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How a 95 percent drop in Hormuz traffic changed global shipping
Hanna Duggal, Marium Ali, Mohamed Hussein
Six months into the United States-Israel war on Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to drive one of the worst maritime shipping disruptions in decades. Traffic through the 33km (21-m ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
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Italy withdraws support for Infantino, but Cannavaro backs FIFA chief
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Italys football federation (FIGC) has withdrawn its support for embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his failed attempt to sell off stakes in the World Cup. This decision is intended to cl ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
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The Large Hadron Collider Is Getting a Major Upgrade. But What Would Actually Surprise Physicists?
Gayoung Lee
As the old physics wisdom goes, to answer big questions, build big machines. To that idea, CERNs Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has really delivered on all fronts in its last 16 years of operations. As ...[Continue Reading]
Gizmodo.com
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Theyve Been Screwed Over for 160 Years. Trump Is Screwing Them More.
Kali Holloway
White farmers insisted they dont want handouts, ever. An Iowa farmersWall Street Journalop-ed from late last year was headlined, AMERICAN FARMERS WANT FAIR TRADE, NOT HANDOUTS. They wont like it, J ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
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Why Dolly Parton declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom 3 times
Nur Ibrahim
Claim: Singer Dolly Parton declined receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom three times, twice from U.S. President Donald Trump and once from former President Joe Biden. On Aug. 25, 2026, Doll ...[Continue Reading]
Snopes.com
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Workweek Raises $17 Million, Debuts B2B Newsletter Platform
Mark Stenberg
The business-to-business media company Workweek has raised an additional $17 million to fund the expansion of its newsletter platform, founder and chief executive Adam Ryan tells ADWEEK. The raise, ...[Continue Reading]
Adweek
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