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UT Austin proposes streamlined undergraduate core curriculum
The University of Texas at Austin unveiled a proposal to replace its sprawling set of more than 600 core course options with a smaller, structured…
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Russia rejects Black Sea cease-fire proposal
Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Moscow "sees no grounds" for a mutual truce in the Black Sea after Turkey proposed a…
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Kansas enacts statewide ban on student cell phones
Kansas has enacted HB 2299, a statewide law banning personal cell phones and similar devices for K‑12 students during the school day, signed by…
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Italian police recover three stolen paintings near Parma
Carabinieri officers from the Parma Provincial Command and the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit recovered three paintings stolen from the Magnani…
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Xtep to launch 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series
Xtep will globally launch its flagship 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series on August 21, with the top-tier 160X 8.0 Ultra featuring the new GT1200 premium…
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Thai schools tighten bag checks after deadly shooting
Students at a Bangkok primary school now undergo systematic bag and pocket checks after a deadly Aug 7 attack in which a 14-year-old killed his…
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Artists stage benefit concert to aid Colombia and Venezuela quake victims
More than 30 international artists will perform at Unidos por los Nuestros on Aug. 16 at Miami’s Kaseya Center to raise funds for communities hit by…
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Paramount Skydance offers CNN sale to clear merger
Paramount Skydance Corp. said it could sell CNN if that helps resolve an antitrust lawsuit that is blocking its planned $110 billion merger with…
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Us establishes multinational attack drone task force
The US military announced Task Force Falcon Strike, the first multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force, to operate one-way attack drones…
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Global Citizen announces performers for 2026 Central Park festival
Global Citizen announced its 2026 festival lineup and goals for the Sept. 26 event on New York's Central Park Great Lawn, with Lauryn Hill and Wyclef…
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University of Michigan to cover first-semester grades
The University of Michigan's largest college is developing a pilot that will show first-semester grades as pass or no credit on external transcripts…
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Hundreds of private colleges face closure
The USA TODAY Excerpt episode examined the growing wave of small private college closures after Sterling College in Vermont shut in May. A Huron…
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Putin visits island claimed by Japan
Russian president Vladimir Putin visited the disputed island known in Russia as Iturup and in Japan as Etorofu after attending the final stage of…
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Nigeria rolls out university UniPods to commercialize research
The federal ministry of education, working with UNDP and Tech4Dev, plans to deploy about 41 University Innovation Pods (UniPods) across Nigerian…
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PFL finalizes Tampa lineup with Cyborg defending featherweight title
The Professional Fighters League finalized the Aug. 22 PFL Tampa card at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, with Cris Cyborg defending…
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Hollywood unions urge settlement in Paramount‑Skydance antitrust case
Leaders of the Directors Guild of America and IATSE asked California attorney general Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison to negotiate…
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Putin threatens seizure of British vessels
Vladimir Putin has threatened to seize British vessels in retaliation for European operations against Russia, according to reporting from a…
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EBU can reassign Eurovision hosting duties
The European Broadcasting Union has updated Eurovision rules to allow it to reassign hosting duties away from a winning broadcaster if that…
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U.S. to withdraw forces from Iraq by Sept. 30
U.S. forces are on track to complete a full withdrawal from Iraq by Sept. 30, officials said, ending a presence that began with the 2003 invasion…
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Tanzania and China shift partnership toward skills
In Dar es Salaam on August 12, 2026, Chinese and Tanzanian officials and educators outlined a strategic move from infrastructure-led cooperation to…
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Sri Lanka name squad for first Test against India
Sri Lanka announced a 16-member squad for the first Test against India, with Niroshan Dickwella returning to the red-ball setup after three years and…
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Belgium and Netherlands host Hockey World Cup 2026 with new format
The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026, co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, will run from August 15 to 30 and adopts a new three‑phase format for both…
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Five EU states advance plan for African return hubs
Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark and Greece are jointly pushing to create return hubs in Africa to receive migrants who no longer have the…
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Novorossiysk port catches fire after drone attack
Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk caught fire after what the article describes as a massive drone attack, affecting facilities that include…
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