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Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is widely viewed as the father of the American hemp industry, given his role as then-Senate majority leader in pushing across the finish line the 2018 farm bill
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Spanning nine nations and covering more than 5.5 million square kilometers—roughly the size of the continental United States—the Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest. Often called the “lungs of the Earth,” it
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In a devastating attack on St Mary’s Catholic School in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State, armed men abducted 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers on Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) reported. The
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Most of the world looks on in disbelief at the now-routine murders on the high seas off Venezuela’s coast – serial killings that the newly minted War Department calls Operation Southern Spear.
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Editorial The latest rupture between Japan and China, sparked by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about the security implications of a Taiwan contingency, is more than a bilateral diplomatic quarrel. It is
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rebuffed demands from Beijing to retract her recent remarks regarding Taiwan, insisting that Tokyo’s stance on responding to a major regional security crisis remains unchanged, Bloomberg
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Bitcoin is on track for its worst monthly performance since the 2022 crypto market collapse, dropping as much as 6.4% on Friday to $81,629, Bloomberg reports. Ethereum and a host of smaller
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Summary: Martina Moneke examines how patriotism—once a unifying expression of national pride—has been politicized in the United States, particularly by the MAGA movement. Flags, anthems, and public celebrations increasingly signal ideological loyalty rather
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The surge of artificial intelligence has transformed the data center industry into a goldmine for executives, founders, and investors, Bloomberg reports. Once a quiet corner of the tech world, data centers—facilities that
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Britain has unveiled a fleet of autonomous sea drones designed to track and monitor Russian spy ships in its waters, the defence secretary announced during the opening of a new factory in
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro has sparked a political and media storm after releasing his full bank and credit card statements in an effort to rebut claims from former US President Donald Trump
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Raffaele Imperiale, the Italian drug lord known as “The Uncle,” has offered unprecedented insight into the operations of a global cocaine syndicate and his personal extravagances, according to reporting by Times UK.
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