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TODAY'S IRAN WAR story - US strikes Iran as generals warn of prolonging war - What happenedThe U.S. yesterday struck two missile launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first confirmed airstrikes on Iran since July 29. U.S. Central Command said Iran was preparing to fire sea mines into the strait, days after President Donald Trump declared the internatio...

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NASA launches Roman telescope to probe cosmos -- Speed Read -- The $4.3 billion device is a repurposed spy satellite that will now be used for exploration

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Questions mount on Trump's Venezuela oil deal -- Speed Read -- The agreement gives the U.S. access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil

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US strikes Iran as generals warn of prolonging war -- Speed Read -- These were the first confirmed strikes by the U.S. on Iran since the end of July

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Letters 'refute' RFK Jr's Samoa vaccine testimony -- Speed Read -- The HHS secretary once said his trip to Samoa was unrelated to vaccines

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National debt: How did it reach $40 trillion? -- Feature -- Trump said he would cut the deficit, but the total instead keeps climbing -- The Week US -- Published

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Islamophobia: A spreading hate on the Right -- Feature -- Conservatives in Texas are railing against a proposed mosque near Dallas -- The Week US -- Published

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Afghanistan under the Taliban -- Feature -- Five years after the botched U.S. withdrawal, millions face repression, hunger, and despair -- The Week US -- Published

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