A Pentagon watchdog concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked exposing sensitive information that could have endangered U.S. troops when he relayed information about a planned military strike in Yemen using the Signal commercial messaging app, according to a person who read the classified investigative report and another source with knowledge of the findings. The […]
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How much plastic can kill a seabird? Just six shreds of a popped balloon, new study finds : NPR
To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new study finds seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals like porpoises, seals and whales don’t have to eat much of it for it to be deadly. Michael O’Neill/Science Source hide caption toggle caption Michael O’Neill/Science Source To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new […]
Trump says boat crews are narco-terrorists. The truth is more nuanced, AP finds : NPR
Robert Sánchez dropped out of school as a teenager and like many others in the region became a fisherman like his father, according to friends and relatives. Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration hide caption toggle caption Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration GÜIRIA, Venezuela — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another […]
‘Highly volatile’ threat landscape for November elections, new assessment finds
Voters head to the polls this fall amid the “highest levels of political violence in the U.S. since the 1970s,” and “rising domestic tensions,” according to a new threat assessment, warning that those protecting the political process should be on high alert. Despite being a so-called “off-year” for elections, officials need to be on guard, […]