How can a flash flood wash away a bridge?

Traffic remains far below normal

About 24 oil tankers crossed with U.S. help in one recent night, compared with roughly 120 vessels that used the strait daily before the war.

The danger is not only mines

Even if the sea mines have been cleared, Iran's continuing threats against vessels are still discouraging commercial ships from passing without military protection.

Rescue efforts have stalled

A plan has evacuated 136 vessels and about 2,900 seafarers, but no ships or sailors have been moved since the effort paused at the end of June.

Water levels rose extremely fast

Experts said the Trishuli River rose by as much as 9 meters in just half an hour, leaving little time for people to escape.

Destroyed roads block rescuers

Dozens of bridges were swept away and nearly 40 kilometers of roads were damaged, so the Nepalese army has used helicopters to evacuate survivors.

Foreign travelers are among missing

Nepal's tourism board said 517 foreigners were missing, including people believed to have been traveling to the religious site of Mount Kailash.

U.S. cuts depend on allies

The size of future reductions will depend on how convincingly European countries and Canada respond to Washington’s demands.

The survey goes beyond defense

The Pentagon is also asking whether allies would give U.S. forces unrestricted access to bases and airspace.

European efforts vary

U.S. officials praised Germany, Poland and Scandinavian countries but said they want more from countries such as the United Kingdom.

AI is one factor

The article says data-center construction is one of the forces behind the boom, rather than claiming AI is the only cause.

Construction creates freight work

Building data centers requires materials and equipment to be transported, giving trucking companies more loads to carry.

The industry is recovering

The trucking boom matters because it marks a shift away from the freight recession that had pressured the industry.

Shipping fees are easier to trace

UPS, FedEx and DHL explicitly billed customers for tariff charges, so they have pledged to return matching refunds, sometimes within 90 days of receiving the money.

Retail prices hide the tariff share

Retailers usually spread tariff costs through supply chains instead of recording them against individual products or shoppers, making exact refunds difficult to calculate.

Companies are choosing different remedies

Home Depot plans to use about $730 million in refunds to offset higher fuel costs, while Walmart says it will use its roughly $2.9 billion refund to lower prices rather than issue direct payments.

Inflation remains above target

The Fed’s preferred inflation measure rose 3.7% in the year through July, down from 4.1% in May but still well above its 2% goal.

Rate expectations remain uncertain

Investors currently see about a one-in-three chance that the Fed raises its benchmark interest rate at the September meeting.

AI has two economic effects

Artificial intelligence is pushing up some costs now, including construction labor and computer memory chips, but could lower prices later by making businesses more productive.

The new terms widened military use

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to change all existing AI contracts so the Pentagon could use the systems for any lawful purpose.

The designation carried national security weight

Calling Anthropic a supply chain risk normally signals a national security threat, but the judge said the evidence did not justify such broad measures.

Other labs filled the gap

The Pentagon signed deals with seven other AI companies, including Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and SpaceX, after moving to reduce Anthropic’s role.

The breach covered several services

The affected records relate to car-park, lounge, Fast Track and airport Wi-Fi bookings at Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports.

Payment data was unavailable

MAG said payment and bank details were not stolen because the company does not store them.

Authorities are investigating

MAG has notified relevant authorities and brought in specialist advisers, while the attackers and any ransom demand remain unknown.

Price alerts arrive by email

After users enter a destination and travel dates, AI Mode can email them when the tracked flight price changes.

Partners handle hotel reservations

For hotels, users continue through Google to a participating chain or travel site, which manages the booking and customer service.

Miles pricing works globally

Users can ask for flight or hotel options priced in rewards points or miles, and this feature is available worldwide.

Vaccination rates have slipped

National kindergarten measles vaccination coverage fell from 95.2% in 2019-20 to 92.4% in 2025-26.

Herd immunity needs higher coverage

About 95% of people need measles protection to make it much harder for the virus to spread through a community.

MMR is given in two doses

The CDC's usual schedule gives children one dose at 12 to 15 months and a second at ages 4 to 6.

Doses have two purposes

About 50,000 doses are intended for frontline workers, while 20,000 will support a clinical trial studying protection against the Bundibugyo virus.

