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World (10)
- M 5.8 earthquake, 148 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New GuineaStrongest 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
- Post-Tropical Cyclone PenaStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
- Five killed in Israeli air strike on southern Gaza hospital, officials sayMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Concerns grow as military-linked Chinese university buys Nvidia chipsMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- 2026 New York City building collapseMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown SoldierMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks with PutinMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- First Lady Melania Trump Honors America’s Fallen Heroes at the Tomb of The Unknown SoldierNewest official record · White House
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
- Evening star, Washington, D.C.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