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Explanation: Our Sun frequently erupts in loops. Hot solar plasma jumps off the Sun's surface into prominences, with the most common type of prominence being a simple loop. The loop shape originates from the Sun's magnetic field, which is traced by spiraling electrons and protons. Many loops into the Sun's lower corona are large enough to envelop the Earth and are stable enough to last days. They commonly occur near active regions that also include dark sunspots. The featured panel shows four loops, each of which was captured near the Sun's edge during 2024 and 2025. The images were taken...

Amid Russia's deadly attacks on Ukrainian training grounds, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said military training should be moved underground as much as possible to better protect soldiers. "The entire territory of Ukraine is within range of enemy missiles and drones," Syrskyi said after a monthly meeting on troop preparedness. "The training process must be moved underground as much as possible." A Russian missile hit a Ground Forces training facility on July 29, prompting Ukraine's military to launch an official investigation. The attack left three people dead and 18 wounded. A special commission was formed to determine whether lapses by military...

Actual social media comments made by a sitting member of Cincinnati City Council …

Bill Cassidy is playing a gambit. The Republican doctor from Louisiana appears ready to fight for his Senate seat next year, a race complicated by his checkered history with President Donald Trump and a new primary system that could make reelection more difficult. His main hurdle? Convincing his Louisiana base that he’s gotten behind Trump’s agenda, despite his vote to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial. His GOP challengers have already seized on that vote, pitching themselves as better Trump loyalists. The gambit is that voters will be swayed by Cassidy’s late turn toward Trump, including support this year...

As Congress debates how to rein in federal spending, some experts say aspects of Medicare Advantage should be on the chopping block, starting with $86 billion a year in taxpayer-funded supplemental benefits that often go unused or unverified. The federal government pays Medicare Advantage plans rebate dollars to cover extra services, including dental, vision, hearing, and over-the-counter drugs. However, a 2024 study published by JAMA Network Open found that only $3.9 billion of that money went toward dental, vision and hearing benefits. Meanwhile, the industry spent an estimated $16 billion on $1,000 “Flex Cards” for new enrollees – prepaid cash...

A 23-year-old British woman who died after refusing conventional cancer treatment was allegedly undergoing “five coffee enemas a day” under the care of her mother, a controversial health influencer. Paloma Shemirani’s brother made the claim this week during an inquest into her death, which came seven months after doctors told the Cambridge graduate she had an 80% chance of surviving non-Hodgkin lymphoma with chemotherapy, according to the BBC. Instead, she pursued an unproven alternative cancer regimen promoted by her mother, Kate Shemirani, who claimed to have used it successfully in the past. Paloma died of a heart attack on July...

Former Vice President Harris announced on Wednesday that she will not run for governor of California in 2026, putting an end to speculation that she would seek her state’s top executive role after her loss to President Trump in November. “In recent months, I have given serious thought to asking the people of California for the privilege to serve as their Governor. I love this state, its people, and its promise. It is my home. But after deep reflection, I’ve decided that I will not run for Governor in this election,” Harris said in a statement. The former vice president...

A wardrobe malfunction caused some unexpected chaos during a WNBA matchup between the Washington Mystics and Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Late in the third quarter in Washington, the Mercury were on offense when All-Star Kahleah Copper tried to get open by maneuvering around a screen set by her teammate. Copper quickly scooped up her locks and ran towards the locker room, and a time out was called on the floor. Commentator Mehgan McPeak reacted to the incident by repeating two words. “Oh no,” McPeak reacted, “Oh no, Oh no, she’s going to head to the back. Oh no.” Mercury teammates...

The oldest song to have survived in its entirety is a first-century AD Greek tune known as the “Seikilos Epitaph.” The song, the melody of which is recorded, alongside its lyrics, in the ancient Greek musical notation, was found in 1883 engraved on a pillar (a stele) from the Hellenistic town of Tralles near present-day Aydın, Turkey, not far from Ephesus. Although usually referred to as an epitaph, experts say that it is possible that it does not mark a tomb, but was merely a monument erected by Seikilos himself to commemorate his skill. “I am a tombstone, an image,”...

A Danville, Virginia, City Councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire in his office on Tuesday. According to reports, the attacker threw five gallons of gasoline on Vogler before setting him on fire. Showcase Magazine’s Andrew Brooks said the attacker forced his way in the magazine’s office as Vogler was visiting and poured a five-gallon container of gas on him. “Lee attempted to flee, ran to the front of the building,” Showcase Magazine owner Andrew Brooks said in a Facebook video. “The individual followed him and set him on fire.” Vogler was flown to the UNC...