The vaccine is being repurposed

Ervebo is licensed for the more common Zaire Ebola virus, so Congo is using it under compassionate-use rules for this related but different virus.

The outbreak faces major obstacles

Insecurity, displacement, a health workers' strike and population movements are making it harder to find patients, deliver care and limit transmission.

Full treatment costs far more

Testing, embryo storage, pregnancy care, and delivery can raise the cost of an IVF-conceived birth above $54,000.

Most patients need repeated attempts

The average patient needs two to three IVF cycles to successfully have a child, making each cycle's price especially important.

Coverage varies by state

Some states require insurers to cover parts of fertility care, but the rules differ widely and many patients still pay out of pocket.

Launch uses Falcon Heavy

Roman is scheduled to leave Florida’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Release comes hours later

After launch, the telescope is expected to separate from the rocket’s second stage and encounter the vacuum of space for the first time.

Its targets span space

The mission combines searches for exoplanets with a Milky Way map and research into dark matter.

Cellphone data filled a gap

Neighborhood-level cellphone location data showed where people actually moved, instead of using development or lockdown rules as indirect clues.

Less-developed places showed sensitivity

Animals were especially sensitive to people in places with relatively little development, including national parks compared with cities.

Species can move opposite ways

Wolves expanded their habitat use around humans, while deer narrowed their environmental niches as human presence increased and sandhill cranes showed the reverse pattern.

Corals preserve past temperatures

Scientists estimated ancient ocean temperatures from coral growth bands and chemical clues, including strontium and oxygen isotope ratios.

The strongest evidence comes east

Galápagos corals are especially useful because the islands sit in the eastern Pacific, where El Niño’s temperature effects are among the most pronounced.

The future remains uncertain

Researchers cannot yet tell whether El Niños will keep strengthening because extreme warming could eventually weaken the temperature contrast that helps drive the cycle.

The June change caused confusion

The NCAA's new five-seasons-in-five-years rule did not automatically cover seniors who had already finished under the previous four-season limit.

Schools could face severe penalties

The SEC's new policy was designed to discourage teams from signing these athletes by threatening punishment for schools that play them.

The legal outcome remains unsettled

The NCAA has overturned three similar restraining orders on appeal in the past week, so this ruling may also face further court review.

UEFA disputes the valuation

UEFA says FIFA valued the bundled assets at about $20 billion even though it believes a value above $30 billion could be supported by FIFA’s financial results and comparable sports businesses.

The process drew objections

UEFA says the proposal was not independently valued or opened to competitive bidding, while FIFA gave its 211 member associations until Sept. 19 to approve it.

The filings span three states

The requests target Thrive Capital in New York, FIFA’s Miami office, and Greg Maffei in Colorado, but Joshua Kushner and Maffei are not currently accused of being defendants in the possible Swiss case.

Smith excelled around the rim

She scored 108 points on cuts, ranking fourth in the league, and averaged 2.2 offensive rebounds per game before the injury.

The rebounding problem could worsen

Without Smith, the Aces' offensive rebounding rate would project as the worst full-season mark in WNBA history.

The standings offer some help

At 26-13, Las Vegas has the league's easiest remaining schedule and a break from Aug. 31 to Sept. 16 to adjust its rotation.

Jolene led the surge

“Jolene” drew 2.7 million U.S. on-demand streams Tuesday, a 1,276.15 percent increase from the previous day.

Worldwide listening also jumped

Parton’s songs collected 34.9 million streams globally Tuesday, up 1,408 percent in international streams since Monday.

Sales rose alongside streams

U.S. digital and physical music sales reached 7,300 products Tuesday, a 7,739 percent increase.

Funding dispute sharpens the stakes

The European Commission says its money should support democratic values, while Biennale president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco argues that removing support clashes with the foundation's role as a censorship-free cultural space.

Venice embraces contested subjects

The program includes a four-hour investigation of Elon Musk, a film about Russian journalists living in exile, and stories about Gaza, Iran and protests against U.S. immigration raids.

Israel remains a festival flashpoint

Amos Gitai's film about assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin will screen alongside Naza, a documentary whose official synopsis directly accuses Israel of mass killings in Gaza.

