
$40 trillion debt, cancer vaccine, humanoid robots and IDF probes
Donnerstag, 20. August 2026 · 12 min
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U.S. government debt tops $40 trillion for the first time, adding to fears of a brewing fiscal crisis. The IDF investigates its own troops over five incidents involving the deaths of Palestinians, including the 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza. A cancer vaccine for melanoma sparks hope of treatment for a variety of tumors. And humanoid robots show off their every day skills at the World Robot Conference.
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