As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked. Continue Reading »

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Families on some benefits with three or more children will get an average rise of £4,100 a year. Continue Reading »

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• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies Continue Reading »

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

The 45-day ceasefire proposal, which could lead to an end to the war, is reportedly being discussed by the U.S., Iran and a group of regional mediators. Continue Reading »

The Treasury Department designated BNY as the financial agent to manage Trump accounts. BNY will also partner with Robinhood on a Trump accounts app. Continue Reading »

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon in his annual letter to shareholders noted the country's 250th anniversary and called for a broad recommitment to American ideals. Continue Reading »

Investors head into what could be the most consequential week of the Iran conflict, scrambling to position for binary outcomes: an imminent deal or further escalation. Continue Reading »

A CNBC investigation revealed the proliferation of AFPs, which import prescription drugs from overseas in what U.S. regulators say is a violation of import laws. Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le président chilien d'extrême droite José Antonio Kast a été reçu lundi à Buenos Aires par son homologue argentin, le libertarien Javier Milei, à l'occasion de son premier déplacement à l'étranger depuis son investiture en mars.M. Kast perpétuait ainsi la tradition des présidents chiliens d'effectuer leur première visite officielle en Argentine voisine. Proches politiquement, les deux dirigeants affichent des positions le plus souvent alignées sur celles du président américain Donald Trump et s'inscrivent dans la progression de la droite radicale dans la région.Les deux chefs d'Etat n'ont fait aucune déclaration à la presse à l'issue de deux réunions en matinée à la Casa Rosada, la présidence argentine.La première, accompagnés de leurs chefs de diplomatie respectifs, l'Argentin Pablo Quirno et le Chilien Francisco Pérez Mackenna, la seconde dans la foulée, élargie en compagnie d'une demi-douzaine de ministres dont les deux ministres de la Sécurité, selon un communiqué succinct publié par la présidence argentine.MM. Milei et Kast sont ensuite brièvement apparus au balcon de la Casa Rosada, saluant une place de Mai quasi déserte sous une pluie battante. ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Clarisse Agbégnénou, l'un des plus beaux palmarès du judo français, confirme lundi qu'elle mettra un terme à sa carrière après les Jeux de Los Angeles en 2028, dans un entretien à L'Équipe."Je m'arrête après Los Angeles. Je ne pourrai pas donner plus. Je n'ai pas envie de finir mal. Je sens que les jeunes (françaises comme étrangères) poussent depuis longtemps. À un moment, ce serait malsain. J'ai déjà tout. Là, vraiment c'est du plus", déclare la quintuple médaillée olympique et sextuple championne du monde.La judoka de 33 ans a été médaille d'or des -63 kg à Tokyo en 2021, d'argent à Rio en 2016 et de bronze à Paris en 2024. Elle a également été sacrée en équipe mixte en 2021 et 2024.Après une pause pour donner naissance à son deuxième enfant, elle annonce qu'elle reprendra le judo "au maximum fin avril" avec en ligne de mire les Mondiaux en Azerbaïdjan (du 4 au 11 octobre).Elle affiche l'ambition de remporter un septième titre mondial, un sixième européen - même si "pour cette année c'est trop juste" car les championnats d'Europe ont lieu du 16 au 19 avril à Tbilissi en Géorgie - et ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Clara WRIGHT et Sylvie MALIGORNE © 2026 AFP "Je vais te demander de te faire très petit et de t'acclimater": une enquête est en cours à Paris après la plainte d'un gendarme dénonçant "un harcèlement raciste" au sein de la prestigieuse Garde républicaine.Le militaire de 29 ans a déposé plainte le 17 décembre 2025, puis a été entendu par les gendarmes le 21 janvier dernier, d'après une source proche du dossier. "Une enquête est en cours", a confirmé la gendarmerie nationale, tandis que le parquet de Paris n'a pas souhaité communiquer, à ce stade, sur le périmètre de l'enquête.Ryan (prénom modifié) raconte avoir reçu un courrier dans sa boîte aux lettres le 16 décembre 2025: "On est en France ici habille-toi comme tel sale bougnoule", y était-il écrit, faisant référence à une tenue traditionnelle algérienne que Ryan avait portée pour un mariage, en dehors de ses heures de service. Cette lettre l'a poussé à saisir la justice pour dénoncer "six années de racisme", a-t-il raconté à l'AFP et Mediapart. Ryan se souvient de son "premier rendez-vous" avec ... Continue Reading »

