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  • Heat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or Pyrocumulonimbus

    NYT Home | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:04:03 +0000

    France's wildfires blaze,
    Heat births a thunderous cloud—
    New flames poised to rise.

    A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.

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    July 27, 2026
  • 500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer shows ancient humans were master toolmakers

    Science Daily | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:36:16 EDT

    England's ancient hands,
    Carved a bone to shape their tools—
    Time's hammer still strikes.

    Early humans in England crafted a rare piece of elephant bone into a reusable hammer for sharpening stone tools nearly 500,000 years ago. The extraordinary find reveals that ancient toolmakers were resourceful, skilled, and capable of surprisingly advanced planning.

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    July 27, 2026
  • El-Sayed comes under fire for ‘ogre on a pike’ leaked comment

    Politico | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:28:45 EST

    El-Sayed’s words leak,
    ‘Ogre on a pike’—he sparks
    party strife in Michigan.

    The Michigan Senate candidate saw immediate backlash from within his own party amid a tense primary that has divided progressives and moderate Democrats.

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    July 27, 2026
  • Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns

    BBC Science | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:50:42 GMT

    Flames near Bordeaux rage,
    Mayor warns of looming peril,
    Cities brace for flight.

    Thomas Cazenave says they are preparing if further evacuations are issued, as the mayor of a nearby town called the situation "catastrophic".

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    July 27, 2026
  • Wellness Influencers Are Pushing ‘Natural’ and Unproven Alternatives to Adderall

    Wired | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000

    Wellness stars claim boost,
    Ads on TikTok sway the youth,
    Natural cure for ADHD.

    Ads on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are painting prescription stimulants in a negative light while promoting supplements for ADHD that lack evidence.

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    July 27, 2026
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

    Politico | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EST

    Ink flows on the page,
    Cartoonists sketch the week’s strife—
    Politics laid bare.

    Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers…

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    July 27, 2026
  • UK’s iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts

    BBC Science | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:50:13 GMT

    Jodrell Bank at risk,
    Astronomers warn the cuts
    Could dim a generation.

    Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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    July 27, 2026
  • Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending

    Wired | Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:45:52 +0000

    Meta's ad breaks out,
    To Bowie’s mournful echoes—
    World’s end plays on screens.

    The clip features the David Bowie track “Five Years,” which includes lyrics such as “Earth was really dying (dying).”

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    July 27, 2026
  • Shein swings to $99m loss as Trump tariffs hit sales

    BBC Business | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:08:36 GMT

    Shein posts a loss,
    $99 million tied
    to Trump's tariffs bite.

    The announcement comes as the fast fashion giant prepares for its stock market debut in Hong Kong.

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    July 27, 2026
  • Guyanese authorities confirm death of 72 people in sinking of coastal ferry

    The Guardian World | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:28:37 GMT

    Ferry lost at sea,
    Seventy-two lives confirmed,
    Guyana mourns deep.

    Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 were rescued as efforts continue to salvage the ship and recover all bodiesThe confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has risen to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational…

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    July 26, 2026
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