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The container ship "Panstar Acro" is anchored to load containers at Busan New Port in Busan on August 22, 2026, as the vessel is scheduled to sail to Europe via the Arctic to test the commercial viability of the shipping route opened by melting ice. South Korea was set on August 22, to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.
Jung Yeon-Je
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Pressure on global chokepoints drives Asia's increased use of Arctic Trade Routes
Anthony Kuhn, Willa Rubin
Asian nations began pilot voyages over a decade ago to find routes to Europe and the Middle East that were faster and less vulnerable to chokepoints. The ongoing war has added impetus to those efforts.
One way to boost self-esteem is to update a troubling memory about yourself, says psychologist Marisa Franco. As your current self, go back in time and give your younger self the reassurance you needed to hear back then. It can give your current self a sense of catharsis.
Malaka Gharib/NPR
Why reshaping memories may hold the key to raising self-esteem
Malaka Gharib, Marielle Segarra, Lennon Sherburne
A passenger plane flies over the location of Trump's proposed 250-foot arch on its descent into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Al Drago for The Washington Post via Getty Images
D.C. airspace is complicated. Experts say Trump's arch would add one more risk
Rachel Treisman
Freight trucks travel northbound on Interstate 5 Highway in September 2025, in Tracy, Calif.
Godofredo A. Vásquez
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AP
A Sikh truck driver is stabbed amid a rise in anti-South Asian rhetoric
Juliana Kim
Texas Standard
As Texas expands public pre-K, longtime childcare providers struggle to keep their place
Texas is trying to expand access to preschool by encouraging school districts to partner with private child care centers. But some longtime Dallas providers say the school district that’s supposed...
Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas water agency to penalize data centers that don’t report their water usage
UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments ‘disgusting’ and too familiar
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Texas Standard for Sept. 16, 2026: UT students respond after Bo French targets them online
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