Par Margot Hutton avec AFP L'équipage de la NASA et de l'ASC s'apprête à marquer l'histoire spatiale avec la mission Artemis 2. Ces quatre astronautes seront les premiers humains à survoler la Lune en 50 ans, battant le record de distance parcouru par des hommes dans l'espace. Une mission historique pour l'exploration lointaine. L'équipage de la NASA et de l'ASC s'apprête à marquer l'histoire spatiale avec la mission Artemis 2. Ces quatre astronautes seront les premiers humains à survoler la Lune en 50 ans, battant le record de distance parcouru par des hommes dans l'espace. Une mission historique pour l'exploration lointaine.La mission Artemis 2 a franchi un cap décisif en entrant dans la “sphère d’influence” gravitationnelle de la Lune, où l’attraction de l’astre prend le dessus sur celle de la Terre. Vers 18h00 TU, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman et Jeremy Hansen doivent battre le record d’éloignement détenu par Apollo 13, avant de s’éloigner jusqu’à 406 000 km ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Arthur CONNAN © 2026 AFP Lancé dans une tournée d'adieux sur le circuit ATP, le vétéran Suisse Stan Wawrinka, 41 ans, est sorti dès le premier tour du Masters 1000 de Monte-Carlo, là-même où il avait brillé 12 ans plus tôt en dominant Roger Federer en finale. Sur le court Rainier-III, les spectateurs ont pu profiter des revers encore tranchants du triple vainqueur en Grand Chelem à l'ère du Big 3 Federer-Nadal-Djokovic, battu par l'Argentin Sebastian Baez 7-5, 7-5 en 1H45. "Quand je vois le soutien que j'ai aujourd'hui, c'est l'une des raisons pour lesquelles je suis encore là et que je joue encore à 41 ans, c'est pour vivre des émotions comme celles-là", a savouré le Lausannois après un hommage des organisateurs. Lundi après-midi, Wawrinka a longtemps subi les assauts de Baez, 25 ans, 12 balles de break concédées pour 6 converties par l'Argentin. Il a ensuite offert du spectacle aux spectateurs dans le 2e set en remportant quatre jeux consécutifs alors qu'il était mené 5 à 1, mais Baez a conclu la rencontre d'un coup droit gagnant. L'aventure s'arrête donc d'entrée pour sa 16e et dernière participation à Monte-Carlo, un endroit spécial à ... Continue Reading »

Kiev’s UAVs have struck the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s infrastructure in the port of Novorossiysk, the Russian Defense Ministry has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

War around Iran is forcing Central Asia to weigh two bad outcomes: regional chaos if Tehran falls, or tighter pressure if it endures Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ukrainian authorities say they have uncovered a $6.8 million embezzlement scheme at state-owned gas company Ukrgazdobycha Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

From thwarting Al-Qaeda plots at home to boosting armies in Africa, Russia deepens its role in global counterterrorism efforts abroad Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Demonstrations across Iran have reportedly become a nightly ritual, with crowds defying threats as the US-Israeli war enters its sixth week Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Президент страны Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган при этом отметил, что после начала иранского кризиса мировая экономика переживает одно из самых серьезных потрясений в новейшей истории Continue Reading »

По версии следствия, в сентябре 2025 года он потребовал от местного индивидуального предпринимателя взятку в размере 1 млн рублей за выдачу разрешения на строительство, при этом создав условия, при которых тот вынужден был согласиться с требованиями и передать через посредника эту сумму Continue Reading »

'MADMAN THEORY' (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:OR DEMENTIA?CALLS GROW TO REMOVEIRAN VOWS REVENGE Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron Continue Reading »

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WINNER: Saudi Arabia charges record premium for its oil... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:'Pre-war prices' might never return...Dimon warns recession... Continue Reading »

The Samir Project is offering children in Gaza a camp where they can learn, heal, and regain some sense of safety. Continue Reading »

WHO driver Majdi Aslan was killed and a WHO doctor wounded, along with several other Palestinians. Continue Reading »

Gaza grandmother loses her family due to Israeli attacks Continue Reading »

US President Trump threatens to destroy power plants, bridges by 8pm Tuesday if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading »

Ukraine increases attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure in bid to disrupt financing of its war. Continue Reading »

As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked. Continue Reading »

The rapper's appearance in London in July has caused controversy because of his past antisemitic comments. Continue Reading »

Families on some benefits with three or more children will get an average rise of £4,100 a year. Continue Reading »

The strike comes at the end of the bank holiday weekend and NHS managers fear demand could be "challenging". Continue Reading »

Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction. Continue Reading »

Global leaders are struggling in their efforts to find a way to end the American-Israeli war on Iran, and they are spooked about what President Trump might do next. Continue Reading »

