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US says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran—AND MORE
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Natalie Harp’s intimate letters to Trump revealed in full
Daily Beast: Trump’s biographer Michael Wolff is revealing two bombshell letters Harp wrote to Trump, calling him her “Guardian and Protector.”…
British scientist plotted to cover up Covid lab leak
Telegraph: Dr Peter Daszak, the former president of EcoHealth Alliance, sent bottles of wine to David Morens, thanking him for his “behind the…
China’s passport warfare targets Taiwan
Taiwan News: This behavior embodies the Chinese idiom 蠶食鯨吞, or “to nibble away like a silkworm before swallowing like a whale.” Avoiding hot…
How Texas student blew whistle on rogue AI hacking attempt
Reuters: It started after Demir, a computer science student at the University of Texas at Dallas, stumbled across an attempt to sabotage a…
Working in Keir Starmer’s No 10 ‘unbearable’, says Sue Gray
The Guardian: Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff has lifted the lid on how “unbearable” it was working in No 10, revealing she feared her…
New kingmakers: Crypto, AI and betting firms fuel record spending on 2026 midterms
Reuters: The new money surging into U.S. politics comes from a fresh class of billionaires hailing from industries that barely existed a…
CIA staff exodus leaves new retirees waiting months for benefits
Washington Post: While precise numbers are classified, current and former officials say the pace of retirements and resignations from the CIA…
Evergrande tycoon at the heart of China’s property crisis sentenced to life in prison
CNN: It completes a dramatic downfall for Hui – also known as Xu Jiayin – who emerged from humble origins during a turbulent political era, to…
FBI seizes former Congressman Eric Swalwell’s devices and searches his home as part of investigation
BBC: The White House released declassified documents from a separate FBI investigation ion Monday that revealed details of his alleged…
US envoy Huckabee tells Israeli settlers not to take Palestinian Americans’ land
Reuters: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has warned militant Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank not to steal property owned by…
Brains who powered China’s surprising AI leap
Wall Street Journal: University lab nurtured the computer scientists who are using ingenuity and imitation to chase down Anthropic and OpenAI;…
Tory peer’s free speech group urged Vance to lobby UK govt
Financial Times: In a briefing document seen by the FT, the Free Speech Union (FSU) last year urged the US vice-president to “push for” a…
Politicians who once championed data centers are now bashing them
Wall Street Journal: A growing voter outcry over data centers that strain resources and fuel a technology capable of putting Americans out of…
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university
BBC: Cofnas said he was under investigation by Ghent University “for discriminating against Arday”. The university said a staff member had…
Hidden debt that Apple owes to CIA
Wall Street Journal: Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the ’80s, Steve Jobs might not have made a triumphant return to…
‘It’s bonkers’: Jennifer Hegseth’s hands-on role in her husband’s Pentagon
New York Times: Mrs. Hegseth was for years Mr. Hegseth’s producer at Fox News as he built a broadcast career. Now, seven years into their…
Pentagon orders Harvard to audit foreign academic, financial partnerships
The Harvard Crimson: The Defense Department wrote in a press release that the audit is aimed at protecting government-funded research from…
Most Americans believe Trump has inappropriately profited since returning to power: Poll
Reuters: The four-day poll, completed on Monday, found that half of Trump’s own Republicans believe the president allows considerations for…
FTC warns retailers on using private consumer data to raise prices
Wall Street Journal: Merchants have become increasingly skilled at using consumers’ personal data, including their online shopping habits and…
U.S. debt hits $40 trillion as America’s borrowing binge continues
New York Times: This year alone, the United States is on track to borrow more than $2 trillion to help pay for its obligations, including…
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