Ladera Ranch, home to nearly 26,000 people, has witnessed nearly a dozen children and teens being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma.
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Iran-backed Houthi threats against Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea have disrupted global shipping routes, driving up oil prices and raising fears of further instability in the region.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: International and U.S. oil prices climbed more than four percent on Wednesday as renewed concerns over global energy supplies intensified after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels began enforcing a self-declared “maritime ban” on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, prompting several vessels to reverse course. The Houthis announced the blockade earlier this week in response to renewed Saudi military strikes in Yemen, threatening to prevent Saudi crude exports from transiting the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after Iranian attacks disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. DETAIL: Maritime intelligence firms reported that at least seven ships carrying Saudi cargoes, including a tanker transporting…Open
By Bill Ponton Oscar and Felix is to Donald and Mark.
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By W. Galt Musk speaks of a world with abundance, where automation frees us from work; but in considering such a future, perhaps we reflect on John Calhoun’s Universe 25.
By Monica Showalter Mike Sherrill adopts same tactics as Lois Lerner did, trying to prevent the lid from blowing off on her seedy little operation.
We check in on one state public broadcasting network a year after President Trump signed a law ending federal funding of public media.
A legal challenge over the firing of a court-appointed U.S. attorney is raising unresolved questions about President Trump's authority to remove officials in the executive branch. The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld and Sophie Brams break down why the case could become a major test of presidential power and potentially draw the Supreme Court into another separation-of-powers fight. Watch the full episode here: https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-gavel/the-gavel-live-briefing/5983500-supreme-court-donald-trump-expanded-firing-power-live-discussion/ #trump #presidenttrump #usattorney #courts #lawsuit #supremecourt #scotus #thegavel #presidentialpowers
The widespread defense funding bill passed in a 216-212 vote, which saw six Democrats vote in favor of the bill and seven Republicans vote against it.
State of the Union: Under the agreement, Saudi Arabia will receive nuclear power reactors and potentially a facility for enriching uranium locally. The post Report: U.S. Approves Nuclear Agreement With Saudi Arabia appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Wall Street Journal, citing White House sources, reported Tuesday that the Trump administration has approved a deal to grant Saudi Arabia a civilian nuclear program. Under the agreement , Saudi Arabia would receive nuclear power reactors and potentially a facility for enriching uranium locally. The U.S. would in exchange get contracts for American companies to construct those facilities. The Journal reported, “Westinghouse Electric and its AP1000 reactor would be among the biggest beneficiaries.” Saudi Arabia reportedly rejected monitoring and inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s “Additional Protocol.” Reactions to the move varied. The Atlantic Council’s director of its Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative…Open
On July 21, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal discussed his reporting from Iran and presented his analysis of the current phase of US war on the country before a packed house at Washington DC's Busboys and Poets.
Blumenthal then took questions from the crowd, including many Iranian Americans opposed to the lethal assault on the country of their birth.Open
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