For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative. Continue Reading »

An Iranian intelligence chief killed overnight on Monday was one of several Iranian officials who occupied their posts for only a few months. Continue Reading »

Prosecutors did not watch video of the nonfatal shooting until weeks after charging the wounded man, an official said. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration’s campaign to curtail international students is not just hitting the elite schools targeted by the government. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

US President Donald Trump has issued an expletive-laden threat against Iran's infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened Trump says "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one" in Iran if the key shipping lane is not reopened He reiterates his earlier threat to unleash "hell" if the country does not meet his 6 April deadline - previous deadlines given by the president have shifted and Trump tells US media there's a "good chance" of a deal being reached... Continue Reading »

YES. Wind turbines require less land use for the same amount of energy generated by oil or natural gas, and land between turbines is available for agriculture and wildlife habitats. AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on Skeptical Science. Continue Reading »

The Treasury Department is moving forward with a historic change to U.S. paper money: President Donald Trump's signature will appear on future bills alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's. In a press release, Treasury said the move is meant to commemorate America's 250th anniversary and marks the first time a sitting president's signature will appear on U.S. paper currency. Continue Reading »

In a speech to what he called "the single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House has … ever had," President Donald Trump distorted the facts on the estate tax, soybean exports and more. Continue Reading »

Two Democrats addressed the party's apparent conflict over how to handle Twitch streamer and far-left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker on Sunday. About a week ago, Politico reported that three potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates, including Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), wouldn't appear on Piker's stream if invited because of his past comments that some view as antisemitic... Continue Reading »

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is doing something no tech titan has ever done: He's publishing a detailed blueprint for how government should tax, regulate and redistribute the wealth from the very technology he's racing to build and spread. Why it matters: Altman told us in a half-hour interview that AI superintelligence is so close, so mind-bending, so disruptive that America needs a new social contract — on the scale of the Progressive Era in the early 1900s, and the New Deal during the Great Depression... Continue Reading »

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is opening the door to a rewrite of its rules for local blackout restrictions on live sports, a move that could be the first step in a potential shakeup of the broadcasting landscape for pro leagues and their media partners. The FCC announced in February it is seeking public comment on "consumer experience" with live sports viewing, noting the rising cost of subscription services and pointing out what it called a "fragmented" modern media landscape... Continue Reading »

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A new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is raising concerns that popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be steering users toward foreign propaganda, potentially creating what researchers describe as a growing national security risk. A study, released in March by the FDD's Center for Cyber and Technology Innovation, found that major AI platforms frequently cite state-aligned media sources when answering questions about global conflicts. According to the report, "state-aligned propaganda appeared in 57 percent of responses."... Continue Reading »

A new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is raising concerns that popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be steering users toward foreign propaganda, potentially creating what researchers describe as a growing national security risk. A study, released in March by the FDD's Center for Cyber and Technology Innovation, found that major AI platforms frequently cite state-aligned media sources when answering questions about global conflicts. According to the report, "state-aligned propaganda appeared in 57 percent of responses."... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump delivered a profane warning to the Islamic Republic of Iran Saturday, demanding the theocratic regime cease its efforts to close a vital maritime shipping lane. Trump previously delayed strikes on Iranian power plants, citing progress on talks made after he issued a March 21 ultimatum to Iran in a post on Truth Social. Trump has since warned Iran of another 48-hour deadline to make a deal... Continue Reading »

An AllSides analysis of SmartNews in December 2025 found that the news aggregator displayed more sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ on the left and Center than the right. Continue Reading »

This is an opinion from the Center. Admit it: you probably haven’t been thinking about Jeffrey Epstein as much recently. That’s understandable. Our country is at war in the Middle East. Before this latest conflict with Iran, the president’s international adventurism in Venezuela, Cuba, Ukraine, Greenland, and Gaza had consumed an immense amount of public and media attention. All this on top of domestic challenges such as inflation and affordability, immigration and ICE, a government shutdown, and too many other controversies, scandals, and other assorted sideshows to count. So it’s easy to see how the Epstein files might slip off of our collective radar.But Epstein’s victims, the survivors and their families, will not allow that to happen. They provided a visceral reminder of their tenacity and their staying power last week, when the family of the late Virginia Giuffre urged King Charles III to meet with them during his visit to Washington later this month. The financier and … Continue Reading »

