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From Gaza condoms to 'Your mom': Outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's most divisive momentshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxNOVJ6SlhEZ2xiM3c5MVJQWTEweU5OeWY4U0tTUHQ0Skt5bTVMRHVqNVlYcm1fcHpYWEwteF9TY0pVYkM1QWZOZEo0NWlTeVpSZEhESnl6YkV0TC16ZTB1Z3lESC0wa2pUYjVlT2RmSVZaRmd2ck5EeTNPazhIeVNxMlJJQjFxWkoyMHVCLWE2Ym9TV2ZmN1YySWxyYjJxNTRLYk1vVURQekR5X0thYnBDVV9jTk0xNUFhTW5JR0dBaF95OXhqNWsySjFfcjBFMUk?oc=5From Gaza condoms to 'Your mom': Outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's most divisive moments Euronews.comOpinion | Karoline Leavitt knew exactly how Trump defined her role. That’s the problem. MS NOWDAVID MARCUS: Karoline Leavitt’s lasting legacy is opening the White House to indie press Fox NewsKaroline Leavitt, the Press Secretary Who Perfected the Art of Defending Trump WS...Aug 15, 2026 6:21 AM
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Nigel Farage denies link to crypto conspiracist John Mappinhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxNa1BKRC04Mnc1Q2FyQW51X0pMbUNZeGR3eGVsUmtwQURka2hIMDhYUUtpRGZzRzZQOTFOZThnYXpsc2RvcDJ5bHhMNmpmQ3FURlQxX1BrTEpvRVNCeHVpLTVJZTE0aTZlUmRrS0VnaGdMRkg2Znc1ZDVkOU5hU1MyMkpuT20zNXpVa241ZVNTRWpEY2tw?oc=5Nigel Farage denies link to crypto conspiracist John Mappin openDemocracyAug 15, 2026 5:53 AM

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Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistanhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/concern-grow-global-ties-taliban-afghanistan-human-rightsCampaigners fear deeper diplomatic contacts are undermining demands for improvements in human rights The Taliban in Afghanistan have launched a diplomatic effort to end their isolation as major regional and international powers show a readiness to engage more closely with the repressive regime despite its systematic human rights abuses.Five years after the Taliban took power, an increasing number ...Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM

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‘My heart breaks into a million pieces’: emotional tributes to Kumanjayi Little Baby at Alice Springs funeralhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/15/emotional-tributes-kumanjayi-little-baby-alice-springs-funeral-ntwnfbHundreds gathered with flashes of pink to farewell the five-year-old girl, who was allegedly murdered in AprilWarning: This story contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA sombre funeral service for Kumanjayi Little Baby has been attended by hundreds of people from the Alice Springs community and surrounds.Wearing pink a...Aug 15, 2026 4:58 AM

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APOD: 2026 August 15 – Bright Perseids from Swedenhttps://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod/apod-2026-august-15-bright-perseids-from-sweden/APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 15 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Bright Perseids from […]Aug 15, 2026 4:05 AM
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China Protests Japan PM, Defense Minister’s Yasukuni Actionshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-15/china-protests-japan-pm-defense-minister-s-yasukuni-actionsChina lodged a formal protest with Japan after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent an offering to Yasukuni shrine and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited it on the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.Aug 15, 2026 4:01 AM
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How to watch Manchester United vs. Milan online for freehttps://mashable.com/entertainment/manchester-united-milan-pre-season-friendly-2026-live-stream-for-freeWatch live football for free. How to watch Manchester United vs. Milan in a 2026 pre-season friendly for free.Aug 15, 2026 4:00 AM
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Trump wants to put golden seals on White House ballroomhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxNcmo4djR1YnhWNXVmQk9BS01aa0ZSQ00tZkhXZTNRQmRDbVF6QXVMOVpkcklkNGtXTnJMOWU1X1FvVjVfcHBmUEkxWWxLTmU3enBxeU5KejdyNTJydk5VUjJYWGxxMFB2QUt1dU40cU9DVjJTZThRWmxnX2NUTTViU25HTHdONW9LeXViVjc4N1pYVHgtRkV2bm1FSW5FY1V3R1lR?oc=5Trump wants to put golden seals on White House ballroom The Washington PostTrump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom The New York TimesNew White House East Wing renderings reveal gold additions AxiosTrump asks Supreme Court to let him build ballroom, citing national security needs and architectural values cnn.comTrump admin says White House ballroom 'beyond the...Aug 15, 2026 2:50 AM
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Modi Maps India’s Growth Push as He Reaches Out to Studentshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-15/modi-vows-chip-plants-nuclear-reactors-in-india-growth-pushIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his Independence Day speech to renew his pledge to make the country a developed nation within two decades and reach out to younger citizens following widespread student protests.Aug 15, 2026 2:48 AM

