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Israel Strikes Lebanon During Khamenei's Funeral Procession
On July 6, 2026, as massive crowds converged on Tehran for the funeral procession of former supreme leaderAli Khamenei, killed in late

The DOJ Misses the Epstein Deadline Again, Transparency Waits
In its report published on July 5, 2026, the Epstein Files Weekly Briefing newsletter, run by Debilyn Molineaux, paints the picture of

Did Kostyantynivka Really Fall to Russia?
On July 3, 2026, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced it had captured the city of Kostyantynivka, a strategic gateway in the

Dear Angela, Dear Ivan, Your Ring Is Worth More Than a Viral Stunt
On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in broad daylight, two figures dressed in black climbed up to the antenna spire of the Empire

The Race Against Time to Save NASA's Swift Telescope
On July 3, 2026, in the night sky above Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a rocket lifted off on a mission

The Blood Test That Could Spare Patients an Unnecessary Chemotherapy
Among the biggest, heaviest open questions haunting modern oncology is this one: after cancer surgery, how do you know which patients will

One Year Into the Big Beautiful Bill, Who Really Won, Who Paid the Bill
Exactly one year ago, on July 4, 2025, Donald Trump put his signature on the Big Beautiful Bill, the budget law meant

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Slam the Door on the ICC
It is now official: in a statement published on July 1, 2026, the presidency of the Assembly of States Parties of the

The MARCH Trial Dismantles a Decades-Old Ritual in Intensive Care
In nearly every hospital on earth, a routine gesture has become so common that nobody questions it anymore: giving mucoactive agents to