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Ship attacked while exiting Strait of Hormuz
A vessel attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz was attacked on Tuesday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO). The UKMTO noted it received a report of a ship being hit with “an unknown projectile” as it was leaving the strait, a critical oil shipping channel. The vessel’s engine room was…
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Trump’s ballroom is no ‘monument’ — it’s an abuse of constitutional power
“National security” is Trump’s key to the Supreme Court safe when he wants to justify executive overreach.
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10 Classic Crime Movies You Must Watch in 2026
Collider has published a list recommending ten classic crime films worth watching in 2026, spanning decades of the genre from psychological thrillers to neo-noir mysteries. The selections include titles that have inspired recent television remakes or stage adaptations, as well as others whose themes remain strikingly relevant today. – ‘Cape Fear’ (1962) – J. Lee…
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DOJ moves to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies
The Justice Department (DOJ) has finalized a way for people convicted of certain, nonviolent felonies to restore their gun rights, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Monday. It’s a move that will placate gun rights advocates who’ve been at odds with the administration over its continued defense of federal firearm restrictions. “The Second Amendment is not…
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Ossoff: ‘Zero interest’ in running for president in 2028
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who has been floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, threw cold water on the idea in an interview Monday. “I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and, frankly, zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now,” Ossoff told MS NOW’s Jen Psaki, doubling down on comments…
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Government Teams users face another ******* month of filtered captions
Microsoft has confirmed that its Teams Live Captions profanity filter will remain switched on by default for certain government users until the end of August, a month later than originally planned. The filter, introduced in 2023, replaces swear words with asterisks in live captions, and Microsoft had intended to switch it off by default for…
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Boris Johnson’s Covid U-turns were like a ‘slow-moving car crash’, former aide says
Boris Johnson’s former director of communications, Lee Cain, has said the numerous Covid-related U-turns made during Johnson’s government resembled a “slow-moving car crash”, with No 10 repeatedly making the same avoidable mistakes. Speaking on The Independent’s In the Room podcast, Cain said the pattern of reversals frustrated the communications team, though he noted that even…
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Labour under fire for pouring millions of pounds into ‘pie in the sky’ Net Zero scheme which aims to stop passenger planes leaving vapour trails in the sky, with critics warning it threatens to push up the cost of flying for families
The UK government has come under criticism for committing millions of pounds to a Net Zero initiative aimed at preventing passenger aircraft from producing vapour trails, or contrails, in the sky. Critics have dismissed the scheme as unrealistic, arguing that the funding would be better spent elsewhere, and have warned that the costs associated with…
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If Trump wants to lower costs, he should override this California port rule
If Trump wants to lower costs for consumers, repealing this Environmental Protection Agency waiver for California should be an immediate priority.