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Iran doesn’t have ‘kamikaze dolphins,’ Hegseth says. But marine mammals have a long history of military use
A US Navy trained dolphin named Ten, seen above, discovered a 1800’s era torpedo in San Diego Bay. Don Bartletti | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday shut down the idea that Iran could weaponize marine mammals in the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran continues as […]
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U.S. says ‘Project Freedom’ will reopen Hormuz Strait for commerce. Experts are skeptical
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi | ISNA | WANA | Via Reuters Defense and geopolitical experts are skeptical that “Project Freedom,” the Trump administration’s new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, will succeed. “In my view, it’s not a solution at […]
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FAA employee in New Hampshire charged with threatening to kill Trump
A Federal Aviation Administration flag flies at the Orville Wright Federal Building which houses the FAA headquarters, in Washington, June 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images A Federal Aviation Administration employee in New Hampshire was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump, whom he criticized for the war against Iran, the U.S. Attorney’s […]
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Jerome Powell making a ‘significant mistake’ by staying on at the Fed, Sen. Tim Scott says
Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) delivers an opening statement during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Senate […]
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Trump admin. moves further into AI oversight, will test Google, Microsoft and xAI models
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival from Miami on May 3, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Florida. Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images The Center for AI Standards and Innovation on Tuesday announced agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI that will allow the U.S. government to evaluate artificial […]
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FDA commissioner defends agency’s drug approval decisions after wave of backlash
Martin Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), during a news conference at the US Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary defended himself in a CNBC interview aired Tuesday […]
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Hegseth says ‘the ceasefire is not over’ after U.S., Iran exchange fire
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on May 5, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the fragile ceasefire with Iran is still in effect, one day after Tehran attacked U.S. forces and the commercial vessels they were […]
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Milken-adjacent Power100 attendees aim to reclaim the DEI in finance narrative
CEO Jacob Walthour, Kourtney Gibson and The 49th Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris onstage at the 2026 Power100 Honoree Dinner at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 3, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Arnold Turner | Getty Images The Power100 gathering on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference […]
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Markets on edge as fresh U.S.-Iran attacks dent optimism over a peace deal
Veiled pro-government supporters stand in a line under a banner depicting portraits of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as they wait to receive donated meals during a state-run religious rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Up until the weekend, global […]
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Maersk says ship passed through Strait of Hormuz under U.S. military protection
The container ship Gunde Maersk sits docked at the Port of Oakland on June 24, 2024 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Danish shipping giant Maersk said one of its commercial vessels successfully transited through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz under U.S. military protection. The Alliance Fairfax, a U.S.-flagged ship operated by […]
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