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The United States has revoked the permanent residency of two women it says are related to Qassem Soleimani, the late major general who led Iran's Quds Force, the foreign branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), from 1998 until his assassination in 2020. In a statement on Saturday, the US Department of State asserted that Soleimani's niece, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, and her daughter were arrested on Friday night. Continue Reading »

U.S. federal agents have detained the niece and grand-niece of late ​Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio ‌revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said on Saturday. "Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement," the State Department ​said in a statement, adding that Rubio revoked their residency status, also ​known as a green card. Continue Reading »

The glitzy LA-based niece of slain Iranian terror mastermind Qasem Soleimani used her social media to spread the regime's wartime propaganda against the US and back Tehran's threats against Iranian expats branded "traitors" before her Friday arrest by ICE agents. Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, 47, didn't just repost regime messaging — she echoed it in her own words, cheering a crackdown on dissidents and amplifying wartime narratives boosting Tehran's battlefield performance. In vulgar posts, Afshar called the US the "Great Satan" and celebrated attacks against American soldiers stationed in the Middle East, according to the State Department. Continue Reading »

Tensions are running high between President Donald Trump and NATO leaders, as grumblings grow over the U.S. withdrawing from the alliance. NATO's relationship with the U.S. is being scrutinized by a growing number of Republicans, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is questioning whether the U.S. still needs NATO. Mark Rutte, NATO's secretary general, is reportedly scheduled to meet with Trump next week in Washington as the president puts more pressure on allied nations to do more to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Operation Epic Fury steams on. Continue Reading »

The Secret Service said it is investigating overnight gunfire near the White House on Sunday. Officers responded shortly after midnight on Sunday to reports of gunfire in the vicinity of Lafayette Park, the Secret Service said in a statement. No injuries were reported, according to the statement, and a search of the park and surrounding area was conducted. A suspect was not located. Continue Reading »

Two U.S. Special Operations aircraft were blown up on the ground during the rescue mission of the second American aviator in Iran, a person familiar with the mission said. MC-130Js are specially equipped planes that are used to carry out covert infiltrations and to remove troops from beyond enemy lines. The official didn't explain how the aircraft appeared to have gotten stuck during the course of the rescue operation, but said that it became necessary to destroy them. Continue Reading »

Anthropic Says One Of Its Claude Models Was Pressured To Lie, Cheat, & Blackmail Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has revealed that during experiments, one of its Claude chatbot models could be pressured to deceive, cheat and resort to blackmail, behaviors it appears to have absorbed during training. Chatbots are typically trained on large data sets of textbooks, websites and articles and are later refined by human trainers who rate responses and guide the model.  Anthropic’s interpretability team said in a report published Thursday that it examined the internal mechanisms of Claude Sonnet 4.5 and found the model had developed “human-like characteristics” in how it would react to certain situations.  Concerns about the reliability of AI chatbots, their potential for cybercrime and the nature of their interactions with users have grown steadily over the past several years.  Source: Anthropic “The way modern AI models are trained pushes them to act like a character with human-like characteristics,” Anthropic said, adding that “it may then be natural for them to develop internal machinery that emulates aspects of human psychology, like emotions.” “For instance, we find that neural activity patterns related to desperation can drive the model ... Continue Reading »

Trump Says Tuesday Deadline For Iran To Accept Ceasefire 'Final, Won't Change'; Israel Takes Out Experienced IRGC Intel Chief Summary:  A Sunday night Axios report on a US-proposed 45-day ceasefire has by Monday morning been rejected by Iran, which later on Monday issued a 10-point letter via Pakistan.  Israel strikes large petrochemical plant at South Pars, which is responsible for half of the country’s petrochemical production. Trump reaffirms Tuesday deadline before vital infrastructure gets attacked as 'final', calls Americans opposed to Iran war 'foolish' - saying it's all about Tehran not getting a nuke. Israel kills experienced longtime head of IRGC intelligence; Iranian missile strike on Haifa residential complex kills 4. With all that in mind, the odds of a ceasefire by the end of April (2026) are rising (but still low)... *  *  * IRGC Intel Chief Taken Out; Israel Suffers Heavy Casualties The head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in a Monday airstrike, according to confirmation in Iranian media. IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency reported that the IRGC Public Relations Department confirmed Monday that Major General Majid Khademi was killed earlier in the day during an attack by US ... Continue Reading »

