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Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran. President Trump has told advisers that if diplomacy or any initial targeted U.S. attack does not lead Iran to give in to his demands that it give up its nuclear program, he will consider a much bigger attack in coming months intended to drive that country’s leaders from power, people briefed on internal administration deliberations said. Negotiators from…
President Trump has delivered justice once again by issuing a full pardon to former 1st Lt. Mark Bashaw, the Army officer court-martialed in 2022 for standing firm against the Biden-era COVID mandates. Bashaw refused to take the experimental vaccine, wear a mask indoors, or comply with unnecessary testing and remote work rules—choices that cost him his career and left him with a criminal record under a politicized military justice system. This pardon wipes the slate clean, erasing the conviction that punished a patriot for prioritizing personal freedom and medical autonomy over forced compliance. Bashaw was the first service member tried…
The exemption was shut down last year by President Trump based, in part, on the same legal grounds as the tariffs that were invalidated by the Supreme Court. Hours after the Supreme Court struck down a significant portion of President Trump’s tariffs, the White House announced that another key pillar of his trade agenda will remain in place: the end of a policy that had allowed billions of dollars of low-value imports to enter the United States tax-free. That policy, known as the de minimis exemption, had let U.S. importers bring in goods valued at under $800 without the sender paying taxes…
A father’s desperation knows no limits. In 2017, the image of Zhang Liyong lying in a grave next to his little daughter, Zhang Xinlei, went around the world. The girl was suffering from a serious blood disease and the family could no longer afford the treatment. Faced with the lack of hope, her father dug her grave so that she could play there and “get used” to her final destiny without fear. But when the world learned of his pain, the unexpected happened. Global solidarity raised more than $15,000 in record time, allowing Xinlei to receive the necessary treatment. Today,…
A 67-year-old scientist, Carl Johann Grillmair, was shot to death on Monday, February 16, 2026, at his home in Llano, in Antelope Valley, California. The police arrived after a report of gunshots shortly before 6:10 a.m., and confirmed his death on the porch of the residence. Grillmair, a researcher at the California Institute of Technology, was known for his studies on galaxies and exoplanets, and for identifying signs of water on distant planets. A 29-year-old man, Freddy Snyder, was arrested as a suspect in the crime. The authorities are investigating the case and have not yet established a motive, nor…
In 1899, a powerful photograph captured the Last Giant Silicon Tree, a colossal, ancient tree that embodied the strength and grandeur of nature, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains This towering giant stood among the largest of its kind, a living testament to the resilience of the natural world. Its majestic presence left an indelible mark on history, a fleeting reminder of a time when the Earth’s natural resources remained largely untouched by human activity. The oldest known tree is Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine, which is about 4853 years old. The tree measured over 350ft tall with a…
The Partyless Meritocratic Democracy (PMD) Model for Bangladesh aims to eliminate dynastic politics and corruption by banning political parties and introducing independent candidacies. Candidates represent localities with unique voting symbols, fostering voter awareness of individual merit. Parliamentary groups are anonymized, ensuring decentralized governance, while safeguards prevent corruption, promoting genuine democratic participation.
Jailed then exiled in London, Rahman returns home as the main contender to be next prime minister of Bangladesh. Tarique Rahman, who after 17 years in exile is the main contender to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has pledged to end entrenched corruption and put the country on a “new path” as voting began in the first free and fair elections in almost two decades. Speaking to the Guardian before polls opened on Thursday morning, Rahman promised a new era of clean politics, including a “top down, no tolerance” approach to graft, if his Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) was…
In 1946, the government of Argentina imported 50 North American beavers into Tierra del Fuego. The goal was simple. Officials hoped to establish a profitable fur trade in the remote southern forests, copying what had worked for centuries in North America. The plan collapsed almost immediately. After World War II, global demand for beaver fur dropped, fashion trends shifted, and the region proved too isolated and expensive to support trapping and export. The project was quietly abandoned, but the animals were never removed. With no natural predators and vast untouched forest, the beavers spread freely, building dams in ecosystems that…
Police are searching Peter Mandelson’s homes in London and Wiltshire as they investigate him for misconduct in public office. Scotland Yard has mounted a full criminal investigation into the former Labour grandee after damning revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. While he was a Cabinet minister, the former spin doctor repeatedly tipped off the tycoon about market-sensitive government plans, emails suggest. Two people believed to be police officers arrived outside Lord Mandelson’s house near Regent’s Park in central London this afternoon. One of them appeared to be wearing a small body camera. They knocked on the door and entered…