Wednesday · September 16, 2026 Vol. I · No. 258
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STAT+: Sen. Warren demands to see Trump drug-pricing pharma contracts, accuses RFK Jr. of hiding th… STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about faster FDA approvals, access to experimental drugs in Mont… IN BRIEF: What is known about incident with Russian warship, Danish Air Force helicopter The Letby inquiry report makes one thing crystal clear: too much NHS management is scandalously poo… Heating mica to 200°C reveals friction independent of sliding speed How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA Normalizing relations needed to launch comprehensive US-Russia dialogue — Lavrov Abortion bans make ‘evidence-based medicine’ impossible in some cases, new report says STAT+: Sen. Warren demands to see Trump drug-pricing pharma contracts, accuses RFK Jr. of hiding th… STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about faster FDA approvals, access to experimental drugs in Mont… IN BRIEF: What is known about incident with Russian warship, Danish Air Force helicopter The Letby inquiry report makes one thing crystal clear: too much NHS management is scandalously poo… Heating mica to 200°C reveals friction independent of sliding speed How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA Normalizing relations needed to launch comprehensive US-Russia dialogue — Lavrov Abortion bans make ‘evidence-based medicine’ impossible in some cases, new report says

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World News · Europe

Record 230 people cross Channel to UK as smugglers turn to ‘mega-dinghies’

Crossing in larger vessel highlights changing tactics despite increased enforcement on French coastUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesA dinghy carrying a…

World News · Europe

Roman shipwreck with 500 amphorae found off coast of Sicily

Discovery of 2,100-year-old vessel hailed as ‘one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years’A 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck carrying about 500 a…

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Kamchatka Braces for Near-Total Internet Shutdown Amid Undersea Cable Repairs

The fiber-optic cable maintenance was originally scheduled for September 2025 but was later postponed.

World News · Europe

World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures

Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage western Europe.

World News · Europe

At least 13 killed in Ukrainian strike on Russia's Tatarstan region, officials say

It is one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since the start of Moscow's war on Ukraine.

World News · Latin America

‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding

Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has leftIn June 2025, a sluggish and thin Gabar Ch…

World News · Latin America

Kurdish hunger striker says ICE force-feeding ‘mentally broke me’

Exclusive: Film-maker Gabar Choli describes how he endured coercive treatment over eight months in detention in TexasA Kurdish man who was force-fed over the course of eight month…

World News · Asia

Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube

Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.

World News · Europe

Weather tracker: Europe breaks more heat records as temperatures soar

Drought and wildfires intensify across continent, while tropical storms bring heavy rain and disruption to east AsiaEurope live – latest updatesHigh pressure has dominated central…

World News · Latin America

‘Reaching 50 is a success story’: how one trans woman survived HIV and stigma in Latin America

Erika Castellanos has beaten the life expectancy of 35 for a transgender woman in the region, but warns aid cuts and a rollback in human rights risk reversing efforts to end AidsE…

World News · United States

Who really needs testosterone?

The military plans to start screening service members for low testosterone, and social media is overflowing with claims about testosterone therapy. But who actually needs it?

World News · United States

Mike Lindell touts Trump ties in race for governor of Minnesota, where Trump has lost

Lindell, of "MyPillow," plays up his ties to Trump, who endorsed him for Tuesday's primary. But the state Republican convention backed one of his opponents.

World News · United States

The FAA wants to reboot the nation's airspace. This airline shows how it might work

When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the ent…

World News · United States

In a competitive Maine Senate race, women voters could be the deciders

The race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson is one of this year's most high-profile Senate contests. To win, both candidates will need support from an especially powerful voti…

World News · United States

Voters are sick of the two-party system. A new poll shows they're open to big changes

A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party'…

World News · United States

An arts school where Epstein allegedly preyed on students reveals decades of abuse

In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tell…

World News · United States

Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 12, authorities say

Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities with long-range drones almost daily in recent months. The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia and unsettled the Russian public.

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Russia Denies It Held Official Peace Talks With Germany in Azerbaijan

But Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin did say that backchannel discussions have taken place between individuals from Germany and Russia who are not affiliated with either co…

World News · United States

Morning news brief

Iran aims to put pressure on Trump amid negotiations with Oman, Labor Department to release new report on inflation, new report reveals decades of abuse at arts school linked to E…

World News · Europe

Ancient Roman pottery discovered in shipwreck off Sicilian coast – video

Italy's Carabinieri cultural protection unit has discovered the wreck of a Roman ship off Sicily. Divers found hundreds of amphorae and parts of anchors inside the vessel, which w…

World News · Europe

Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refining facilities – Europe live

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that strikes on such facilities were directly linked with putting more pressure on MoscowUp to 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed in Russia, Vo…

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

NATO nation rebuffs Ukraine’s missile plea

Finland has ruled out expanding air defense missile support for Ukraine due to its own security concerns Read Full Article at RT.com

World News · Africa

Ancestral Visions of the Future review – visceral cine-memoir is a haunting return to Lesotho

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese pairs his literary-grade voiceover with propulsive, prophetic images to interrogate his identity and that of his colonialism-carved homelandHere is a capt…

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

13 Killed in Ukrainian Attack on Republic of Tatarstan

Russian media reported that a local petrochemical plant may have been struck during the overnight drone barrage.