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Saturday July 25th, 2026 day edition

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Flames rose from Russia's Engels-2 military airfield in Saratov Oblast overnight on July 25, according to photos and videos shared by local residents.

Eyewitnesses reported a large fire at the air base and published footage of smoke and flames at the site, which is home to Russia's strategic aircraft, including the Tu-95 long-range bomber.

An open-source analysis by the independent Russian news channel Astra determined that the fire was close to the Engels-2 air base.

Located in the Saratov Oblast, nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from Ukraine's front line, Engels air base – also known as Engels-2 – houses the 184th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment and 121st Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Russia keeps a fleet of strategic military aircraft at the base, including the Tu-95, the Tu-22, and the Tu-160 heavy bombers.

The latest reported fire comes just over a week after the Ukrainian military on July 17 said it destroyed a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber in a drone attack on Engels airfield.

Engels has been targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes numerous times since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. »

Trump orders signs be installed outside Smithsonian museum warning of ‘inaccurate information’

Authored by cnn.com
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The executive order demands that NPS, which controls the sidewalks outside of several Smithsonian museums along the National Mall, installs signs promoting a White House report that denigrated exhibits at the National Museum of American History.

Critics have accused the Trump administration of attempting to leverage the museum to re-write the history presented in its exhibits to favor a conservative worldview.

But the government controls much of the museum system’s funding and Vice President JD Vance sits on its board. »

Legislation aims to expand health care access, erase medical debt

Authored by mauinews.com
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When our people are healthy and life-saving services are accessible and affordable, we will be a stronger and more adaptable Hawaii.".

The new law is intended to ensure patients facing serious illnesses have access to fertility preservation before beginning treatment.

Instead, qualified residents whose debt is purchased and canceled will receive a notice informing them that the balance has been erased. »

Text messages show teen whom singer D4vd is accused of killing had an abortion

Authored by nbcnews.com
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LOS ANGELES — Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teen whom singer D4vd is accused of killing, had an abortion during their relationship, text messages shown in court on Friday stated.

Text messages between the pair traced back to August 2022 — when Celeste was 11 — through April 23, 2025.

A text from D4vd the following day said: “lets have this be the last abortion until we have kids.”. »