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Another ‘win’ for America’s disastrous Syria policy, long predicated on overthrowing the Assad government and installing a ‘moderate’ Sunni regime – though it turns out Jolani’s bearded Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants are anything but…
Meta has run dozens of paid advertisements that contained AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors alongside sexually suggestive statements over the past nine months, according to details shared with WIRED by researchers at the Tech Transparency Project (TTP).
The ads were targeted at people in the United States, the United Kingdom and more than a dozen European countries, according to data in Meta's ad library, and some reached several thousand accounts. The ads were removed only after WIRED contacted Meta about the findings, the researchers said.
More than 50 image and video ads containing abusive content were discovered in Meta's ad library by TTP researchers, according to the report, with some listings linking to so-called nudify or undressing apps. Meta's ad library, a transparency tool that catalogs ads displayed on the company's platforms, showed the ads running across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads, the researchers said. Most of the ads were not actively being shown to users when they were found, but they remained available in the ad library for months, according to the report.
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Federal and state officials said hackers linked to Iran are suspected in what they described as a widespread assault, though assessments remain preliminary, according to ABC News [2]. No water system has been corrupted to make drinking water unsafe, officials said, but the incidents caused reduced pressure, manual overrides and precautionary boil-water advisories. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is reportedly probing a possible Iranian connection to the Minnesota attacks, according to U.S. media [1].
In 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration proposed cybersecurity guidelines for water utilities, citing a lack of basic protections at many municipalities. Republican-led states and industry groups sued, arguing the agency lacked authority and that smaller utilities could not meet the standards; the EPA rescinded the order, officials said.
The rollback came after years of assessments flagging water systems as vulnerable. The Bioterrorism Act of 2002 required
Alexey Likhachev made the statement to reporters, according to Sputnik, which published his remarks on August 5, 2026. Likhachev said Ukrainian drones throw scatterable high-explosive anti-personnel land mines, also known as flower petal mines, on the main road leading to Energodar every night. The report did not include a response from Ukrainian authorities.
Rosatom has previously reported strikes near the plant. In May 2026, the company said Ukrainian strikes hit urban infrastructure in Energodar for a third consecutive day, including a gas distribution station and residential buildings, according to Likhachev's statements. [1]
Likhachev said the mining affects food deliveries, sanitary transport, and the movement of shift workers to the nuclear plant. "Not only the attempts to enter and leave the city, the delivery of food, the work of sanitary transport, but also the delivery of shifts to the nuclear power plant, have become deadly dangerous," he told reporters.
He said Ukraine began
Trump did not identify which reports prompted the post, but CBS News and the Washington Post (WaPo) have published accounts of depleted long-range precision missiles and a reported presidential confrontation with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. [1][2][3] Trump wrote that the U.S. has "massive amounts of 'munitions,' especially of certain types," and that defense companies are building "the largest number of plants and factories in our country's history," according to the BBC. The president said the "leakers" of what he called "treasonous statements" are being "hunted down" and that "long term jail sentences will be sought." [1], [4]
According to CBS News, the U.S. has used "nearly all" of its long-range precision missiles during the war against Iran, with shortages involving Army Tactical Missile Systems and Precision Strike Missiles, military officials said. The depletion contributed to the U.S. pulling back from new strikes in recent days, CBS reported. [2]
Trump said Monday, Aug. 3, that he ordered, then called off, what he described as "the biggest attack since
The study, published in the British Journal of Psychology, involved nearly 200 participants recruited from the McGill community. Senior study author Jorge Armony, a professor in McGill's Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, said the effects observed were relatively small and occurred under controlled conditions.
Graduate student Soren Wainio-Theberge developed the original idea for the research and coauthored the paper. In a statement from the university, Armony said the findings offer new evidence that physical position can influence mood and behavior.
Participants first completed tests using a computer monitor. They were then asked to perform another task on a tablet while being told that researchers were evaluating a mobile application, according to the university.
The tablet setup was designed to subtly influence how each person sat. In one group, the device was placed on a stand supported by an adjustable table, encouraging participants to remain upright. In another group, the tablet lay flat on a desk set at a lower height, which encouraged participants to lean forward and hunch over, the researchers said.
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If you're searching for a natural way to boost immunity, improve skin health and enhance overall wellness, look no further than the acerola cherry (Malpighia emarginata). This tiny tropical fruit packs an astonishing 1,680 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C per 100 grams, dwarfing the vitamin
NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) accuse Stefanishina of illegal enrichment, alleging that she failed to declare assets and used relatives, friends, and a subordinate to conceal ownership of property and a vehicle, the report stated. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Stefanishina from her ambassadorial post on Monday at her own request, according to the report.
The allegations were set out in a statement published Thursday in which investigators described the suspect by her former twin posts -- justice minister and deputy prime minister responsible for EU and NATO integration -- but did not identify her by name, according to the report. The statement came a day after reports emerged that prosecutors were moving to formally accuse Stefanishina of illegal enrichment.
The case comes as Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies operate under new constraints. Zelensky signed legislation in 2025 removing the independence of NABU and SAPO, according to [1]. The two agencies, which are backed by the U.S., have investigated senior officials in a
President Donald Trump on Thursday publicly dismissed Ukrainian requests for additional Patriot anti-air missile systems, prioritizing the replenishment of depleted U.S. arsenals over immediate military aid to Kyiv. The statement, delivered in the Oval Office, comes as Ukraine struggles to defend against intensifying Russian aerial bombardments, including an August 5 attack on Kyiv in which air defenses failed to intercept a single incoming missile, resulting in 17 fatalities and 44 injuries.
The exchange underscores a critical juncture in the U.S.-Ukraine alliance, as Kyiv faces
About 3,500 years ago, Egyptians treated night blindness by applying juice from roasted ox liver, a food rich in vitamin A, to the eyes, according to the medical scroll known as the Ebers Papyrus. Modern research has since confirmed that nutrition plays a role in eye health.
Age-related macular degeneration and cataracts are largely driven by free radical damage and may be largely preventable through nutrition, according to reporting by Mercola.com [1]. Blindness and low vision were projected to double to 6.6 million Americans by 2030, Mercola.com reported [2].
Age-related conditions such as macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma cannot be reversed once they take hold, which makes prevention a focus, according to Elizabeth Johnson, a nutrition and eye health researcher at Tufts University. "The idea is to prevent or delay progression," Johnson told the Epoch Times. "Nutrition is an obvious way to try and prevent, and
Six years after COVID-19 upended American life, the pandemic's most contentious questions have returned to center stage as Republican lawmakers pursue accountability against Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former National Institutes of Health immunologist who became the face of the nation's public health response.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, voted 8-5 on Thursday to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. The action follows a combative July 29 hearing during which the 85-year-old
