NZ Education Minister cuts Māori words from future junior books
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Day: August 13, 2025
‘It’s a horrible picture’: Gaza faces new threat from antibiotic-resistant disease
Fatal infections more likely due to malnutrition, injuries and lack of medical facilities under Israel’s blockadeGaza is facing a new threat as diseases resistant to antibiotics spread across the devastated territory, research has revealed.Medical supp…
Russia is suspected to be behind breach of federal court filing system
Federal officials are scrambling to assess the damage and address flaws in a sprawling, heavily used computer system long known to have vulnerabilities.
Trump’s D.C. troop deployment tests limits of nearly 150-year-old law
President Donald Trump’s recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs.
Squint, which uses AI and AR to modernize manufacturing processes, raised a $40M Series B led by The Westly Group and TCV at a $265M valuation (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
Allie Garfinkle / Fortune:
Squint, which uses AI and AR to modernize manufacturing processes, raised a $40M Series B led by The Westly Group and TCV at a $265M valuation — Devin Bhushan, founder and CEO of Squint. — …
National Guard rehearsed L.A. show of force against immigration raid protesters, general testifies
A general has testified that National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force against people protesting immigration raids.
US sanctions DR Congo armed group over illicit mining, ceasefire tested
The US is sanctioning the Pareco-FF armed group, as well as the Congolese mining company CDMC.
Mali’s former prime minister Maiga taken into custody amid corruption probe
Former Malian prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga has been taken into custody amid a corruption probe, according to his lawyer.
35 Union Pacific train cars derail near Texas town, no injuries reported
Authorities say 35 cars of a Union Pacific train derailed near a small Texas town but there were no injuries reported and no evacuations ordered.
VA hospitals are finding it harder to fill jobs, watchdog says
An independent watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs says VA hospitals have reported an increase in severe staffing shortages.