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Is US starving millions in Cuba? What to know about oil blockade squeezing island
Since January 2026, U.S. tariffs have effectively blocked oil sales to Cuba.
Newt Gingrich posted about using nukes to create Strait of Hormuz alternative
It’s unclear whether the former House speaker knew the proposal stemmed from a satirical article.
Counterterrorism director resigns over Iran war
Counterterrorism director resigns over Iran war
National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced he would be resigning from the role over the Iran war. NBC News’ Monica Alba
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Are pig organs the future of transplantation?
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Ageless Linux Emerges to Protest OS-Level Age Verification Laws
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What we know about Joe Kent – the top US counterterrorism official who has resigned over Trump’s Iran war
Tweety McTreason’s most senior counterterrorism official has resigned, saying he “cannot in good conscience” support the Iran war and claiming the country posed “no imminent
‘Black widow’ who wrote children’s book about grief found guilty of murdering husband
A woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after the loss of her husband has been found guilty of his murder.
Steward raises $5M to automate AML compliance for the $100B investment management market
Compliance is the part of financial services that nobody likes to talk about, and nobody can afford to get wrong. For investment managers, the obligation
Blify secures $2.1M to bring AI-native training to Slack and Teams
Corporate training has a staging problem. Companies spend billions on learning management systems that employees log into once, skip half the modules, and forget about
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Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights into one