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Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a searing…

  • Ongoing Iran war raises concerns over long-term TBI impact on troops.
  • Nearly 700 U.S. service members wounded by drone and missile attacks.
  • Doctors uncertain about lasting effects of TBIs, some experience lasting symptoms.
Lit Hub Daily: August 6, 2026

Culture

Lit Hub Daily: August 6, 2026

Why later in life is maybe the perfect time to read ancient classics (and why it’s never too late to love art for art’s sake). | Lit Hub Criticism Finding unexpected inspiration while writing from Ted Hughes’s childhood home: “The

Hackers just broke into America’s tap water

Tech

Hackers just broke into America’s tap water

In the teensy Midwestern town of Braham, homemade pie capital of Minnesota, something unusual in the municipality’s computer systems knocked the city’s entire water supply offline last week. Within a few hours, dozens of other Minnesota cities discovered that their water and wastewater utilities, too, had been compromised, most likely as…

Business

EBID supports Bauchi State's economic transformation with US$91.6 million transport infrastructure facility

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the Government of Bauchi State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, have signed a financing agreement to support the implementation of the Bauchi…

  • EBID partners with Bauchi State to fund $91.63 million transport project.
  • Project aims to construct 24 road and bridge initiatives across state.
  • Initiative expected to create 7,000 jobs during and after completion.
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