August 17, 2026

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Tom Tiffany secures GOP nomination for Wisconsin governor– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Tom Tiffany secures GOP nomination for Wisconsin governor– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) won the Republican nomination to be Wisconsin‘s next governor on Tuesday, besting long-shot candidate Andy Manske in the GOP primary to advance to the general election.

Tiffany secured the primary win with 96.4% of the vote, while Manske trailed with 3.5% of the vote, according to the Associated Press as of Tuesday evening. Tiffany, endorsed by President Donald Trump, awaits the Democratic primary winner as he looks to take back the governor’s mansion from Democrats for the first time since 2019.

Tiffany has held his northwest Wisconsin seat in the U.S. House since 2020, announcing his exit from the chamber to run for the statewide office in September 2025 to replace retiring Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI). Several GOP candidates had dropped their bids for the seat either after Tiffany entered the race or after Trump endorsed him, leaving Tiffany to take on Manske, a 27-year-old medical service technician.

The congressman has run his gubernatorial campaign touting his years of experience in public office from the local level to Capitol Hill, arguing he has “fought for Wisconsin at every level of government.” Tiffany has campaigned largely on issues like affordability, public safety, and education, vowing to freeze property taxes, ban sanctuary cities across the state, and invest in K-12 education.

Runoff Election Set For Lindsey Graham’s Former Senate Seat– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Runoff Election Set For Lindsey Graham’s Former Senate Seat– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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Interim U.S. Senator Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman have advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s special Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister, to serve the remainder of the term, which ends in January 2027. Under state law, a special primary was required to select the Republican nominee for the full six-year term beginning in 2027.

Ten candidates appeared on the Republican primary ballot. Unofficial results with nearly all votes counted showed Darline Graham receiving 109,582 votes, or 32.7 percent, while Norman secured second place with 24.6 percent of the vote.

Significant vote shares also went to additional candidates, as U.S. Rep. Russell Fry finished third with roughly 19.6 percent of the vote. Former Governor Mark Sanford trailed close behind with 14.9 percent, while businessman Mark Lynch, who previously mounted a primary challenge against the late Senator Graham, received a little under six percent. A handful of additional candidates received smaller shares of the vote.

Lisa Demuth Defeats Mike Lindell for Minnesota Governor Nomination– www.breitbart.com

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Lisa Demuth Defeats Mike Lindell for Minnesota Governor Nomination– www.breitbart.com
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Lisa Demuth defeated MyPillow founder Mike Lindell to clinch the Republican nomination for Minnesota governor on Tuesday night.

Demuth, the Minnesota state House Speaker, beat Mike Lindell with relative ease on Monday night, earning 43.6 percent of the vote versus Lindell’s 32.3 percent.

Lindell received President Donald Trump’s endorsement leading up to the race.

“Mike Lindell, the ‘Pillow Man,’ and one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots, is running to be GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA, replacing one of the worst and most incompetent governors in the history of the U.S.A.,” Trump said. “Early Primary Voting has begun and, if given the chance, Mike will be SPECTACULAR!!!”

Michele Tafoya Wins GOP Nomination for Senate Contest in Minnesota– gellerreport.com

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Michele Tafoya Wins GOP Nomination for Senate Contest in Minnesota– gellerreport.com
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The former NFL sideline reporter for ABC and ESPN and, more recently, conservative podcaster with Salem Media has secured the nomination for Republicans, looking to be the next Senator for the Land of 10,000 Lakes. She’ll be facing the liberal Democrat and sitting Senator Amy Blobuchar.

Tafoya: Thank you, Minnesota! I am honored to be the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. Tonight’s results show Minnesotans are ready for a new direction. Together, we will bring common sense back to Washington, fight fraud, hold those responsible accountable, and win in November. Let’s get to work! (Tafoya).

Tafoya dominated the GOP contest—with over 50 percent of the vote (Decision Desk)

New MA Law Allows Abortion Minutes Before Birth For Any Reason– thefederalist.com

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New MA Law Allows Abortion Minutes Before Birth For Any Reason– thefederalist.com
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an abortion bill into law on Aug. 10 that removed the state’s current 24-week ban and legalized abortions up to the point of birth for any reason with a doctor’s “professional judgment.”

When the law takes effect in 90 days, Massachusetts will join 10 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing abortion up to the point of birth.

