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World (10)

M 5.4 earthquake, South Sandwich Islands regionStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
Drought, Aruba, Brazil, Colombia and 6 moreHighest alert now · orange · GDACS
Blizzard Warning, Central Beaufort Sea Coast, Eastern Beaufort Sea CoastMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
Tropical Depression PenaStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
Nvidia board meets to decide CEO Huang’s future as leadership crisis deepensMost listed this week · Wikipedia
U.S. Republicans elect Jim Jordan, John Thune as leaders of House, SenateMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Israeli air strike kills father and son in Gaza, medics sayMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Workers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years over housing crisisMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Massive rescue effort underway after NYC building collapse leaves at least 1 dead, 12 injured, officials sayMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Written ministerial statement on laying the departmental minute for the new contingent liability arrangements for space activities in orbitNewest official record · UK Government

Space (4)

Amazon Leo (LV-01)Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
11 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
Asteroid 2026 VC11Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS

Money (1)

MonacoHighest GDP per person · World Bank

History (11)

The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet.On this day, 2014 · Wikipedia, On this day
An explosion in the Shahid Modarres missile base led to the deaths of 17 members of the Revolutionary Guards, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.On this day, 2011 · Wikipedia, On this day
South Ossetia held a referendum on independence from Georgia; more than 99 percent of voters were in favour of maintaining the region's status as a de facto independent state.On this day, 2006 · Wikipedia, On this day
American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into residential buildings shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, killing 265 people.On this day, 2001 · Wikipedia, On this day
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 collided in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 people, the deadliest such collision in history.On this day, 1996 · Wikipedia, On this day
Indonesian forces opened fire on student demonstrators protesting the occupation of East Timor in the capital Dili, killing at least 250 people.On this day, 1991 · Wikipedia, On this day
The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC.On this day, 1973 · Wikipedia, On this day
The deadliest tropical cyclone in history made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), killing at least 250,000 people.On this day, 1970 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Hazard herald, Hazard, Ky.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (died 1925)Born on this day, 1866 · Wikipedia, On this day
Stan Lee, American comic book writer, editor, and publisher (born 1922)Died on this day, 2018 · Wikipedia, On this day

Culture (3)

Stacy KeachDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
Jay RockefellerDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
You Can See EverythingNew film this week · Wikidata

Curious (12)

Royal Gloucestershire HussarsFeatured today · Wikipedia
50 Korun banknote of Czechoslovakia, issued in 1929 by the National Bank of CzechoslovakiaPicture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
... that a factory foreman reported seeing a ball of light "about the size of 20 suns" during the 1911 Ebingen earthquake?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Eva Davis led a wildcat strike against Church's Chicken in Atlanta in 1972?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that many people from Madagascar change their names multiple times during their lives?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that football players Walter Johnson and Rickey Jackson lived in the same city, played at the same high school and college, and both played in the NFL on defense?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that a medieval ivory chest showing a fictional battle between Richard I and Saladin was found in a Brighton junk shop in 1945?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that SB19 was the first Southeast Asian group to perform at Lollapalooza?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
Stacy KeachFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
VisionQuestFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 35Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
hypertextWord of the day · Wiktionary