Israel Suffers One Of Single Deadliest Days Of War Sunday into Monday saw significant casualties in Israel, after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed in a statement carried by state media that Iranian forces had targeted an oil refinery in Haifa.  But instead, it appears that the missile slammed directly into a residential building, killing at least four Israelis. Search and rescue teams have spent some 18 hours pouring through the ruins of the complex, recovering two bodies early Monday after an initial two had been found. The casualties could climb amid ongoing recovery efforts. Israeli fire services say 3 people missing in Haifa following Iranian missile impact; rescue will take hours. pic.twitter.com/A6tLaiQ6mx — Clash Report (@clashreport) April 5, 2026 Authorities have said they are urgently investigating how Israel's air defenses, including the Iron Dome, failed to intercept the inbound ballistic missile. Local reports say the missile broke apart and changed trajectory, making interception much harder. "Israel’s air defense forces attempted to intercept the missile on Sunday evening, according to the Israeli military," writes the NY Times. "At least part of the missile hit a terraced apartment building in the Vardiya neighborhood, on the ... Continue Reading »

Mamdani's Tax Plan Is A Warning To America: Counterproductive And Regressive Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Zohran Mamdani’s tax package is a warning to America. It is what you may expect when the radical left takes power. Demolition of the private sector and destruction of potential growth and jobs. Mamdani’s plan is not ambitious nor innovative; it is precisely the interventionist system that has been implemented throughout decades in countries that now suffer stagnation and elevated unemployment. It concentrates New York City’s fiscal risk onto a narrow and mobile base of taxpayers and companies in a way that could undermine growth, jobs, and long-term stability. The likely impact on jobs and growth will not improve public services but will likely be used to bloat political spending, leading to increased dissatisfaction among taxpayers and potentially exacerbating economic inequality. Furthermore, it is deeply regressive as it hurts middle-class property owners. The most aggressive element is the estate-tax redesign, which would slash the exemption threshold from roughly 7.35 million dollars to 750,000 dollars and push the top estate tax rate from 16% to 50%. This would move New York from taxing only very large fortunes to reaching ... Continue Reading »

Explosives Found Near Key Serbia-Hungary Pipeline Transporting Russian Gas Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic informed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban by phone on Sunday that explosives were discovered near a key pipeline carrying Russian gas from Serbia to Hungary. "Our units found high-powered explosives and detonators," Vucic wrote on Instagram after briefing Orban on the military and police investigations. via EPA During a site visit on Sunday, Vucic told journalists the explosives were located in the autonomous Vojvodina province in northern Serbia, near the Hungarian border. The device was reportedly found near the main pipeline transporting Russian gas from the TurkStream network to Serbia and Hungary. Reacting to the development, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban convened a defense council meeting Sunday afternoon to consider options to safeguard Hungary's energy security and sovereignty. Orban stated, "Serbian authorities have discovered a powerful explosive device and the means to detonate it at a critical gas infrastructure facility connecting Serbia and Hungary. An investigation is underway. I have convened an emergency meeting of the defense council this afternoon." One European media outlet describes: There were no details provided on who may have placed the explosives near the gas pipeline, and why. ... Continue Reading »

Iraq Tells Buyers To Collect Crude Which Can Now Cross Hormuz, While US Boosts Ship Reinsurance Guarantees To $40BN Over the long weekend, we reported that with traffic across the Hormuz strait continuing to rise, and reaching the highest since the war began, one particularly favorable development was Iran's permission for Iraqi ships to use the Strait. We also noted that this declaration had the potential to unleash as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes. That said, there was the caveat that it was not immediately clear if the exemption will apply to all Iraqi oil or just the nation’s tankers, or indeed how it will be enforced. Furthermore, an Iraqi official cautioned that the usefulness of the exemption will depend on whether shipping companies are willing to risk entering the strait to collect cargoes. Today Iraq underscored this last point when the Gulf state told traders and refiners they can collect crude cargoes as vessels carrying the country’s oil are now able to transit the Strait of Hormuz thanks to an Iranian exemption, testing buyers’ confidence in the security guarantee. In a notice sent on Sunday, the ... Continue Reading »

Artemis II Astronauts Set For Historic Lunar Flyby: What To Know Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, Astronauts are back in lunar space for the first time in more than 50 years. Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft, Integrity, crossed into the Moon’s gravitational influence at approximately 12:41 a.m. ET on April 6, officially making NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, the first astronauts to enter lunar space in more than half a century. While they are not parking in lunar orbit or attempting a landing, the point where lunar gravity becomes more powerful than the Earth’s is considered the arrival point to lunar space. It is a threshold that only 24 explorers had crossed—until now. The crew was scheduled to wake up at 10:50 a.m. ET, when a historic day of firsts, records, and opportunities for discoveries lay before them. They will be the largest crew yet to fly around the moon, and they are expected to set a new distance record for the farthest human beings have ever traveled from the surface of the Earth. They are also expected to observe areas ... Continue Reading »

