From Jenna Orkin Trump Allies Bombard the Courts, Setting Stage for Post-Election Fight The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Shahram Poursafi, also known as Shahram Pursafi, Mehdi Rezayi, and Shahin Pourbakhsh. Poursafi is a uniformed member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who is believed to be working on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC- QF) to arrange the transnational murder-for-hire of former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton. Seven Things You Thought You Knew about Nuclear Energy But it might be time to re-think Chief of naval operations navigation plan FOR AMERICA’S WARFIGHTING NAVY 2024 Israel says it intercepted Yemeni missile Former FAA contractor indicted over claims that he worked as a secret agent for Iran, DOJ says Kate Barr is waging a sure-to-lose campaign for a seat in the N.C. legislature as a protest against gerrymandering, which has made elections uncompetitive in states nationwide. How ignored warnings at Boar’s Head plant led to a deadly listeria outbreak Meet the astronauts preparing to travel farther from Earth than any human before Supplies arrive by plane and mule to North Carolina as Helene death toll tops 100

From Jenna Orkin #Helene resources: The latest storm forecasts, maps, imagery and more You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place Japan's new prime minister could try to shake up the country's military pact with the US The charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams explained in 60 seconds Photos show flooding and destruction as Hurricane Helene slams Florida, leaving over 3 million homes and businesses without power Qatar becomes first Arab state to join US visa waiver programme Gulf monarchy is a key mediator in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks but has come under criticism from some US lawmakers Scientists Urgently Warn: Stop Drinking Bottled Water Top Adams adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin raided, subpoenaed by state and federal authorities Is There a Method to Donald Trump’s Madness? I'm a former FBI agent and cybersecurity expert. Here are 5 things everyone should do to outsmart online criminals.

From Jenna Orkin Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men America Is Polarized. Why Are New York’s Suburbs Undecided? Iran’s New President Makes His U.N. Début as the Middle East Is in Flames New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted Blackouts Plague Tajikistan as Energy Promises Fall Short 3,000 years of madness and death Hurricane Helene threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge in Florida as it’s forecast to explode into catastrophic Category 4 Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices Strange Rocks Clinging to Mummies Could Be World's Oldest Cheese The Mayor and the Con Man

From Jenna Orkin Spinning artificial spider silk into next-generation medical materials Hezbollah launched its deepest strike on Israel yet — targeting Tel Aviv Shell Abandons Norway’s Hydrogen Projects Due To Lack Of Demand Seaweed to Save the Planet Energy from Raindrops Ex-New York prosecutor accused in bribery case dies by suicide during FBI raid: Reports New, Unprecedented Facebook Rule Appeared on TV That Allows Meta to Use Your Photos? Florida Surgeon General spreads COVID misinformation in booster guidelines. A 2017 flood at the entrance of a 16-year-old underground, refrigerated repository designed to preserve seeds for the world’s key food crops reveals the shortcomings of planning for climate change rather than focusing on slowing it down, writes Naomi Oreskes, a professor of the history of science. The seeds at the Svalbard Global Seed Bank also will not have evolved during storage and might no longer grow well in the natural world if and when they are re-introduced.

From Jenna Orkin Kamala Harris initially left off Montana absentee voting system Warfare: Conventional, asymmetric, dare we whisper nuclear -- let's call the whole thing off. Donald Trump’s Many Lucky Breaks A new book by two New York Times investigative reporters comprehensively debunks the notion that Trump is a good businessman. The Case for Having Lots of Kids Bloomberg's chief economist shares why there's a 70% chance the US economy is recession-bound — and warns a stock-market sell-off could sink consumer spending The US is sending more troops to the Middle East to help US citizens flee as Israel-Hezbollah clashes intensify Trump wants to lure foreign companies by offering them access to federal land Prosecutors say evidence clears him. He’s set to be executed today. This new diet could help save the planet and your health. Here’s how it works. To combat voter fraud claims, election officials try radical transparency New York congressman allegedly gave his lover a job – and his fiancee’s daughter, too

