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Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has shown great empathy and support for the victims of the October 7 massacre, which he called “an
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Nicholas K. Gvosdev, an expert in Russian affairs and Professor of National Security at the U.S. Defense College, wrote an article questioning whether Russia is a U.S. adversary or merely a competitor.
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U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, who was accused of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, including cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz, was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised China’s 2024 economic growth up to 5 percent in an update to its World Economic Outlook (WEO), from the 4.6-percent forecast in April. The
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On Monday, over 1,000 people protested near the Fiserv Forum, the venue of the 2024 Republican National Convention as many more cheered inside the stadium, highlighting the deep division of political views
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If only National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had deferred by a day his ‘smart move’ on Friday to dial up his White House counterpart Jack Sullivan following the threatening tongue-lashing by the
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On July 9, 2024, four Army soldiers were killed and another three sustained injuries when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres attacked a military convoy on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route in
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An audio forensic analysis by Catalin Grigoras, director of the National Center for Media Forensics at the University of Colorado in Denver, and Cole Whitecotton, Senior Professional Research Associate, also at Media Forensics, based on audio recorded in Butler
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The Issue On Thursday, July 11, the United States Senate announced that Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun must appear before the committee again as they draft legislation aimed at enhancing the US Federal
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