The 28th Amendment: Is It Time For A New Amendment On The Meaning Of Citizenship? Authored by Jonathan Turley, “Well, it’s a new world. It’s the same Constitution.” Those words from Chief Justice John Roberts during this week’s oral arguments signaled that the conservative justices are unlikely to reject birthright citizenship. Of course, nothing is certain until this summer when the Court issues its opinion in Trump v. Barbara. However, we need to consider the need for a 28th Amendment to reaffirm the meaning of citizenship. As some of us stressed before the oral argument, the odds were against the administration prevailing in the case, given more than a century of countervailing precedent. There are good-faith arguments against reading the 14th Amendment as supporting citizenship for any child born in this country. It is doubtful that the drafters of the 14th Amendment could have envisioned millions of births to illegal aliens. They surely did not imagine foreigners coming to this country for the purpose of giving birth — or even, without ever entering the U.S., contracting multiple U.S. residents to carry babies to term for them as surrogates. The historical record is highly conflicted. Some drafters expressly denied that ... Continue Reading »

Prices Jump, Employment Dumps As US ISM Services Disappoints In March The last six months or so has seen S&P Global's and ISM's Services PMI surveys diverge dramatically (former at three year lows, latter near four year highs). But, following S&P Global's Services PMI plunge into contraction in March, ISM's Services PMI actually 'agreed' and fell also (but only modestly) from 56.1 to 54.0 (still in expansion but worse than the expected 54.9)... Source: Bloomberg Under the hood it was a very mixed bag with a surge in New Orders (highest since Feb 2023 - good), but a simultaneous spike in Prices Paid (highest since August 2022 - bad), and a sudden plunge in Employment (weakest since Dec 2023 - ugly)... Thirteen industries reported growth in March, one fewer than in February, and the number reporting contraction remained at three.  “The PMI survey data show the US economy buckling under the strain of rising prices and intensifying uncertainty, as the war in the Middle East exacerbates existing concerns regarding other policy decisions in recent months, notably with respect to tariffs," said Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Something for everyone in ... Continue Reading »

Stockman Warns This Is Not Your Grandfather's Stagflation Authored by David Stockman via The Brownstone Institute, It was pretty obvious even before February 28th that the US economy was grinding to a halt, even as inflation was already working up a head of steam. But then came war.  We are going to get a globe-shaking economic conflagration erupting from the void that was the Persian Gulf commodity fountain. That includes between 20% and 50% of all the basic commodities that drive global GDP, including crude oil, LPGs, LNG, ammonia, urea, sulfur, helium, and sundry more. Accordingly, the global share of crucial industrial commodities that now stand in harm’s way. This includes both those directly transiting the Strait of Hormuz and also the share of supply from the wider Middle Eastern region that is also exposed to the current Iranian War disruptions but is delivered by pipeline, train, or alternative waterways like the Red Sea/Suez Canal route. This ballooning dislocation of daily global commodity flows will have a double whammy effect: It will both cause production and output to fall immediately in response to soaring input costs or limited availability... even as it encourages ... Continue Reading »

Key Events This Week: CPI, PCE, Durable, FOMC Minutes And More In addition to Iran war developments, this week’s economic calendar will focus on the inflation side of the Fed’s dual mandate following a solid March employment report. The key data releases this week are the February durable goods report on Tuesday, the February PCE report on Thursday, and the March CPI report on Friday. Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson will deliver a speech on the economic outlook on Tuesday. The minutes to the FOMC’s March meeting will be released on Wednesday.  Briefly recapping the latest employment data, both headline (+178k vs. -133k) and private (+186 vs. -129k) payrolls far exceeded consensus expectations. To be sure, the rebound from strike- and weather-related weakness in February payrolls was somewhat  less impressive due to the downtick in average hourly earnings (+0.2% vs. +0.4%) and hours worked (34.2hrs vs. 34.3hrs). The same can be said of the surprise decline in the unemployment rate (4.26% vs. 4.44%), which was largely a function of a 332k decline in unemployment, as well as a 64k drop in employment lowering the labor force participation rate by a tenth ... Continue Reading »

