Micah McCartney
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- Aug 29, 2026
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Nuclear fusion: new US-China race for limitless power (opens the original)
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While U.S. competition with China dominates discussions around artificial intelligence, rare earth metals, trade and defense, another race is quietly underway—and the winner could shape the future of energy. The prize, nuclear fusion, could be a near-limitless long-term energy source. Its fuel is mainly isotopes of hydrogen—the most common element in the universe. "We need to understand that what's actually at stake here isn't just an energy technology—it's a potential reordering of global power
China launches probe after cabbages dipped in "formaldehyde" (opens the original)
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Chinese authorities have launched an investigation after a blogger posted a video claiming farmers were treating cabbages with formaldehyde, a carcinogenic chemical used to preserve lab specimens. "Local governments nationwide are organizing inspections of cabbages and other vegetables, with violators to face 'severe punishment,'" read a statement released Sunday by the State Council's Food Safety Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the State Administration for Market R
A Chinese animated film was expected to flop. Instead it went viral (opens the original)
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A mother-son team's low-budget film about a calf has become an unlikely box office hit in China, raking in 20,000 times its budget as Chinese audiences flock to watch Niu Lai. "Niu Lai," which translates roughly to "Here Comes the Ox/Cow," is a family film that initially drew online ridicule for its simple CGI graphics, which would not be out of place in the mid-90s. It opened to crickets when it hit theaters on August 5, earning just 7,000 yuan ($1,000) in its first 10 days. In the days that fo
North Korea overture have consequences far beyond the peninsula (opens the original)
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If President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to pull funding from military drills with South Korea, the United States would gain little while eroding trust in Seoul and other key allies in the region, South Korean analysts warn. In a Truth Social post Tuesday, Trump said he was unhappy with the "costly" exercises and that he had directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to significantly reduce them, touting his "very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump also pointed
North Korea lashes out at US ahead of wargames (opens the original)
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North Korea has slammed the United States' upcoming large-scale military exercise with South Korea, threatening that it is prepared to respond with "overwhelming force" to defend its security. The warning by the North Korean Foreign Ministry was released Friday, just two days after the country fired a missile into the Sea of Japan, its 11th launch so far this year. The launch came as thousands of North Korean troops take part in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Seoul and its U.S. ally worry this is
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