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Victory Village: Moses Lake’s wartime housing legacy
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (435+ words) In 1941, the First War Powers Act empowered President Roosevelt to direct funds toward wartime housing. Moses Lake, remote and under-resourced, was quickly identified as a prime candidate. One of the first housing efforts began in early 1943 when construction began on…...
USS Mount Whitney Holds Gun Shoot
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (106+ words) A U.S. Sailor assigned to the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) fires an M4 carbine rifle as part of a routine shooting qualification in the Baltic Sea, June 29, 2026. Mount Whitney is on a scheduled deployment in the…...
Why Was Nagasaki the Last City Bombed? - by Joe Cirincione
12+ min ago (607+ words) The president of the United States has the sole, unfettered authority to launch a nuclear weapon whenever he wants, for whatever reason he wants. No one can stop him. When you tell people that, they don’t believe you. Surely, they…...
Romania sinks barges in Danube
20+ min ago (468+ words) A commercial mall is seen near exhaust towers of the Power Plant Commercial Company Bucharest (ELCEN), in Bucharest, Romania, 07 August 2026. EPA/Robert Ghement Explosives, dredging and four scuttled vessels have lifted the river 8cm above forecast at Cernavodă, buying the plant's…...
Taiwan representative in Japan boycotts Nagasaki anniversary ceremony over seating
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (555+ words) Japna’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (Taichi Nagahisa/Kyodo News via AP) People observe a minute…...
Nihon Hidankyo Renews Urgent Call for Total Nuclear Abolition on 70th Anniversary
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (238+ words) The Nobel Peace Prize-winning coalition of atomic bomb survivors marked its 70th year in Nagasaki, warning against shifting global nuclear doctrines. Standing near the hypocenter where the world's second atomic bomb obliterated Nagasaki 81 years ago, the surviving witnesses of a nuclear…...
Danube Recedes Further in Bulgarian Section
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (107+ words) БТА site.btaDanube Recedes Further in Bulgarian Section The Danube has receded further along its Bulgarian section, the Executive Agency for the Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River said Monday. At Ruse, the river level fell by another 2 cm…...
Unions protest against Italian far-right at Bois du Cazier memorial | VRT NWS: news
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (300+ words) Trade unionists turned their backs as Ignazio La Russa, president of the Italian Senate and a member of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia, read out a message from party colleague Meloni. Meloni reacted angrily to the protest, calling it “a serious…...
In Kyrgyzstan, 387 ethnic Kyrgyz have received refugee status since the beginning of the year. » News of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek and Osh — latest events today
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (16+ words) In Kyrgyzstan, 387 ethnic Kyrgyz have received refugee status since the beginning of the year. open.kg...
Low Danube water levels expose WWII naval mine in Slovakia
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (146+ words) Falling water levels on the Danube have exposed a World War II naval mine in Slovakia. The discovery prompted authorities to temporarily close a section of the river to traffic on Monday. Police sealed off the affected stretch of the…...