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FinanceAug 20, 2026

US National Debt Tops $40 Trillion for the First Time in History

The US Treasury Department reported that the national debt has passed $40 trillion, a record that arrived just five months after the debt crossed $39 trillion. The figure has doubled in the past decade and now amounts to roughly $117,000 for every person in the country.

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Israel Strikes Syrian Air Base to Stop Turkish Troops From Moving In

World · Aug 20 · L1-L4

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Archaeologists Uncover Roman Villa in Devon With Britain's Westernmost Colorful Mosaic

Science · Aug 20 · L1-L4

English News in Levels

US National Debt Tops $40 Trillion for the First Time in History

Israel Strikes Syrian Air Base to Stop Turkish Troops From Moving In

Archaeologists Uncover Roman Villa in Devon With Britain's Westernmost Colorful Mosaic

NASA Outlines Plan for More Than 20 Robotic Moon Landings by 2029 to Build a Lunar Base

Trump Declares Economic D-Day Against Iran, Warns Any Nation Trading With Tehran

Bradley Cooper and Margot Robbie Spotted Filming Ocean's Eleven Prequel in Paris

Gold and Bitcoin Surge as US Treasury Doubles Bond Buybacks to Cool Yields

Archaeologists Uncover 3,800-Year-Old Storage Complex Beneath Ancient Hittite Capital

Tech Giants Race to Build AI Data Centers in Orbit

Mystery Leaker "Cyberleek" Posts Grand Theft Auto VI Footage Days Before Rockstar's Official Reveal

Cancer Vaccine Success: Moderna Stock Nearly Doubles on Big Trial News

Iran Rejects Another Temporary Ceasefire, Demands Full and Lasting End to War With US

James Webb Telescope Reveals Jupiter's Moon Callisto Is Far More Chemically Active Than Scientists Thought

Tiny Wrinkles in Graphene Can Create Surprisingly Powerful Electric Charges, Rice Study Finds

Madonna Leads 2026 MTV VMA Nominations With a Career-Best 11 Nods

Wall Street Falls for a Third Day as 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits Its Highest Level Since 2007

UAE Cuts Off All Trade With Iran After Ballistic Missiles Target Its Shipping Channels

James Webb Telescope Finds a Bizarre 'Black Hole Star' From the Dawn of the Universe

Google and UK Aviation Groups Launch AI Program to Stop Planes From Warming the Climate With Contrails

Jonas Brothers Honored as Disney Legends, Announce NFL Halftime Show in Melbourne

Stripe Buys AI Routing Startup OpenRouter for More Than $7 Billion

Trump Declares the Strait of Hormuz 'New US Territory' as Iran Vows a 'Fully Offensive' Response

Astronomers Find Three Feeding Black Holes Hidden Inside One Extremely Young Galaxy

Scientists Fuse DNA With a Semiconductor to Build a Memory Chip That Uses 100 Times Less Power