From Jenna Orkin What Trump has promised to do on ‘day one’ as president The summer Europe turned on tourists Can a College Class Still Be Diverse? As Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner Volodymyr Zelensky Has a Plan for Ukraine’s Victory We're losing the one thing that's keeping the peace between America and China AOC's attack on Teamsters leadership shows just how much unions are going to matter in the presidential election Exclusive: Feds and State AG Investigate an Alleged Human Trafficking Empire Run in Springfield, Ohio, for Years by ‘King George’ Feds: Man accused in apparent assassination attempt left note indicating he intended to kill Trump The note was placed in a box dropped off months earlier at the home of an unidentified person who did not open it until after last Sunday's arrest. Israel launches ‘extensive’ strikes on Hezbollah; Lebanon says 182 killed, 727 wounded

From Jenna Orkin Trump says if he loses election, Jewish voters would have ‘a lot’ to do with it For 57 days this fall, Earth will have a second moon Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI One Man’s Stand Against Trump’s Election Denialism The Last Stand of the Rural Democrats Only around a million people live in Montana, but the state will likely determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Nebraska Republicans may change law that could determine presidential election outcome Israeli Jew recruited by Iran in plot to kill Netanyahu, Gallant or Shin Bet head Bar Biggest Countries in 2100 Israel didn’t tamper with Hezbollah’s exploding pagers, it made them – New York Times

From Jenna Orkin Fossil fuel companies sponsor $5.6bn in global ‘sportswashing’ deals Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn, report says Exclusive: analysis finds $800bn increase in direct support for activities including deforestation and fossil fuel use ‘This is very embarrassing’: Middle East crisis takes a detour to an office park in Taiwan The extraordinary military power of keeping secrets Kamala Harris Gets Big Debate Bump Over Trump in Swing States KAMALAMENTUM But some pollsters and data scientists question the significance of the Quinnipiac University poll for Vice President Harris' standing. The suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump did not have a line of sight on Trump and did not fire his weapon. -Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. Food packaging chemicals are seeping into human bodies — here's what that means for your health Harris and Trump essentially tied in Pennsylvania, Post poll finds The End of Adoptions from China Two Ukrainian drones — one mounted with what appears to be a turret, and one without. Ukraine expects the war to see exponentially more 'iron soldiers,' or ground drones with guns that can fill troop roles Kentucky sheriff killed judge in his chambers following an argument, police say. Here’s what we know

From Jenna Orkin Ohio sheriff says to ‘write down’ addresses of homes with Harris signs Hundreds of Hezbollah pagers explode in apparent attack across Lebanon Secret Service admits it did not search the perimeter of Trump’s golf course ‘Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn’: the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for ‘perfect’ fruit in the west Melania Trump has a memoir coming out – and she’s acting pretty strangely Political Violence and the Election ASSESSING THE THREAT FROM THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT Nassim Taleb: People Aren't Seeing the Real De-Dollarization A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots AOC calls the US Green party ‘not serious’ – can it be more than a ‘spoiler’ in the election? Floods in Poland and wildfires in Portugal show reality of climate breakdown, says EU

From Jenna Orkin Taliban’s curbs on women add to risk of polio outbreak, health officials warn Regime suspends polio campaign across Afghanistan over security concerns and women’s role in vaccination drive Japan to start building 1st 'zeta-class' supercomputer in 2025, 1,000 times more powerful than today's fastest machines Here’s what we know about the weapon recovered at Trump’s golf course How Inflation Fooled Almost Everybody Alleged Gunman May Get 20 Years Despite Escaping Assassin Charge Alleged Trump Gunman Had Bizarre Political Evolution Online NYPD says officers recovered wrong knife from police subway shooting in Brooklyn Peter Thiel predicts the 2024 election won't be close: 'One side is simply going to collapse' Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024 'I am a rapist, like the others:' Husband admits guilt in mass rape trial that has shocked France

From Jenna Orkin Governor Josh Shapiro on How to Win Pennsylvania Trump's debate fumble let Harris redefine the race Juvenile Crimes - Epilogue And Final Author's Notes WESLEY T. MILLER Afghan religious police wield new power to enforce a ban on women raising their voices in public and looking at men other than their husbands or relatives. Houthis fire missile from Yemen into central Israel More than half of Brazil is racked by drought. Blame deforestation. What we know about suspect in apparent assassination attempt against Trump Saudi Central Bank Caught Secretly Buying 160 Tonnes of Gold in Switzerland Suspect in potential Trump assassination attempt charged with two gun-related crimes Suspected Trump golf course gunman tried to join Ukraine war, faced weapons charges

