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Five armed DEA agents escorts Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, along a dock beside water and concrete barriers. People stand on rooftops watching a large plume of smoke rise over city buildings after a strike in Tehran at sunset. One Battle After Another Infographic of NASA's Orion mission path showing numbered stages from liftoff, Earth orbit, lunar flyby, to reentry and splashdown. Health workers in full protective gear disinfect an isolation ward in a hospital room during the Ebola outbreak in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo. People search for survivors and belongings among the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026. Damaged apartments are in the background. Matt Damon as Odysseus stands in Greek armor on a foggy encampment with ships in the background, in a publicity still from The Odyssey (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan. Aerial view of houses in Devighat, Nepal, surrounded by thick gray sludge after flash floods, with mud covering buildings and debris scattered across the area. Scott Colom speaks at a podium during a victory rally, with supporters behind him holding campaign signs.
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Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, 2026
On January 5, 2026, two days after being captured in Venezuela, Pres. Nicolás Maduro...
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U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran
Plume of smoke rising from the Iranian capital, Tehran, from U.S.-Israeli strikes...
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One Battle After Another
Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from the film One Battle After Another (2025),...
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Artemis II mission profile: Orion crewed lunar flyby trajectory
Diagram of the Artemis II flight path showing Orion's launch, Earth orbit maneuvers,...
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Patient care during the 2026 Ebola outbreak
Health workers wearing protective equipment disinfect an isolation ward inside the...
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A pair of earthquakes in northwestern Venezuela toppled more than 100 buildings on June 24, 2026
Building collapses caused by the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June...
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The Odyssey
Matt Damon as Odysseus in The Odyssey (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan.
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Nepal floods of 2026
Homes in Devighat, Nepal, after flash floods devastated the area in August 2026.
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Historic senator-elect
Scott Colom addressing supporters during a victory rally in Tougaloo, Mississippi,...
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