An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 13, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Navy U.S. forces launched strikes against Iranian targets shortly before the U.S. resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports in and around the
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The writing was on the wall last month when only 4 Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee voted against the NDAA. The defense funding bill was doomed to fail as Republicans put forward legislation that called for $1.15 trillion for the Department of Defense and to deepen military and intelligence ties to Israel.
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It is an especially challenging time to work in libraries. The needs continue to grow; the budgets are flat, if not shrinking; and the assault by outside parties to destabilize and defund the institutions continues. Library workers are finding their mental health impacted, even–and sometimes especially!–if they love the job dearly. Though it might not
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The World Cup’s biggest economic boost is arriving later than expected as the tournament enters its final days. But for the U.S. businesses hoping for a soccer boom, it’s better late than never. This week’s semifinals pit France against Spain in Dallas on Tuesday and England versus Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday. Travel bookings have
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The Netflix logo is displayed at a company office on May 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Wall Street analysts are raising earnings estimates for a host of stocks that have seen slumping share prices, leaving more attractive valuations heading into second-quarter earnings season. Nicole Inui, head of Americas equity
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 11 old, Microsoft-signed, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications that could be abused to bypass Secure Boot on most systems using the modern firmware standard. “An attacker exploiting one of these vulnerable applications can execute untrusted code during system boot, enabling deployment of malicious UEFI bootkits or other malware,” ESET researcher
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Mentors are characters who help guide you in games, either as vital characters to convey a story or teachers who lend vital knowledge about a title’s complex mechanics. Sometimes, this figure can be a walking tutorial, acting as a foundation of support for a game’s protagonist or the player themselves. That being said, there are
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Sam Neill in ‘Jurassic Park’. Photo: Universal Pictures. Preview: Sam Neill has died at the age of 78. He was best known for his iconic portrayal of Dr. Alan Grant in the ‘Jurassic Park’ franchise, as well as acclaimed performances in films including ‘The Piano,’ ‘Dead Calm,’ and ‘The Hunt for Red October.’ Across more
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks to reporters outside the Senate chamber on March 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images Business is declaring war on a provision tucked into a must-pass defense bill that would restrict Pentagon contractors from executing stock buybacks and paying dividends unless they have the Defense Department’s approval,
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Consumer prices posted their biggest decline in more than six years during June as a sharp swoon in energy prices provided at least temporary relief from this year’s inflation surge, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The consumer price index, a broad measure of costs for goods and services across the U.S. economy, was
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