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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 25, 2026

Special Report: Ukraine’s Military Leadership Change. What We Know and What to Expect

Iran renews attacks on Kurdish Iranian opposition groups in Iraq

US To Resume Mexican Cattle Imports After Yearlong Screwworm Ban. The United States typically imports more than 1 million head of cattle from Mexico each year, roughly 5 percent of the animals that go through American processing plants. Those calves usually head to U.S. feedlots for finishing, and prices spiked. The decision also comes after domestic cattle supplies in the United States fell to a 75-year low.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 12, 2026

From a very pro-Russian blogger…..Russia is losing the war!

Lindsey Graham’s death leaves Israel without one of its fiercest advocates and raises urgent questions about the future of US support.

How Japan’s yen rout could spark a US financial crisis

Trump admin subpoenas NYT journalists over report on Air Force One security concerns

Why American ambulance rides are so expensive. The unfortunately botched economics of emergency care

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23, 2026

Regions across Russia impose gasoline sales restrictions as Ukrainian strikes deepen fuel crisis

Iran, Trump Admin Disagree on Whether Nuclear Inspection Agreement Reached

Chinese universities are cutting language majors to make way for AI

While early coverage, including that of the CBC, has largely focused on the suspect’s apparent “incel” beliefs, the manifesto itself points to a broader and more radical worldview: an amalgam of explicit antisemitism, anti-Zionist conspiracy theories, far-left anti-capitalist ideology and grievances about male loneliness and modern dating.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 19, 2026

In photos: Moscow hit by the biggest attack since the start of the full-scale war — airports close, an oil refinery burns, and black smoke rises over the city

Why are Moscow’s air defenses struggling to stop drone attacks?

Report: Israel Accepts U.S.-Backed Ceasefire with Hezbollah Despite Recent Attacks

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, oil prices shot up to $139 per barrel, but they were somewhat subdued in the war with Iran four years later. There were several reasons for the muted price response.

GoPro and Roomba were U.S. pioneers. Chinese rivals now dominate

New York High Schoolers Might Be Getting a New Diploma. Here’s What to Know.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 5, 2026

RUBICON STRUCTURE

U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drones Launched At Strait Of Hormuz: Official (Updated)

Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund yen intervention

New York Democrats Pass Legislation That Changes ‘Mother’ to ‘Gestating Parent’

Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn’t know cause—or how to prevent it

On the evening of May 30, a 41-year-old hiker from Brooklyn slipped on a muddy patch and dislocated their knee on Tabletop Mountain, a challenging climb in the Adirondack High Peaks region.The hiker’s partner had some training in wilderness first aid and tried splinting the leg with trekking poles. Meanwhile, ten New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers were dispatched, arriving at the scene close to midnight.

Scientists have long said we can’t multitask. A new study says we can

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 3, 2026

Russia’s Baltic Fleet Successfully Attacked By Ukrainian Drones

How cowboy culture remade Brazil

A possible case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm is being investigated in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday. This comes after screwworm was detected last week in Mexico, just 25 miles from the United States border

Instead of following standard academic process, the optimisations were kept secret, hidden behind a zero-knowledge (ZK) proof. Google’s accompanying blog post mentions they “engaged with the U.S. government”. The ZK proof demonstrates the existence of algorithmic improvements without leaking details. Academic censorship with ZK, a historic first! As a co-author of the Google paper I witnessed some of the context surrounding this censorship. To be honest, multiple aspects of that context don’t sit well with me.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 23, 2026

Trump Puts Out Kill Order On Iran’s Small Boats (Updated)

Some Israeli and American officials believe Mojtaba Khamenei is not functioning as the Iranian supreme leader and is not in control, two people familiar with the matter have told The Jerusalem Post. One source said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its commander, Ahmad Vahidi, were essentially in control of Iran.

Iranian Attacks Change Way Navy Refuels Its Ships In Middle East

US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 on Maduro raid

DOT Pulls $73M From New York Over Failure to Revoke Thousands of Questionable CDLs

Checking In on Gasoline and Diesel Prices

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 19, 2026

A U.S. Navy destroyer disabled and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship after it allegedly attempted to run the ongoing naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.

Netanyahu shocked Trump ‘prohibited’ strikes on Lebanon, believes it inconsistent with ceasefire

Europe faces an imminent jet fuel crisis as the Iran war and Hormuz disruption cut off key Middle Eastern supplies.