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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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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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Heatwave fuels wildfires across Europe
A new wave of record heat and exceptional dryness has driven multiple wildfires across France, central England and northern Greece, forcing…
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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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Unitree expected to surge in Shanghai stock debut
Unitree, China's most high-profile humanoid robot maker, is widely expected to make a strong Shanghai stock market debut next week after its IPO was…
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Samsung hires AI and data specialists for chip operations
Samsung Electronics has hired two specialists to accelerate AI use across its semiconductor operations: Han Bo-hyung, a deep learning and vision AI…
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Apple trains China-specific large language model
Apple has trained a large language model tailored for the China market with support from Alibaba, according to three people familiar with the matter…
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Pony AI to deploy 2,000 robotaxis across Europe with Uber
Pony AI Inc. said it will deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe in partnership with Uber Technologies Inc., a move that accelerates the race…
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Ancient warming thinned forests, reducing carbon storage
Researchers report that forests thinned dramatically during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum about 56 million years ago after massive volcanic…
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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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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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Pakistan names lunar rover Jinnah-1
The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission officially named Pakistan's first lunar rover Jinnah-1 after a nationwide contest that drew about…
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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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Hon Hai raises 2026 capex to expand AI production
Taiwan-based Hon Hai (Foxconn) told investors it will focus 2026 capital expenditure on expanding artificial intelligence production, strengthening…
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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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Spain sees total solar eclipse for first time in more than century
A total solar eclipse traveled from the Arctic region of northern Russia, across Greenland and near Iceland, then swept over northern Spain and the…
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AstroRad vest reduces astronaut radiation exposure
A team led by StemRad tested the AstroRad radiation-shielding vest on two instrumented female phantoms aboard NASA's uncrewed Artemis I mission and…
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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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Astronomers discover new 'black hole star' in early universe
In a Nature paper, astronomers report a striking early-universe object named MoM (Mirage or Miracle)-BH*-1 that combines properties of stars and…
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U.S. launches pilot to speed ai-related shipments
The Trump administration announced a program to accelerate shipments of goods considered critical to developing artificial intelligence, the State…
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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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