Performers want control

The proposed law would give every person in the U.K. a right over how their voice is copied and used.

The industry sees rising risks

Audiobook narrator Alice Sockett says voice theft is increasing every week and could threaten work across the voice industry.

Consent can differ after death

Harry Shearer is exploring protections for his voice, while Gene Wilder’s estate approved a recreation for a Netflix production.

Overseas renewals would start

Americans living or traveling overseas would be allowed to renew passports online for the first time.

Two visits could disappear

The proposal would eliminate the need for overseas applicants to make two in-person visits to consular posts.

Domestic limits would ease

The rule would gradually unwind restrictions that currently limit who in the United States can renew online.

The AI does not choose alone

Google describes the system as agentic because it handles steps behind the scenes, but travelers still select the room and approve the booking.

Booking partners still run reservations

The hotel or online travel agency charges the card, sends the confirmation, and provides customer support after the booking.

Many major brands are included

Launch partners include Booking.com, Expedia, Hilton, Marriott, Priceline, and other hotel and travel companies.

The homes suit different trips

The roundup includes options for couples, large groups, history lovers, adventurers, wine fans, and art-minded travelers.

Some stays have practical limits

One Lake Como home requires guests to climb about 150 stairs, although a cable system can help move luggage.

Editors used several filters

The selections reflect Superhost and Guest Favorite status, ratings, amenities, location, design, editor stays, and previous guest reviews.

AI detectors are unreliable

The committee warned that detection tools can misidentify neurodivergent students and non-native English speakers while prompting an ongoing contest with tools designed to evade detection.

Process matters more than polish

MIT recommended handwritten early work, regular project deadlines, and feedback along the way so instructors can see how an assignment develops.

Teachers must disclose AI use

Instructors should explain when AI helps create course materials or affects grading and feedback, especially because students may see restrictions on their own AI use as unfair otherwise.

Hundreds of thousands responded

The family survey received responses from 446,743 parents, making the upbeat results broad rather than based on a tiny sample.

Parents favor grades over tests

In a recent study, 71% of parents said grades matter more than tests for decisions about their children, compared with 8.5% who chose test scores.

Early struggles often persist

An NWEA longitudinal study found that only 14% of students who began kindergarten in the bottom fifth eventually reached reading proficiency by third grade.

Optional labels may not matter

The department says students can feel pressured by teachers, authority figures or peers, so a survey presented as voluntary may still count as required.

Consent differs from opting out

Schools must give parents a chance to review the material and receive written approval, rather than merely allowing families to decline participation.

State rules remain contested

California law limits disclosure of students’ sexual orientation and gender information, while federal investigations and court challenges question how that law fits with parents’ rights.

Recent recalls affected more food

FDA-regulated food recalls rose roughly 14% through the first nine months of 2025, while the amount of food involved increased even more sharply.

Recalls start in many ways

A problem can be found through company testing, consumer complaints, product testing, outbreak investigations, or regulatory work.

Remote checks changed oversight

Since June 2025, some surprise physical inspections have been replaced by paperwork and scheduled remote inspections, which experts say may limit what inspectors can verify firsthand.

Muscles act as sugar users

During exercise, muscles draw on sugar stored in the muscles and liver while also becoming more sensitive to insulin.

Timing affects the benefit

In the cited study, 10 minutes of cycling lowered post-meal glucose when it began 45 minutes after eating, but not when it began after 15 minutes.

Insulin must be available

If insulin is not moving glucose into cells, the body may burn fat and produce ketones, raising the risk of ketoacidosis, especially in type 1 diabetes.

Lentils pack slightly more protein

Per 100 grams cooked, lentils contain about 9 grams of protein and 8 grams of fiber, compared with roughly 6.5 to 7 grams of protein and 7 grams of fiber in the bean examples listed.

Cooking can reduce digestive discomfort

Soaking dried beans, cooking canned beans further, and using similar preparation methods for lentils may reduce gas and bloating caused by fermentable carbohydrates.

Preparation reduces anti-nutrients

Soaking, cooking, and sprouting can lower lectins, phytates, and tannins in legumes, while the article says these compounds are generally not a concern for healthy people.