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Critical damage dealt to key Iranian nuclear site, IAEA says
Israeli airstrikes dealt critical damage to a key Iranian nuclear facility, according to the United Nations atomic watchdog, likely setting back the Islamic Republic’s uranium fuel cycle by months.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that multiple Israel strikes against Iran’s uranium-conversion facility at Isfahan, 400 ...Read more

Trump earned $57.7 million from crypto venture, disclosure shows
President Donald Trump earned $57.7 million from token sales by the crypto firm he and his sons helped launch last year, according to his required federal financial disclosure forms.
The financial disclosure, released Friday by the Office of Government Ethics, provided details on his sprawling empire, including hundreds of millions of dollars ...Read more

Zelenskyy says US 'decisiveness' key to pressuring Putin
Ukraine needs clarity from the U.S. about steps to put pressure on Russia toward a ceasefire, since European support hinges on it, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of the G7 meeting in Canada, where he hopes to meet President Donald Trump.
The Ukrainian leader spoke before another swap of prisoners with Russia, the main tangible outcome...Read more

Washington hunkers down for Trump's military parade
WASHINGTON — Miles of fencing and concrete barriers lace the nation’s capital ahead of President Donald Trump’s military parade along the National Mall on Saturday night — an event intended to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army, but which also coincides with the president’s birthday.
The event is ...Read more
Iran fires hundreds of missiles at Israel as conflict escalates
Israel extended attacks against Iran as fighting intensified between the two sides, raising international concerns of a protracted and devastating conflict.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military would “strike at every site and every target of the Ayatollah regime” after Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israeli cities...Read more
2 Minnesota Democratic lawmakers shot in 'targeted' attack
Two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses were shot Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz said was likely a targeted political attack by a suspect impersonating a police officer.
Democratic House leader Melissa Hortman, 55, and her husband, Mark, were killed at their home. State Sen. John Hoffman, 60, and his wife, Yvette, were ...Read more
Timeline: How an early morning assault against Minnesota lawmakers unfolded
MINNEAPOLIS — House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot early Saturday morning in what Gov. Tim Walz said appears to be a politically motivated assassination.
That came shortly after a gunman shot and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife at their home in Champlin, according to authorities.
Here’s what ...Read more

Axiom Space back on track for possible Space Coast launch next week
ORLANDO, Fla. — A leak in space and a leak on Earth have both been taken care of clearing the way for the next human spaceflight from the Space Coast.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with a new Crew Dragon spacecraft looks to bring the four private astronauts on the Axiom Space Ax-4 mission on a trip to the International Space Station as ...Read more

Water flea population soared in South Side stretch of Chicago River after 2023 sewage release
CHICAGO — In the summer of 2023, strange things happened to the tiny creatures that swim and float in the Chicago River.
One type of water flea, Chydoridae, basically disappeared from the South Side stretch known as Bubbly Creek, while another, Moinidae, experienced a dramatic population surge.
“You could see them with your eyes — clouds...Read more

Why the fight over abortion in Kansas and Missouri isn't going away anytime soon
Kansas and Missouri voters have spoken on abortion.
But nearly three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal right to the procedure, sending the issue back to the states, abortion continues to dominate politics on both sides of the state line.
And it’s now clear that the situation will continue for at least two more years,...Read more
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