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Trump says US scaling back joint military operations with South Korea https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lll7zvn0o

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Families of US sailors denounce Trump and Hegseth for ‘dismissing their experiences and calling them liars’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/navy-families-denounce-trump-hegseth

Astronomers discovered a reservoir of water vapor 12 billion light-years away containing 140 trillion times as much water as all of Earth’s oceans combined — surrounding a quasar that releases as much energy as a thousand trillion Suns. https://spacedaily.com/t-quasar-water-vapor-140-trillion-earth-oceans/

US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has Been Out to Sea over 260 Days. Iowa-Class Battleship USS Jersey Was Out to Sea 331 Days https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/us-navy-nuclear-aircraft-carrier-uss-abraham-lincoln-has-been-out-to-sea-over-260-days-iowa-class-battleship-uss-jersey-was-out-to-sea-331-days/

Analysis: JD Vance and the Trump team keep moving the goalposts on Iran | CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/16/politics/trump-team-shifting-iran-goals

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US navy veterans and military health experts express concern over USS Abraham Lincoln sailors https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/15/uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-mental-health

A 72-hour train from LA to New York was planned. Where is it? https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2026/08/12/72-hour-train-los-angeles-new-york-delayed/91255924007/

Nvidia Jetson chip found in Russian cruise missile, Ukraine claims — presence in S-71 'Monochrome' weapon may indicate use of AI tech https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-jetson-chip-found-in-russian-cruise-missile-ukraine-claims-presence-in-s-71-monochrome-weapon-may-indicate-use-of-ai-tech

Live Updates: Trump Dismisses Concerns About Conditions on U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/14/us/trump-news

FDA assigns highest-risk Class I status for recall of nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6029894-fda-assigns-highest-risk-class-i-status-for-recall-of-nearly-1-6-million-cartons-of-eggs/

New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5931183/new-aircraft-carrier-heads-toward-mideast-after-reports-of-issues-on-long-deployed-uss-lincoln

An 11-Year-Old Boy in a Small Midwestern Town Just Became the Guinness World Record Holder for Being the Youngest Museum Curator https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-11-year-old-boy-in-an-illinois-small-town-just-became-the-guinness-world-record-holder-for-being-the-youngest-museum-curator-180989313/

Hospitals push for upfront payments as patient deductibles and out-of-pocket costs rise https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hospitals-upfront-payments-rising-deductibles/

Defense ETFs to Buy as Pentagon Pushes to Boost Missile Stockpiles https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/defense-etfs-buy-pentagon-pushes-183500130.html