A press release on the bill, H.B. 5595, stated that it “comes as reproductive rights continue to face unprecedented attacks across the country following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.” The release framed enabling women to kill 9-month-old unborn babies as heroically “strengthen[ing] protections for patients and providers, ” as “Trump and state legislatures continue to push abortion bans.”

Healey posted a picture with an “Abortion is Health Care” sign on her X account with the caption, “No matter what Donald Trump does, we will protect your reproductive freedom.”

A separate post stated that “as long as I’m Governor, abortion will remain safe, legal and accessible in Massachusetts,” changing the Bill Clinton-popularized adage that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.”

No more strikes on Iran? Trump says US going ‘low key’, stresses economic pressure over military op– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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No more strikes on Iran? Trump says US going ‘low key’, stresses economic pressure over military op– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Trump claims that Iran is facing economic crisis as they have ‘no money’

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US is taking a low-key approach towards Iran and is not currently looking to launch a new military offensive, even as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continue.“We are low keying it,” Trump told Axios in a brief phone call, adding that the US was only “semi-negotiating” with Iran while watching its worsening economic situation.“We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump said.Trump said Iran was “in very bad shape” economically and that the US naval blockade has worsened the crisis.

US Senate approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill targeting energy income– www.euronews.com

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US Senate approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill targeting energy income– www.euronews.com
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The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia’s energy revenues, including Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions and the so-called shadow fleet.

The bipartisan legislation, which passed the Senate 86-11, would allow US President Donald Trump to set tariffs of up to 500% on Russian imports, including gas and oil.

It would also penalise countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports, allowing Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from major purchasers of Russian oil and gas, including countries such as China and India.

US sanctions would also expand to target older, reflagged oil tankers that Russia uses to circumvent existing US sanctions on Russian oil and energy revenues.

The legislation now heads to the House of Representatives, though a vote there will not take place until at least early September due to the congressional summer recess.

Federal Judge Gives Trump Admin Green Light to End Deportation Protections for South Sudanese Migrants– slaynews.com

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Federal Judge Gives Trump Admin Green Light to End Deportation Protections for South Sudanese Migrants– slaynews.com
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A federal judge in Massachusetts cleared the Trump administration Friday to terminate Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese nationals, handing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) another victory in its effort to unwind temporary immigration programs that have allowed foreign nationals to remain in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris ruled that the plaintiffs could not revive their challenge after the Supreme Court rejected materially similar arguments earlier this year.

“The Supreme Court rejected materially identical challenges … and Plaintiffs have no liberty or property interests left other than those provided by statute or regulation based on their individual circumstances through other statutory provisions,” Saris wrote.

Their “newly proposed claims would be futile,” the judge added.

New catalyst with 75% less platinum promises to reduce the cost of hydrogen fuel cells– phys.org

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New catalyst with 75% less platinum promises to reduce the cost of hydrogen fuel cells– phys.org
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The high cost of platinum is one of the main barriers to the wider adoption of hydrogen fuel cells. Now, researchers at IMDEA Materials Institute have developed a catalyst that delivers the same performance while using 75% less of this expensive metal. The study, published in Electrochimica Acta, demonstrates a breakthrough made possible by applying controlled mechanical compression to the catalyst. This modifies its atomic-scale structure, enabling it to achieve energy efficiency comparable to that of pure platinum.

Networks Defend El-Sayed After GOP and Trump Attacks in Michigan Senate Race– www.newsbusters.org

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Networks Defend El-Sayed After GOP and Trump Attacks in Michigan Senate Race– www.newsbusters.org
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ABC, CBS, and NBC popped the clutch Thursday morning and went full-speed in defending “progressive” Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul el-Sayed, brushing off the “blistering attack” by President Trump and the GOP as a distraction from “Americans’ concerns over the economy” and proof they’ve “seiz[ed] on” some of his policy views.

While they weren’t the worst, CBS Mornings has to come first here for congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns’s use of an all-too-predictable jab at the right that’s well past a pejorative and reached drinking-game-word territory: “Seized.”

Before that, featured co-host Vladimir Duthiers referred to Trump’s predictable criticisms of el-Sayed as somehow “a blistering attack.” Take note of the b-word as we’ll see it again on another network.

Duthiers also cued up Huey-Burns, stating in part “Republicans are already on the attack” after the primary by “accusing progressive Democrat Abdul el-Sayed of being too extreme[.]”

