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US and Iran trade attacks for first time in a month. Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations—AND MORE
CNN: Iran retaliated against US forces on Sunday after the US military struck Iranian rocket launchers, a US official said, marking the first escalation between…
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Trump says US will refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve using Venezuelan oil
Reuters: It is unclear how quickly the Venezuela deal could provide oil for the reserve or deliver any near-term benefit to U.S. motorists.…
Postal Service rule could bar millions from voting by mail
New York Times: A judge temporarily blocked the agency from implementing a strict new rule governing mail voting. The policy could…
Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools for girls
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Iceland rejects EU-accession talks in close-fought referendum
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Brexiters’ effort to resettle Chagos Islands hit by lack of proper boat
Financial Times: The politician, crew and journalist have left as planned. The Chagossians who remain have limited food, threadbare tents and…
G20 countries should consider more trade barriers with China to cut imbalances, Bessent says
Reuters: Bessent said in an interview ahead of a G20 finance leaders meeting that the current flood of exports from China was unsustainable,…
Trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severance
Washington Post: She was 30, young enough to make something new of her life. She’d planned to leave San Antonio and use the money to start…
Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles
Washington Post: Conservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete…
Ukraine’s ex-defence minister touts ‘new history’ in war against Russia with planned tech fund
Financial Times: “This isn’t exactly a classic venture fund,” Fedorov said. “We’re writing a new history of the war,” he said. The vehicle…
Grindr bets wealthy gay men will pay more to find right match
Financial Times: “The targets are people who have significant disposable income and who value their time in a very significant way,” Arison…
Treasury bars some reporters from G20 finance meeting
New York Times: Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the…
‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up president’s mess
The Guardian: “He is, bar none, the worst treasury secretary in the history of the United States,” said Steve Schmidt, a former political…
Trump’s DHS is using obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
The Guardian: This time, DHS utilized a different method that didn’t require approval from a judge, only a sign-off from a DHS official. It…
‘Chilling effect’: Japan’s whistle-blowers weigh high price of speaking out
SCMP: “A very large damages claim can itself impose a significant financial and psychological burden on a defendant and potentially have a…
Estonia’s spy chief: ‘Russia is in a very bad place – revolution could come overnight’
Telegraph: “There are certainly voices which express that he should keep going, but I think the voices which, let’s say, urge [him] to maybe…
Warsh puts Fed on collision course with Trump ahead of midterms
Financial Times: For years, Trump piled pressure on Warsh’s predecessor as Federal Reserve chair, Jay Powell, to lower rates. Since he…
Beyond the Scale: Men turn to cosmetic clinics to complete weight-loss transformation
Reuters: “I was looking at myself and I was feeling really good. I’m thinner and I feel like who I am, but I would look in the mirror and I…
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women’s rights but didn’t constitute genocide, experts find
Reuters: In their report, Dalee Sambo Dorough, a lawyer from Alaska and former chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, and Miriam Cullen, a…
Modi hedging against Trump, one deal at a time
New York Times: In the past year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has zigzagged around the world at a breathless pace, pursuing new…
Influencers have lot to say about politics. Many are quietly paid for it.
New York Times: There are no federal regulations requiring disclosure of payments for political support on social media, and only a few states…
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