From Jenna Orkin China, Russia commence joint drills, patrol The disaster no major U.S. city is prepared for Springfield bomb threat used ‘hateful’ language toward migrants, Haitians, mayor says Russia expels U.K. diplomats; Putin warns against deep strikes with Western weapons North Korea reveals uranium site as Kim Jong Un demands more nuclear weapons That said, an editor at Defector this week laid out an argument against the feasibility of human colonies at Mars. • Scientists will engineer the ocean to absorb more carbon dioxide. Ig Nobel prize goes to team who found mammals can breathe through anuses To save endangered trees, researchers in South America recruit an army of fungi Perplexing the Web, One Probability Puzzle at a Time

From Jenna Orkin 207 Chinese ships spotted in West Philippine Sea in new record-high: Navy Congress to get Super Bowl-level protection on Jan. 6, 2025 Fact-checking 55 suspect claims, mostly Trump’s, in debate with Harris Who won the Harris-Trump debate? We asked swing-state voters. China’s Energy Transition Is Slowing Its Oil Demand Growth Donald Trump Had a Really, Really Bad Debate Bitcoin miners got kicked out of China. Now they're sucking America dry. The illegal maneuvers the rich use to get richer Germany Suspends Schengen, Immigration Repercussion Across the Entire EU How an AI Debunkbot Can Change a Conspiracy Theorist's Mind

From Jenna Orkin Here is what will happen on day one of Trump’s presidency, according to Project 2025 DeSantis election police question people who signed abortion ballot petition 'Anything that can be built can be taken down': The largest dam removal in US history is complete – what happens next? How a dropped bag of Cheetos had ‘world changing’ impact on life in a cave Suspect in custody after teen is critically hurt in shooting at Nebraska high school The War Crimes That the Military Buried Inside the Trump Campaign’s Plan to Win Arizona How Kamala Harris Can Beat Donald Trump on the Debate Stage 9/11 FDNY first responders killed by Ground Zero toxins rises to 370 — surpassing total that died on day of terror attack As fast fashion giant Shein embraces AI, its emissions are soaring Officials are working to catch the tiger, setting up traps where it was sighted over the weekend.

From Jenna Orkin Fact-checking GOP Trump fliers flooding swing-state mailboxes Southern California Line Fire explodes in size; Nevada fire forces evacuations ‘Unschooling’ parents put their kids in charge of their own educations. Are they actually learning? Say’s Law is usually abbreviated as ‘supply creates demand.’ You make a nice loaf of bread. You sell it for a dollar. Now you have a dollar’s worth of ‘money.’ Before making the bread, you have nothing. And if it only cost you ninety cents — in labor and materials — to make the bread... you made a 10% profit. This extra, value-added, represents not only the wealth you added for yourself, but additional wealth for the whole world. Where previously it had ninety cents worth of raw ingredients (including your labor), now it has a loaf of bread worth $1. There is a common trope in journalism about the Arctic—that the melting of polar ice is setting up a geopolitical competition over resources that evokes the “Great Game,” the nineteenth-century British and Russian rivalry in Central and South Asia. But when I set out to report on that narrative, in early 2022, it quickly unravelled. What came into focus instead was far more urgent and ominous: an espionage war at the Arctic border of Norway and Russia, centered on preparations for nuclear war. Rep. Goldman: 'It's inexcusable' NYC hasn't released documents about 9/11 air quality Marketing Firm Admits Spying Through Phones South Korea finds mothers were forced to give up babies for adoption abroad ‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade ‘I’ve never seen the depth of moral corruption’: controversial Netanyahu doc screens at Toronto