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else– www.wired.com

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DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else– www.wired.com
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In October 2025, a storm brewed over the Caribbean Sea. Weather models differed on its trajectory. Would it remain weak and end up in Haiti, or would it intensify and head to Jamaica? Artificial intelligence model WeatherNext, developed by Google’s DeepMind and Google Research, went with the latter. Five days before landfall, it predicted with 80 percent confidence that the storm system would hit Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane.

Hurricane Melissa was catastrophic, causing flooding and landslides across Jamaica. But the AI model helped forecasters give an earlier warning to communities in its path, so they could better prepare.

In a paper published on Thursday in Nature, researchers show the WeatherNext AI model can predict cyclones with unprecedented accuracy. On average, it gives forecasters a day more lead time than existing models; this means its predictions three days out are as accurate as previous models’ predictions two days out. On the ground, that extra day can mean a lot.

“Even a few hours can make a difference,” says Mike Brennan, director of the US National Hurricane Center. Organizing evacuations, staging supplies, and moving resources to respond to a hurricane risk are all time-sensitive tasks—and making the wrong decision can have big consequences. “Time is really golden when it comes to those types of decisions, so the ability to push forecast accuracy out as much as a day beyond what we’ve previously been able to do is really valuable,” he says.

Historically, bringing forecasts forward by a day would take a decade of work, the researchers say.

Scientists develop technology that turns factory exhaust carbon dioxide into useful chemicals; new study reveals |– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Scientists develop technology that turns factory exhaust carbon dioxide into useful chemicals; new study reveals |– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Industrial plants release vast amounts of carbon dioxide every day, yet much of the conversation around cutting those emissions has focused on capturing the gas and storing it underground. Turning it into something useful has always been a more attractive idea, but one that has struggled outside laboratory conditions. Factory exhaust is not made up of carbon dioxide alone. It also contains oxygen, nitrogen and other gases that interfere with chemical conversion processes, making direct use difficult and expensive. According to the new study published in Nature, titled “Hydrogen bond network disruption enables efficient direct reactive capture of CO2 from flue gas”, this obstacle may not be as fixed as previously thought. By redesigning the liquid environment where the reaction takes place, scientists have shown it is possible to convert carbon dioxide from untreated industrial exhaust into a valuable chemical feedstock without first separating and purifying the gas.

Report: Antisemitism on Canadian College Campuses is ‘Systemic,’ Going Unaddressed– legalinsurrection.com

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Report: Antisemitism on Canadian College Campuses is ‘Systemic,’ Going Unaddressed– legalinsurrection.com
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The firsthand accounts from students in this story are horrific.

The CBC reports:

Antisemitism on campus is ‘systemic’ and going unaddressed, says new report

A national report documenting antisemitism on Canadian university and college campuses has found an “alarming prevalence” of the prejudicial behaviour across the country along with a widespread failure to address the problem.

“The findings indicate that many Jewish students experience widespread and persistent antisemitism on Canadian campuses as a defining feature of post-secondary life that shapes their behaviour, their ability to fully participate in campus life, their safety and their well-being,” the report said.

The report is the first of two commissioned by the federal government’s former special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism. The second report will look at the general student population’s views on antisemitism.

Ukraine’s losses from port blockade exceed $1 bln – Business & Economy– tass.com

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Ukraine’s losses from port blockade exceed $1 bln – Business & Economy– tass.com
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MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. Ukraine has lost about $1.05 bln in foreign exchange earnings due to the blockade of its seaports since July 22, according to TASS calculations.

Ukraine’s main commercial ports – Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny – remain idle. Shipping schedules show that large foreign merchant vessels are not calling at these ports.

Ukraine conducts maritime trade solely through the port of Izmail, where logistics are constrained by the capacity of both the harbor and the railway network serving it. Even when operating at full capacity, Izmail can handle no more than 20 mln metric tons annually, compared with about 13 mln metric tons under normal conditions. The Greater Odessa ports, meanwhile, have a combined annual capacity of over 40 mln metric tons. Ukraine is losing around $70 mln daily, primarily because of a sharp decline in exports of agricultural products and steel.

Available vessel traffic data do not account for deliveries of military cargo to the Ukrainian armed forces. The Russian Defense Ministry regularly reports strikes on dry cargo ships at the port of Nikolayev used to support Ukrainian troops.