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The surprise must-see movie of the summerhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/980428/end-oak-street-pixel-11-lanterns-installerHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 140, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, don't forget to hydrate, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
This week, I've been reading about Will Ferrell and Fabrizio Romano and Heather Cox Richardson, scrolling and scrolling through Ordinary Abundance, watching Avatar Aang (wh...Aug 15, 2026 2:30 AM
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Cash-strapped surrogate McKenna West seeks desperate online donations -- after bio parents allegedly stiff herhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3wFBVV95cUxPb0RpWnZHYXBmekJGWmtndi1fcTI0Y1loMXpNUWVKQVJTeG1PQk01bmdIbzBUellzbjNNVGNRYnVFTXZWQkNxb0tOa29IMThSX0lhbV8xdDNXTGgzVEtBbW50Nm9seEZOODlmdVJ5RmpWOVZhYWc5TjdFTnhDTTBGdGpUZ0dyM05wemtIV2puV2hDaGY5b0hGSElQRHl3blg3OVRnRDJmREFGd180N0pzcm5iUDNvY2t1Yzh6aUJ1ZW00Mk05UmQ4VkkyQ3I0Z05LUXlEWkwxNmdKWk15cVN3?oc=5Cash-strapped surrogate McKenna West seeks desperate online donations -- after bio parents allegedly stiff her New York PostA Fight Over Abortion and Surrogacy Ends With a Baby Born in Texas The New York TimesWhat to know about a surrogacy dispute between a California couple, their surrogate and Texas courts AP NewsSurrogacy battle unfolding in Dallas takes new turn NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthHHS ...Aug 14, 2026 11:59 PM
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Bally’s Warns of Going Concern Doubt as It Seeks New Capitalhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-14/bally-s-warns-of-going-concern-doubt-as-it-seeks-fresh-liquidityBally’s Corp. warned investors of “substantial doubt” that it will be able to continue as a going concern as the company risks running afoul of agreement with lenders.Aug 14, 2026 11:48 PM

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Many Canadians are boycotting the US, so this is where they're travelling insteadhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jnwnw22ngo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssFrom exploring their own backyard to travelling abroad, many Canadians are spending their money elsewhere to send a message to the US president.Aug 14, 2026 11:16 PM

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Luigi Mangione reveals motive for CEO's killing after pleading guilty in federal casehttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxQVV9OcnpZaFVIejFRbW1QY3B6WXN2OU0yaURrSUxscExVd2tEYlNKS3ZNdU5sbEt3UDBfSm1OR3dQb1VLSW9JeDVuZE0yWjJ1enQ1QkRiU1RRZXd4WU1FNVdOZUNHdUVubmV1YUpmQ2h2dWR0NGdEWkxLNWZZRjdLaVdpeFc2WUdWWUdRSU9vRXFwbEFDQXhqaVJrZkNGNUNfMFljX1N0Zkl3bFRxVWJ0UlVhRXNsTVJXZ0E?oc=5Luigi Mangione reveals motive for CEO's killing after pleading guilty in federal case PBSWhat comes next after Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO cnn.comDouble jeopardy could spell end of state case after Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea The GuardianWhat to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Double Jeopardy Claims WSJOutrage at UnitedHealth and Other Insure...Aug 14, 2026 10:57 PM
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Show HN: I built a Claude Code plugin to query 10.6M earnings-call embeddingshttps://fn2.ai/claudeHi HN,I've been using LLMs for one-off market questions against a database of earnings transcripts since ~2025. In tech years that's a long time so as a Solo dev I built a platform around it and have been adding miscellaneous other financial tools and integrations. Backend infrastructure is super boring! PostgreSQL & ElasticSearch, with the data appropriately sharded and replicated across two regions.Some example requests:"What did NVIDIA say about data-center demand on its last call?""Brief me on NVDA, AMD and AVGO before each market open""Notify me when AAPL moves more than 5% in a day."The plugin is dependency-free Python and MIT licensed. The corpus, vector search and scheduled-agent service are hosted, so using them requires a free FN2 account. I’m particularly interested in whether people find the scheduled-research part useful, but the basic features are free with integrations for Claude Code, Hermes Agent, OpenClaw, etc. Thanks!Aug 14, 2026 10:09 PM

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Isaacman “Extremely Confident” Artemis III Will Launch in 2027https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/isaacman-extremely-confident-artemis-iii-will-launch-in-2027/NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said today he’s “extremely confident” Artemis III will launch next year to test rendezvous and docking operations between Orion and test versions of the two human […]Aug 14, 2026 9:37 PM

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Trump says USS Abraham Lincoln deployment 'not nearly long enough' amid outcry from familieshttps://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-08-14/uss-abraham-lincoln-deployment-conditions-families-trump-hegsethLawmakers are pressing for answers amid reports that sailors aboard the San Diego-based carrier have endured food shortages, plumbing failures and severe fatigue.Aug 14, 2026 9:13 PM

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Court ruling narrows pathway to citizenship for DACA recipientshttps://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-08-14/court-ruling-narrows-pathway-to-citizenship-for-daca-recipientsA new ruling by an administrative immigration court ends a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients who are married to U.S. citizens.Aug 14, 2026 8:20 PM

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A RAMageddon guide to back-to-school laptop shoppinghttps://www.theverge.com/tech/979996/best-laptops-students-middle-high-schoolThe MacBook Neo is an easy recommendation. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
If you’re a student looking for an affordable laptop, I have bad news and I have good news. The bad news is that computer prices are out of whack due to the ongoing RAM and storage crunch, making some a little pricier than they used to be and others wildly more expensive.
The good news? Despite that, there ...Aug 14, 2026 7:37 PM
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Karoline Leavitt is out. Here’s who could be next to dump Trump at the White Househttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxNc3NybUFzUkFzQ2laMy1zaDRTbUx6N29qdHJneWU2OUx5d2JweFJfcHdYT0Zkc1RMVDV6RFNZNDEyckFZT2x3TU5aSTZROWhoVHA0VXpFM2VBRU1MWTVrZndpd0U5UXBvRllTRU9icUpiYTVIUmNsRmdrYW9tSmRDUkktMGxoVFNhU2Z3RGJLTDhwa2pXYXUzempRNWJiRWZRc2xhUWhBUUFVMGpib0FZajNIekVvU3Uw?oc=5Karoline Leavitt is out. Here’s who could be next to dump Trump at the White House The IndependentJimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit The New York TimesDAVID MARCUS: Karoline Leavitt’s lasting legacy is opening the White House to indie press Fox NewsKaroline Leavitt, the Press Secretary Who Perfected the Art of Defending Trump WSJ11 potential candidates to replace Karoli...Aug 14, 2026 7:27 PM