From Jenna Orkin China has the largest standing army, with over 2 million active personnel. However, when reserve personnel are included, the Chinese military falls behind Vietnam, India, South Korea, and Russia. Vietnam's forces have 600K active personnel but over 5 million in reserve. This is because Vietnam (along with countries like South Korea and Israel) has a standing policy of conscription for young adults. Pakistani National Charged for Plotting Terrorist Attack in New York City in Support of ISIS Mother of Georgia suspect is said to have called school before shooting, warning of ‘emergency’ The Arrest of Telegram’s Founder Illuminates Global Anxieties About Social Platforms The typical peak of hurricane season arrives in early September, but the Atlantic has been eerily quiet. Where are all the storms? While the world's eyes are on Gaza, Palestinians see a land grab underway in the West Bank Wesley T. Miller Juvenile Crimes Cont'd Woman ‘raped by 72 men after drugged by husband’ captivates world as she testifies against alleged abusers Moving Corpses The huge US toxic fire shrouded in secrecy: ‘I taste oil in my mouth’

From Jenna Orkin Russia: School Strike Targeted Soldiers, Foreign Instructors FBI warns of North Korean ’social engineering’ schemes to steal crypto Finland Unveils World's First Deep-Earth Repository To Bury Nuclear Waste From 2007 through 2021, suicide rates among young people ages 10 to 24 increased by 62 percent. From 2014 to 2021, homicide rates rose by 60 percent. Plus, there is a drastic shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists across the U.S. Child mental health is in a state of emergency, writes Steven Berkowitz, a professor of psychiatry at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. These Are the Rules of the ABC Presidential Debate Amazon’s Alexa favored Harris over Trump after AI upgrade A True Shock? Economist Jeffrey Sachs Reveals Secret at Heart of U.S.-Russian Relations Scientists use food dye found in Doritos to make see-through mice The Arrest of Telegram’s Founder Illuminates Global Anxieties About Social Platforms

From Jenna Orkin Iraq cracks down on lottery-based suicide sect that has seen dozens of deaths Adani Green switches on 1 GW of 30 GW Khavda renewables park Harris to transfer nearly $25 million to help down-ballot Democratic candidates Ex-aide to NY Governor Hochul charged with acting as Chinese agent Starvation crisis of ‘historic proportions’ in Sudan, aid groups warn The international community is failing to address ‘the immense hunger’ amid Sudan’s civil war, three humanitarian agencies say. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating an emerging business practice that the agency calls “surveillance pricing,” which uses AI to tailor prices to individuals. Mongolia explained why it didn't arrest Putin when he visited New laws allowing religion into science classes is a dangerous precedent, writes Amanda L. Townley, the executive director of the National Center for Science Education. Testosterone changes the immune system in trans men. Fossil fuel industry representatives are infiltrating science curriculum decision making in many states.

From Jenna Orkin The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans Oceanographers discover 2-mile-high underwater mountain, new species — and rare "flying spaghetti monsters" Israelis are fed up. After a night of protests, the country is going on strike, demanding a Gaza deal. ‘Dark’ tanker crash exposes dangers of China’s thirst for cheap oil Trump eyes plan that may give Elon Musk role in auditing U.S. agencies Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 39 Not Always the Good Guy, Not Always the Bad Guy - Wesley T. Miller Hvaldimir, beloved beluga whale and alleged Russian spy, found dead UK suspends 30 arms export licences to Israel after review Man accused of enlisting strangers to rape drugged wife goes on trial in France Dominique Pélicot, 71, being tried with 50 other men over alleged abuse of woman for years at couple’s Provence home US seizes Nicolás Maduro’s jet and flies it to Florida

From Jenna Orkin China Greenlights Record-Breaking Nuclear Expansion The Mother of All Lies review – pursuing the truth of Morocco’s brutal dictatorship years “Incident” Shows How Officers React When a Police Killing Is Caught on Tape Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art 'Catastrophic' SpaceX Starship explosion tore a hole in the atmosphere last year in 1st-of-its-kind event, Russian scientists reveal Forever Chemicals on Farms IDF recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza tunnel, including a US citizen whose parents spoke at the DNC Not all AI health tools with regulatory authorization are clinically validated “Nothing” doesn’t exist. Instead, there is “quantum foam” When you combine the Uncertainty Principle with Einstein’s famous equation, you get a mind-blowing result: Particles can come from nothing. Astronaut: Aliens Have Visited