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World (10)
- M 6.5 earthquake, Bonin Islands, Japan regionStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Earthquake, ChinaHighest alert now · red · GDACS
- Special Marine Warning, Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nmMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
- Hurricane VanceStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
- Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield, and what they mean to UkraineMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat catches fire, police sayMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Obama slams Trump for years of ‘chaos and cruelty’ while stumping for Democrats in Michigan, OhioMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Spy agency said to assess that social media rumors of N. Korean leader's death are falseMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Seven killed, 34 wounded in attack at funeral in Jordan's Karak, officials sayMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Joint Press Release on the R4 Ministerial Meeting in IstanbulNewest official record · UK Government
Space (5)
- Starlink Group 15-16Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
- 10 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2025 UK9Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
- Kp 4.00 forecastStrongest forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Money (2)
- Polish zloty (PLN)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- NigeriaShortest life expectancy at birth · World Bank
History (11)
- At 49 days, Liz Truss concluded the shortest tenure as prime minister of the United Kingdom.On this day, 2022 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, began an increasingly violent series of eruptions that lasted over a month.On this day, 2010 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.On this day, 2001 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The People's Volunteer Army ambushed the South Korean II Corps at the Battle of Onjong, and elsewhere engaged the 1st Infantry Division at the Battle of Unsan, marking China's entry into the Korean War.On this day, 1950 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Heinrich Himmler ordered a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a nonconformist youth group that assisted army deserters and others hiding from the Nazis.On this day, 1944 · Wikipedia, On this day
- USS Tang, the U.S. Navy submarine credited with sinking more ships than any other American submarine, sank when it was struck by its own torpedo.On this day, 1944 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Hundreds of students at Armstrong College in Newcastle, England, tarred and feathered Statue of Industry (pictured), a sculpture by Herbert Maryon.On this day, 1929 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Italian cruise liner SS Principessa Mafalda sank when a propeller shaft broke and fractured the hull, resulting in 314 deaths.On this day, 1927 · Wikipedia, On this day
- New Britain herald, New Britain, Conn.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (died 1973)Born on this day, 1881 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Geoffrey Chaucer, English philosopher, poet, and author (born c. 1343)Died on this day, 1400 · Wikipedia, On this day
Culture (4)
- Claude Cohen-TannoudjiDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Tom SkerrittDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- FjordNew film this week · Wikidata
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4New video game this week · Wikidata
Curious (11)
- The KinksFeatured today · Wikipedia
- Morning fogs in the Skolivskyi Beskids. At the top there is a church, the highest in Ukraine, Skolovsky city council, Ukraine.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- ... that sea balls are also known by a word for "wild goat fur" because they look like hairballs regurgitated by goats?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Swiss filmmaker Kurt Gloor's final film was about prison inmates and people with disabilities on a trekking tour?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that parts of an ancient road were exposed following wildfires in Belgium in the summer of 2026?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Erika Yoshida once adapted a Vocaloid song into a light novel, a manga, and a film?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Kanye West recorded "Beauty and the Beast" in his Tokyo hotel room?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Jessie Waddell, who founded New York City's West Indian Day Parade, timed it to fall on the anniversary of her son's death?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- UFC 333Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Jacob MisiorowskiFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- KehlsteinhausFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views