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Analysts stated that because Iran has survived decades of sanctions, it is likely to escalate rather than surrender when faced with more.

The hard part for Angie Nixon will be running as a progressive firebrand in a red state.

State Representative Angie Nixon scored a stunning upset victory in Florida's Democratic Senate primary.

The remains of 3-year-old Mave Mercienne were prepared for burial in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.

Government data shows the outbreak has recorded 5,021 cases, which includes 2,378 deaths.

The former senior adviser pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki pressed Ossoff on why he made those specific remarks.

David Axelrod stated that "no one has been tougher, more eloquent or effective than Ossoff in taking the attack to Trump" and noted that Democrats who are tired of being abused by Trump have welcomed the approach, though he added that the salacious insinuation in Ossoff's clip seemed gratuitous.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Jon Ossoff are identified as staking out the pugilist end of the spectrum. Newsom has used social media to mock and belittle the president, and Ossoff has used viral speeches containing cutting one-liners.

During a campaign rally on a Sunday, Senator Jon Ossoff suggested that Donald Trump wants to build a ballroom and travel with Natalie on an apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar, insinuating that his relationship with 35-year-old aide Natalie Harp goes beyond work.

The war's length has brought munitions levels, defense contracting, and at-sea replenishment into everyday conversation.

The USS George Washington, which is currently in the Pacific, is being sent to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln.

President Trump posted a map on Truth Social labeling the Strait of Hormuz as "U.S. territory."

The Iran war will hit the half-year mark (6 months) next week.

The poll found that AI data centers are "uniquely toxic," with only 27% of voters saying they would support building one in their community, placing it dead last among the projects tested, including nuclear power plants.

In a Pew Research Center poll published on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 52% of Americans said they are "more concerned than excited" about the increased use of AI in daily life, an increase from 37% in 2021.

Previously an AI cheerleader who boasted about an Amazon plan to build $20 billion in AI infrastructure in Pennsylvania, Shapiro has moved to a critic role, signing an executive order that imposes stringent new requirements for data-center developers.

Voters are revolting against data centers due to concerns regarding electricity bills, water use, giant warehouse-like developments, and fears about AI eliminating jobs.

OpenAI is in the process of rewriting its preparedness framework, most of which dates back to 2023, because many of the previously raised concerns were theoretical scenarios rather than present realities.

OpenAI has seen several significant departures, including: - Chloé Bakalar (Head of Ethics, left after less than a year) - Johannes Heidecke (Head of Safety Systems) - Joshua Achiam (Chief Futurist and former Head of Mission Alignment) - Sandhini Agarwal (Previously led AI safety teams)

The two labs are publicly diverging on managing safety risks, which could potentially put them on different model-release timelines as both companies prepare for expected IPOs.

CEO Sam Altman wrote on X that the company would take action if model capabilities outstripped the pace of safety and alignment. He also told Alex Heath of the Sources newsletter that unreleased models are showing "various degrees of misalignment."

Rob Gramlich states that electric heating can drive up demand on cold mornings at a time when solar output is low and batteries may have fewer opportunities to recharge.

Gramlich says utilities may need more redundancy in local distribution networks, as well as backup transformers that can be deployed when equipment fails, which will require building in more procurement and storage.

The study found that power plants, air conditioners, and transmission systems tend to operate more efficiently at cooler temperatures.

According to Michael Webber, grid operators face a "triple whammy" because air conditioners, transmission lines, and power plants all become less efficient during extreme heat.