The Big Money Show' panel discusses the Fed's interest rate plan and the success of President Donald Trump's tariff strategy as more economic wins roll in for the nation.

US GDP Rebounds in Second Quarter Without ‘Tarifflation’ Federal spending falls while shoppers reopen wallets. Federal spending falls while shoppers reopen wallets.It was a rough start to 2025 as President Donald Trump’s tariffs created a doom-and-gloom situation in the US economy. However, the turbulence subsided and economic conditions rebounded sharply in the second quarter as US GDP topped economists’ expectations without triggering a bout of “tarifflation.” All eyes are now squarely focused on the third quarter.Springtime for US GDPExtra! Extra! The United States is no longer halfway toward a recession.The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the advanced estimate of...

A Danville, Virginia, City Councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire in his office on Tuesday. According to reports, the attacker threw five gallons of gasoline on Vogler before setting him on fire. Showcase Magazine’s Andrew Brooks said the attacker forced his way in the magazine’s office as Vogler was visiting and poured a five-gallon container of gas on him. “Lee attempted to flee, ran to the front of the building,” Showcase Magazine owner Andrew Brooks said in a Facebook video. “The individual followed him and set him on fire.”

A soulful trip to ‘Land Of 1,000 Dances,’ courtesy of Wilson Pickett and many others.“Na na na na na…” So far, that could be an excerpt from one of several classic hits. But if you keep singing “…na na na na na na na na na na” and then add another “na na na na” for good luck, and imagine a gruffly soulful lead vocal, then you have entered the “Land Of 1,000 Dances.” That’s what American R&B and pop fans were doing from coast to coast in the chart week of July 30, 1966, as the immortal Wilson Pickett...

A couple of years ago, a young man from Jamaica came to the United States for a visit. He liked it so much, he stayed, and ... Jon Luke Evans .. was hired as a seasonal law enforcement officer for the little community of Old Orchard Beach, on the coast just south of Portland. ... ICE has arrested Jon Luke Evans, an illegal immigrant from Jamaica, after he attempted to buy a firearm. Evans had been serving as a police officer in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. HOW in the world can Maine allow an illegal alien to get hired as...

Trump's comments followed a congressional stock trading ban clearing a Senate committee the same day. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be the subject of an insider trading investigation as a ban on congressional stock trading advances in the Senate.“Nancy Pelosi should be investigated. She has the highest return of anybody, practically in the history of Wall Street, save a few," he told reporters. "How did that happen? She knows exactly what’s gonna happen! ... she buys stock and then the stock goes up after the announcement's made."Pelosi's success in investing is well-known...

Cincinnati's shame. The shame was not that a group of youths viciously attacked a couple while laughing and filming the event. The acts were cruel and shameful, had these youths been capable of shame, but such attacks can take place in any large city. They are disgusting and symbolic of a sickness in our society, ... what was shameful was the Police Chief ... Evil things happen because human beings have evil within them. Most people don't act on their darker impulses or learn as they grow up how to sublimate the wolves within their souls. But certain people, and...

Russia on Wednesday strongly denounced threats of renewed military strikes on Tehran's nuclear infrastructure, just weeks after a 12-day war between Iran and Israel over Iran's nuclear program. Asked to comment on US President Donald Trump's renewed threats against Iran, Maria Zakharova warned against such actions, highlighting their danger for regional stability. “The Russian side categorically condemns any calls for military attacks aimed at eliminating misunderstandings or conflicts related to the Islamic Republic of Iran's peaceful atomic program,” she said.

No, your car isn’t running on liquefied dinosaurs. The good stuff, unless you want a stable environment, of course. Image Credit: Alexander Knyazhinsky/Shutterstock.com At some point, you have probably heard somewhere that oil comes from dinosaurs, as if every time you fill up at the gas station, you are pumping refined velociraptor into your Volvo. It’s a vivid image, but it’s not true. Despite how widespread the belief is, oil isn’t made from decomposed dinosaurs. “For some strange reason, the idea that oil comes from dinosaurs has stuck with many people," geologist Reidar Müller from the University of Oslo explained...

The U.S. Dollar (USD) has had two quick rallies in July 2025 against a basket of foreign currencies.