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Trump administration cancels Brazilian ambassador’s visa in tit-for-tat Brasilia

Trump administration cancels Brazilian ambassador’s visa in tit-for-tat

The Trump administration revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington, the latest flash point in a deepening dispute between the United States and Latin America’s biggest and richest country. A senior State Department official told reporters in a background briefing that it was a “reciprocal” action because Brazil has…
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August 5, 2026
Earth’s Coldest Temperature in 14 Years Recorded at Antarctica’s Concordia Station Antarctica

Earth’s Coldest Temperature in 14 Years Recorded at Antarctica’s Concordia Station

The people wintering at Concordia Research Station spend four months without sunlight and live beyond the reach of aircraft. Once winter sets in, no plane can reach the Antarctic base, and the nearest other people are about 370 miles (600 kilometres) away at Vostok Station, according to the European Space…
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August 4, 2026
Blood Falls in Antarctica May Harbor Ancient Microbes, Preserving Traces of a Lost Ocean Antarctica

Blood Falls in Antarctica May Harbor Ancient Microbes, Preserving Traces of a Lost Ocean

The Taylor Glacier in Antarctica seems normal on the surface, except for one glaring feature: an outflow of blood-red saltwater that makes it look like the glacier itself is sporting a constantly gushing wound. Beneath the glacier, however, lie signs of a hidden community of microbial life. Even in the…
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August 4, 2026
US stocks: Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs as AI earnings impress, oil prices tumble Palantir

US stocks: Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs as AI earnings impress, oil prices tumble

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record closing highs on Tuesday as strong results from AI-linked companies, including Palantir, and Caterpillar eased concerns about demand. Oil prices and Treasury yields also fell amid growing hopes for a deal to end the Iran war, Reuters reported. Palantir Technologies…
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August 4, 2026
NOAA purchases Spire hyperspectral microwave sounder data NOAA

NOAA purchases Spire hyperspectral microwave sounder data

Spire Global’s Spire Global Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) being integrated with a Spire satellite. Credit: Spire Global SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will continue to evaluate data from Spire Global’s Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) under a $3 million contract extension announced Aug. 4. Under the six-month…
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August 4, 2026
Kalshi Adds Second Compliance Platform for Employee Trade Monitoring Pre-Crime

Kalshi Adds Second Compliance Platform for Employee Trade Monitoring

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August 4, 2026