Decades-long friendships aren't sentimental accidents — they are deliberate acts of courage by people who've decided that being fully known by someone is worth the vulnerability of being fully seen.

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The fruit of years of U.S. counter-narcotics policy in the Eastern Pacific is coming under renewed scrutiny — and the legal questions surrounding the use of military force against suspected drug trafficking vessels are not going away. For decades, U.S. Southern Command, the Coast Guard, and allied naval forces have conducted interdiction operations targeting drug-laden […]

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ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway, Jessica Meir and Chris Williams take a moment to capture the occasion as they first open the Cygnus NG‑24 cargo spacecraft after its installation on the International Space Station. 

“I love these moments when the whole crew comes together around an event like this. Welcoming a cargo vehicle is such a special experience: you know you’ll be receiving care packages from teams and families, along with a wealth of scientific experiments – and maybe even some fresh fruit too,” says Sophie Adenot. 

Cygnus NG‑24 is delivering around five metric tonnes of scientific experiments, spare parts and supplies to the Station,

Cognitive dissonance theory has taught us for decades that people resolve contradictions by doubling down. New research suggests the opposite: most people simply edit the past. The ones who actually grow are those who can hold two contradictory truths about themselves without rushing to resolve either one.

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Midnight regret isn't analysis — it's a closed loop that degrades sleep and cognitive function. Research on forgiveness, cognitive control, and rumination reveals that the best sleepers aren't guilt-free; they've built systems that prevent regret from hijacking the transition to rest.

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Officials say the Space Development Agency’s ‘go fast’ model will live on under new portfolio-based organization

Service leaders warn workforce gaps and acquisition bottlenecks could slow delivery of new tech

The President, the Secretary of War, and the Chief of Space Operations are all saying it: We no longer have the luxury of time.

Netanyahu is escalating in Lebanon because it is the only front where he can claim a winnable victory for domestic political survival. That single fact explains more about the current campaign than any security briefing or diplomatic statement. With prolonged military operations across the region producing no decisive outcomes, Lebanon has become the stage where […]

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