Mudline August 13, 2026

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U.S. military has lost roughly 25% of its Reaper drones as Iran war depletes arsenal

The U.S. military has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during the war with Iran, or roughly 25 percent of its fleet, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The Reaper is used ...
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Mali separatists release 82 soldiers, including some held since a major attack in April

BAMAKO, Mali — Separatists in northern Mali have released 82 soldiers, including some taken captive during a nationwide attack on government forces in April, the Malian military and a rebel ...
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So ... are we ever going to see Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding photos?

Jordan Johnson, a content creator from Kansas City who posts about Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and the Chiefs, has nearly 300,000 followers across social media platforms. These days, many of those ...
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Rescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble as window for survival narrows in Colombia

CALI, Colombia — With arms raised and fists clenched, rescuers in Colombia called for silence Thursday as they listened for signs of life in the rubble left by a deadly earthquake that has killed at ...
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Torrential rain near Tokyo causes flooding and paralyzes traffic, killing 1

TOKYO — Record-breaking heavy rain pounded eastern Japan Thursday, flooding roads and homes, paralyzing traffic and causing power outages to tens of thousands of homes near Tokyo, officials said. At ...
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Amid public backlash, surveillance tech company Flock announces platform changes

RICHMOND, Va. — Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the U.S., announced Thursday it is making ...
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Why the right is fighting about $20 burritos

How much of America’s affordability crisis is being driven by government policy? In this episode of “Make It Make Sense,” James Hohmann talks with Vice President of General Economics Scott Lincicome ...
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Crew of Yemeni vessel recount their chaotic rescue after Houthis' deadly attack

MOKHA, Yemen — Crew members of a Yemeni commercial ship who survived a deadly attack by Houthi rebels earlier this week said a second missile struck the vessel just as rescue efforts from the initial ...
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A British firm starts containment of oil spill from stricken tanker off Oman

BEIRUT — A British company said Thursday it has been hired to salvage a grounded Russian shadow fleet tanker off Oman’s coast and stop an oil spill that is threatening wildlife as it reaches the ...
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels clash with Yemeni government forces and other Mideast developments

Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight Thursday as renewed violence continues to spread and feed growing fears that the country’s civil war could ...
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Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said Thursday ...