US Satellite Firm 'Indefinitely Withholds' Iran War Images Per Government Request Authored by Alan Mosley via AntiWar.com, Planet Labs says it will "indefinitely withhold" satellite visuals of Iran and the wider Middle East war zone after a request from the US government and the Trump administration. In an email to customers, the firm said it is shifting to a "managed distribution" model, releasing imagery only case-by-case for "urgent, mission-critical requirements," or when release is deemed "in the public interest." Planet also said it will withhold imagery dating back to March 9, and it expects the policy to remain in effect until the conflict ends. On March 6, Planet Labs announced a mandatory 96-hour delay on new imagery collected over the Gulf states, arguing that near-real-time pictures could be exploited to "endanger allied, NATO, and civilian personnel." That measure later expanded into a 14-day delay, described by Planet as an extension of the earlier hold. By March 30, Al Jazeera’s Digital Investigations unit was reporting that independent verification had become harder as commercial providers restricted satellite imagery. A satellite image shows Iran’s Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. 2026 ... Continue Reading »

Trump Admin Appeals Order Halting White House Ballroom Construction, Citing Security Concerns Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration on April 3 appealed a judge’s order to halt construction on a new White House ballroom, elevating security concerns associated with the project. On March 31, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued an order declaring the president lacked the authority to order the $400 million addition on the presidential residence. Leon’s ruling came as a win for the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, a congressionally chartered nonprofit for the preservation of U.S. monuments and historic sites, which has challenged the White House renovation. The U.S. National Park Service filed an emergency motion before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 3, arguing that halting the construction in progress exposes a construction site with highly sensitive security features. Beyond simply building an expanded facility to host guests, the National Park Service said the ongoing construction includes the installation of new protective features to withstand attacks from high-powered rifles, drones, missiles, and other unspecified “emerging national-security technologies and threats.” Supporting the National Park Service ... Continue Reading »

"We Must Be Clear-Eyed": Harris Calls To Oppose New SCOTUS Nominees "Before They Happen" Authored by Jonathan Turley, Former Vice President Kamala Harris is rallying Democratic donors to oppose  “additional justices” that might be nominated by President Donald Trump “before they happen.” Harris is heralding the fundraising by Josh Orton, president of the dark-money group “Demand Justice” (made infamous for its campaign to get Justice Stephen Breyer to resign). Demand Justice has pushed a radical agenda, including court packing. In a post on X, Harris highlighted a New York Times article on the “liberal organization” “preparing a multimillion–dollar effort to oppose potential Trump Supreme Court appointees before they happen.” Orton announced that “the project would cost $3 million to start and $15 million more if vacancies occurred.” The group expressly cited the possibility of Justices Clarence Thomas (77) and Samuel Alito (76) retiring. Harris called upon people to contribute, posting that : “We must be clear eyed about what is at stake with the Supreme Court right now. We cannot allow Donald Trump to hand pick one, if not two, additional justices. The nation’s highest court must be stopped from becoming even more beholden to him.” We must be clear eyed about ... Continue Reading »

Futures Rise, Oil Drops On Report Of Ceasefire Push US stock futures rose, but were off session highs (and lows) and crude oil dipped as the bipolar market focused its attention on a report of a push to secure a potential ceasefire in the war in Iran, following a reversal in those exact same hopes late last week. As of 8:00am ET S&P 500 futures added 0.1% in light trading after the Easter holiday, reversing an earlier loss of as much as 0.8%, but also off session highs. Nasdaq futures tose 0.4% with all Mag 7 stocks higher mostly higher. Several markets in Europe and Asia were still closed. WTI crude was traded near $110 a barrel, just off session lows, after it opened just shy of a post-wary high of $115. The dollar weakened. Ten-year Treasury yields held near 4.34%. Focus this week (outside of Iran): FOMC minutes on Wednesday, PCE Thursday, and CPI Friday. LEVI reports Tuesday night and DAL Weds morning. On the calendar for today: US ISM Services @ 10am (est 54.9, last 56.1), Trump to speak at news conference @ 1pm.  In premarket trading, Mag 7 stocks are mostly higher (Tesla +1.4%, Meta +1.2%, Alphabet ... Continue Reading »

Hormuz Sees 15 Ships Transit In 24 Hours As Two Tankers With Qatari LNG Make Sudden U-Turn President Trump on Sunday warned Tehran to "Open the Strait" and make a deal by the end of Tuesday, or the U.S. military would "blow everything up" and "take over the oil." Meanwhile, Iran rejected Trump's ultimatum to reopen the Hormuz chokepoint, saying it would only reopen the critical waterway once damage from the war is compensated. There was some good news overnight after Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported that 15 vessels had passed through the Hormuz chokepoint over the last 24 hours. Still, that remains only a tiny fraction of pre-conflict tanker traffic. Separately, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warned that the waterway will "never return to its previous condition," particularly for the U.S. and Israeli-linked vessels, and added that it is completing preparations to enforce a new security order across the Persian Gulf. The question some military analysts are likely asking about the IRGCN's statement is: with what naval fleet? Still, the IRGCN's asymmetric warfare around Hormuz can be enforced with suicide drones, naval mines, and missiles. Map: Tanker Tarffic Hormuz  In ... Continue Reading »

