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New Plastic Mixes Found Along Turkey’s Black Sea Shore

July 17, 2026

Scientists walked along two beaches in Sinop and found a surprising mix of plastic‑based materials that have never been recorded there before. The items—called plastiglomerates, pyroplastics, plastimetals and plastitar—show how plastic can melt, fuse with stone or metal, and weather into new forms.

weather

Storms Strike Texas Hill Country Again: Floods Claim Lives and Test Community Resilience

July 17, 2026

The Texas Hill Country is facing a new wave of flash floods that have already taken two lives and forced hundreds of rescue missions. Local authorities say the worst is still ahead as rain continues to pour into Friday, threatening rivers that could reach historic levels. After a month of heavy d

crime

Crime Patterns: Where and When the Trouble Pops Up

July 17, 2026

Crime is not random. In almost every city, it sticks to certain spots and times. Researchers have found that a century of data shows two clear habits: the first is that some neighborhoods see more crime than others, and the second is that crime rises during particular seasons of the year. These h

crime

Racism‑Driven Attack Leads to Nine Years in Federal Jail

July 17, 2026

A white man named Jonathan Felkel was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a hate‑motivated shooting that took place last summer. The incident happened on July 17, 2025, when Felkel drove into a gated neighborhood in Columbia and fired a semiautomatic rifle at a Black resident, Jarvis McKen

celebrities

Heartfelt Legacy of a Local Journalist

July 17, 2026

T. J. Wilham, a well‑known reporter in Albuquerque, passed away at 50 after a battle with acute leukemia that began earlier this year. Friends and former coworkers remember him as someone with a big heart and an even bigger personality, always ready to involve others in his work. During his ca

crime

A Teen Gets 20 Years After Killing a Gay Black Dancer in Brooklyn

July 17, 2026

The court in Brooklyn sentenced Dmitriy Popov, 20, to two decades in prison for the hate‑motivated murder of dancer O’Shae Sibley, a Black gay man. The judge gave no explanation beyond a sense of justice being served. Sibley’s friends and family were visibly shaken, with many feeling the apology off

science

Gut Viruses Change How Tiny Earth Creatures Deal With Drug Pollution and Heat

July 17, 2026

Researchers studied tiny soil animals called collembolans, focusing on the bacteria and viruses living inside them. These microbes help the animals stay healthy and keep soil ecosystems balanced. The team wanted to see what happens when two big problems—drug pollution and rising temperatures—hit at

science

Gut Life Across Cities and Villages

July 17, 2026

Researchers studied poop samples from 1387 people in three places in Madagascar and one city in Germany to see how the tiny living things inside us differ when people live more or less in cities. They looked at both animals and bacteria that live in the gut by sequencing two different DNA markers, o

entertainment

Dream Life Check‑In: See How Near You Are

July 17, 2026

People often think that achieving their ideal life is a distant goal. A quick test can help them see how close they really are. The idea is simple: pick one thing you love in several areas—home, job, travel, clothes, pets. When the choices are finished, a score shows how much of your dream is alread

politics

Trophy‑Troop Protest Takes Over the Mall

July 17, 2026

A group of anonymous artists has turned the National Mall into a carnival of mock awards, piling over forty fake trophies beside a giant gold “Iran War Participation Trophy” for former President Trump. The plastic parade of medals was set up by the Secret Handshake collective, a satirical activist c