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5 things to know for August 26: Mar-a-Lago, Ukraine, Floods, Cell service, Gas cars – CNN

5 things to know for August 26: Mar-a-Lago, Ukraine, Floods, Cell service, Gas cars  CNN Judge Orders Redacted Affidavit Used in Trump Search Warrant to Be Unsealed  The New York Times The 7 things you need to know for Friday, August 26  The

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‘The cultural front’: Ukraine theatre goes underground

It’s an opening night like no other at Mykolaiv’s theatre, with the audience ushered down into an underground shelter this week for the first performance since war broke out. “We need this place to fight on the cultural front too,”

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‘All dead’: a devastated farmer in southern China longs for rain

For almost a decade, farmer Qin Bin, 50, has toiled his plot, growing peaches and dragon fruits for sale to visiting tourists at his orchard on the outskirts of the Chinese megacity of Chongqing. But this year’s crop is devastated,

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$350 million for WeWork co-founder shows how broken and biased venture capital is

A reported $350 million investment into a new, yet-to-be-launched real estate venture founded by WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann reveals just how biased the venture capital industry is, experts say. (Image credit: From top left, clockwise: Photo provided by Lisa Elliot,

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Russia’s Dwindling Manpower in Ukraine Spurs Recruitment Drive

The Kremlin has embarked on a nationwide effort to enlist new military personnel as Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to regain the offensive in Ukraine and replenish some of the estimated thousands of soldiers lost in Russia’s war effort.

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An activist plans to test Texas’ ‘In God We Trust’ law with signs in Arabic

A law requires schools to display signs with “In God We Trust” on them if they are donated, but it doesn’t mention a required language. (Image credit: Chaz Stevens)

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Turkish pop star arrested over joke about ‘perversion’ in religious schools

Gulsen Colakoglu to be tried for ‘inciting hatred’; opposition figures slam Erdogan, demand her release from prison

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Thailand’s Boys’ Love Dramas Are Changing the Way Many People View Gay Romance

In downtown Bangkok, a crowd of waiting women squeals as rookie actors Jitaraphol “Jimmy” Potiwihok and Tawinan “Sea” Anukoolprasert step out of a shopping mall. With their blushing humility and matinee idol looks, they effortlessly charm the assembled office workers

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Scientists are stumped why quakes keep hitting this small South Carolina town

The earthquakes, considered minor by geologists, started in December. No one knows what is causing them or how long they will continue. (Image credit: Nick de la Canal/WFAE)

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In 12½ Seconds, Two of India’s High-Rise Apartment Towers Will Become Rubble

The apartment buildings, which fell foul of construction laws, represent the excesses of India’s once frothy real-estate market.

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