NPR (Ari Daniel) - Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at origins of human love of alcohol
Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.
REDSTATE (Brad Essex) - THE ESSEX FILES: NASA’s Moon Reset Shows Why Mission First Still Matters
JUSTTHENEWS (Eric J. Lyman) - Oil prices surge to highest levels since 2008 amid Iran conflict
The selection of a new hardline leader in Iran and worries about more regional destabilzation sent oil prices to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis
AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - The Iran war's economic blowback is getting real
Data: Financial Modeling Prep ; Chart: Axios Visuals In the first week of the American and Israeli attack on Iran, the economic ripples were looking pretty minimal. But as Week 2 begins, the risks to the global economy are growing much more serious. The big picture: You can't decapitate the leadership of a country of 90 million people, with expansive military and intelligence capabilities, in the heart of some of the world's most economically important supply chains, without a huge cost. - The hours and days and weeks ahead are all about quantifying that cost. Zoom in: Oil skyrocketed 25% overnight, to just under $120 a barrel, fueling worries that higher energy costs will stoke inflation and curb spending by U.S. consumers. Tokyo's…
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Nieves) - US war with Iran costing taxpayers billions of dollars
Military analysts have estimated that the U.S. is currently spending $1 billion per day in its war with Iran.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Tara Suter) - Hegseth says ‘there will be more casualties’ in Iran operation
Seven American service members have died so far.
ABCNEWS - Glasgow building fire closes Scotland's busiest train station, disrupts rail services
A fire near Glasgow Central Station has disrupted rail services across Scotland
NPR (The Associated Press) - World shares tumble as Iran war pushes crude prices over $110 a barrel
World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel.
JUSTTHENEWS (Eric J. Lyman) - Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran's new Supreme Leader
The selection of the son of slain leader Ali Khamenei to head the regime is a sign that hardline policies will continue. Donald Trump says the selection was 'unacceptable'