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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - WATCH: King Charles III Salutes Four Centuries of Shared History, Condemns Violence Against Trump in Address to Congress.

King Charles III highlighted the strong ties between the United Kingdom and the United States while condemning a recent assassination attempt against President Donald J. Trump in an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: King Charles III addressed the U.S. Congress to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding and to emphasize the historical ties between the United States and the United Kingdom on Tuesday. He also condemned an assassination attempt against President Donald J. Trump on Saturday, saying, “We meet… in the aftermath of the incident not far from this great building that sought to harm the leadership of your nation… Let me say with unshakeable resolve that such acts of violence will never succeed.” KEY QUOTE: “Standing here today, it is hard not to feel the weight of history on my shoulder, because the modern relationship between our two nations and our own peoples spans not merely 250 years…Open

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - King Charles III calls for unity between US and UK during speech to Congress

The king is on his first stateside visit as monarch, alongside Queen Camilla, and will be in the U.S. for a total of four days. He arrived Monday and is expected to depart for Bermuda on Thursday.

SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Transiting the Strait of Hormuz with The Grayzone

The world’s most closely-watched maritime zone is also its least accessible — but today The Grayzone was able to secure access

The Grayzone's Wyatt Reed visits the site of the most dramatic economic standoff in generations, the Strait of Hormuz, and lays out the stakes as Iran increases its leverage over the global economy in the face of a US naval blockade.Open

SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - The US tech giant where employees wear IDF uniforms to work

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Last month, a data analyst at financial tech giant Intuit showed up to a company Zoom call in full IDF uniform. Intuit’s products include the widely-used tax return program TurboTax. This article was originally published by Do Not Panic! This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The American tech giant behind the most popular tax filing software in the US allows employees to wear their IDF uniforms to work and also permits them to take months off the job to fight Israel’s wars. Last month, Tom Yacobi, a data analyst at financial tech giant Intuit, whose products include the widely-used tax return program TurboTax, showed up to an all-hands company Zoom call…Open