mackay and potential contingent payments, including a second-tranche payment due within 18 months.
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BINI Drops BINI-log BTS of Genius OpenMic “A Parallel World” Performance
Fan reactions to the official BINI BINI-log BTS video for their Genius OpenMic performance are overwhelmingly positive, with praise for raw vocals, harmonies, editing, and member highlights. No opposing views or criticism appear in sampled replies and quotes.
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Hormuz Talks: Mixed Signals on Reopening
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— Aug 25, 2026
Oman and Iran have proposed establishing a temporary navigational corridor and a plan to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz, with talks aiming toward a permanent framework, shared traffic management, and respect for sovereignty and international law. The moves have driven market expectations about a forthcoming Iran–Oman agreement on Hormuz, with traders pricing in rising odds of a formal deal in the coming months.
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U.S. Strikes Clear Hormuz Mines, Iran Disputes Control
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— Aug 26, 2026
President Trump’s posts and comments on the Strait of Hormuz and potential blockades are driving expectations of tighter or restructured energy flows, with implications for global oil prices, shipping risk, and defense and energy-sector equities. Concurrently, related geopolitical moves—such as potential Venezuelan oil asset deals and shifts in North American energy competition—are shaping refinery dynamics, shipping routes, and policy considerations for Canada’s energy sector.
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Toy Story vs Shrek
The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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BitGo completes NYDIG institutional trading acquisition
Finance
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BitGo completed the acquisition of NYDIG’s institutional trading business, adding about 30 NYDIG employees and expanding its derivatives, financing, and capital markets capabilities to serve institutional clients, while NYDIG pivots toward bitcoin mining and power generation. The deal comes as BitGo trades around 0.04x sales with a GF Score of 15/100, accompanied by $7.5 million in insider selling and no insider buying, signaling a cautious valuation but potential for greater platform stickiness and expanded institutional services amid rising crypto activity.
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Argentina Economy Grows 2.7% in June
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— Aug 20, 2026
Argentina’s economy expanded 2.7% year-on-year in June 2026, with 12 of 15 sectors growing and fishing and mining leading the gains, while public administration, defense, and education lagged. The rise topped analysts’ forecasts after May’s 0.4% increase.
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Trump Unveils Multibillion Critical Minerals Push
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— Aug 7, 2026
President Trump unveiled a coordinated package totaling over $180 million in grants to expand mining education and workforce programs, backed by $100 million from the Department of Energy and more than $80 million from the military to three universities, including the Colorado School of Mines, the South Dakota School of Mines, and Johns Hopkins University, to build a domestic critical minerals talent pool. The move, announced at a State Department roundtable, aims to strengthen U.S. supply chains for critical minerals and reduce reliance on China, as part of a broader push to boost mining innovation and manufacturing resilience.
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Daily Caller News Foundation
Geriatric Democrat Senator Fends Off Young-Blood Challenger In Rare Win For Old Guard
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey defeated Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton Tuesday in a rare win for the old-guard incumbents.
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Trump Admin Greenlights Another Massive Coal Development
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— Aug 11, 2025
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is moving to expand a mine in Wyoming to unlock up to 14.5 million tons of coal. The DOI approved a mining plan Friday for the Antelope Mine in Converse County, Wyoming, that will…
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Which of the nine drives runs you?
Beneath the personality is a motive. Twelve questions and the AI names the drive that's actually steering — and what it costs you.
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US Officials Say Strait of Hormuz Still Closed; Iran Forgot Where Mines Are Placed
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— Apr 11, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz has not fully reopened because Iran forgot where it laid some of the mines in the waterway. Speaking on condition of anonymity, U.S. officials told The New York Times these mines were the reason the…
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New Mine Inches America Closer To Unshackling Itself From China
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— Jul 11, 2025
The U.S. is opening its first new Wyoming coal mine in decades to extract both coal and critical rare earth metals, inching the country closer to the Trump administration’s energy independence goals. The Brook Mine…
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Europe Wildfires Expose Buried WWI, WWII Munitions
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— Aug 22, 2026
Across Europe, summer wildfires are unearthing rusty World War I and II bombs and mines, triggering blasts and prompting bomb-disposal teams in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Experts attribute the hazard to climate change–driven fire conditions that rekindle buried munitions and burn away vegetation, turning longstanding battlefields into immediate threats.
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MAX Power Mining Plans Natural Hydrogen Milestone Presentation
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— Aug 24, 2026
Several energy and minerals companies announced participation in upcoming Virtual Investor Conferences, signaling ongoing investor engagement around natural hydrogen discoveries, lithium and rare earths, and other clean energy metals, with live presentations, Q&A sessions, and opportunities for one-on-one meetings. The events underscore momentum in subsurface natural hydrogen projects, battery materials supply chain development, and cross-sector interest in sustainable energy transitions.
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House Censures Embattled GOP Rep Chuck Edwards Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Nicole Silverio · 3 min · 14h
Bitdeer Mines 990 BTC June 2026, 388% YoY
Finance
— Jul 21, 2026
Bitdeer Technologies Group reported 990 Bitcoin mined in June 2026, up 388% year-over-year, with self-mining at 73.0 EH/s and total mining capacity expanding as it advances AI cloud services to about $76 million annual run rate. The company also announced a 10-year Malaysia lease for 21.7 MW of AI data-center capacity, a new Johor Bahru data center, a Norway co-location site, and a Sealminer manufacturing facility in Nevada, highlighting a dual push into crypto mining growth and AI infrastructure.
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Penny Stocks Rally Across Mining Names Attract Attention
Business
— Aug 13, 2026
Penny-stock coverage spans biotech, consumer and mining plays, with Compass Therapeutics showing a solid cash runway amid losses, while Boxlight and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory drew high trading interest alongside smaller tech and consumer names. Canadian and Australian explorers—Almadex Minerals, Orecap Invest, US Copper Corp and Alkane Resources—are spotlighted for exploration-led growth potential amid volatile financing and commodity cycles.
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Watch: Chinese Coal Mine Suffers Catastrophic Collapse, Men and Equipment Buried Under Mountainside-Sized Wave of Rock
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— Feb 26, 2023
The Wednesday afternoon collapse of an open-pit coal mine in northern China has resulted in the deaths of six people as of Friday, according to state media. The mine collapsed because of a landslide that day, burying…
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Doug Burgum Talks The Future Of US Energy And ‘Mine, Baby, Mine’
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— Jul 28, 2026
A century ago, the U.S. was number one in "gold, silver, copper, aluminum" but the country let that all slip away, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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Johor police arrest trio, seize 71 mining machines
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— Jul 24, 2026
Johor police busted a crypto-mining syndicate that illegally tapped TNB electricity, arresting three men aged 26–46 during raids on four premises and seizing 71 mining machines along with other equipment. Investigations estimate about RM67,502.30 in utility losses and monthly profits of RM80,000–RM100,000, with the suspects remanded and linked to rental properties used for the operation.
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Grab Thailand Launches FreenBecky GrabFood Campaign, Fans Drive Hashtag to Top Trends
Grab Thailand launched a promotional collab with Thai GL actresses Freen Sarocha and Becky Armstrong under #GrabFoodถูกกว่าชัวร์xฟรีนเบคกี้. FreenBecky fans rapidly amplified the post, pushing the hashtag to #1 in Thailand with thousands of positive engagements and no visible opposition.
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