JPM's Dimon Warns Of "Skunk At Party," Talks Credit Cycles, Touts U.S. Military Power JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon began his annual shareholder letter on Monday by tying the bank's legacy to the nation's history: "In 2026, America is celebrating its 250th anniversary. This year, we are also celebrating the 227th anniversary of JPMorgan Chase, which was founded in April 1799." Quick Summary  Dimon used his annual letter to tout another year of record financial results, while warning that investors may be underestimating the risks building across the global economy. These risks include the U.S.-Iran conflict entering its second month, trade negotiations that exacerbate geopolitical tensions, the convergence of surging oil prices and inflation, and elevated asset prices. Touting 2025 JPM Results  The largest U.S. bank said 2025 revenue rose to a record $185.6 billion, while net income reached $57 billion and return on tangible common equity (ROTCE) was 20%. JPM also lifted its quarterly dividend twice during the year, to $1.50 a share from $1.25, as it continued to note the strength of its balance sheet.  The letter also highlighted JPMorgan's significant role in the US and global economies. Dimon said the bank extended ... Continue Reading »

Slower EV Sales Will Be The "New Normal" For Tesla Amidst AI, Robotics Push Tesla Inc. is increasingly betting its future on AI, autonomy and robotics — but it still depends on selling cars to finance that shift, and that core business is under pressure, Bloomberg reported this week.  Wall Street estimates point to roughly 372,160 vehicle deliveries last quarter. That would mark an 11% increase from a weak year-ago period, yet still place among Tesla’s softer recent results and far below its near-500,000 peak quarters. Earlier headwinds — including political backlash involving Elon Musk and Model Y production interruptions — weighed on prior performance. A slower pace of growth may persist. Demand for EVs is cooling globally, US buyers no longer benefit from federal tax credits, and Tesla’s lineup is narrowing as Models S and X are phased out, all while competition intensifies. “If they can show that there’s stability in the numbers without the tax credit — and they can, at least with the delivery number — I think that that would be a win,” said Gene Munster. Bloomberg notes that regional trends are mixed: Europe remains subdued, while China is ... Continue Reading »

EU Parliament Shocks Brussels: Chat Surveillance Rejected, Deportation Centers Approved Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Brussels’ assault on industry and small-to-medium businesses is a child of German ideology. This applies not only to the absurd climate battle; German statism also reveals itself in the proposed spying system of EU-wide chat surveillance. The open-border policies, executed in the style of a hippie state, can be attributed equally and without hesitation to Germany’s political record of this century. Three dramatic political miscalculations, three intellectual detonations, leading to devastating societal consequences. All made in Germany, but certainly not made for Germany. Berlin’s climate crusade and hippie ideology have inflicted severe economic and societal damage on the European Union, sparking a social movement that points to deep internal cultural and social conflicts. The next generation will struggle to preserve its identity in Europe and assert itself politically. That this identity is not even articulated on a national German level guarantees the exclusion of the AfD under the Brandmauer-Ägide. Colorful and intellectually reduced coalitions of SED communists, red and green socialists, and the statist CDU, randomly blended together, shape this Brandmauer idyll in Germany. The parliamentary Thursday in Brussels must ... Continue Reading »

'New Iranian Terror Group' Claims Responsibility For Attacks Across Europe A group that did not exist online or anywhere else before March 9, 2026, has suddenly claimed responsibility for a string of low-tech arson and attempted bombings at synagogues and US banks across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and the UK. Police in Paris at the scene of the thwarted attack on the offices of Bank of America © Nathan Laine/Bloomberg Mainstream outlets like FT and counter-terrorism analysts are rushing to label Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI, or "Ashab al-Yamin") as an Iranian intelligence "hybrid warfare" front. But a closer look raises serious red flags: the group's amateurish execution, suspiciously perfect timing amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and a pattern that seems tailor-made to stoke the antisemitism narrative and justify further crackdowns on Tehran and its proxies. The first claim surfaced on March 9 via Telegram channels tied to Iraqi pro-Iranian militias. Two days later, HAYI took credit for firebombing a synagogue in Liège, Belgium. Subsequent claims included attacks on a Rotterdam synagogue (March 13), a Jewish school in Amsterdam (March 14), a site linked to Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam (March 16), ... Continue Reading »