A ceasefire between Iran and Israel that was to become effective at midnight Eastern Daylight Time has already been breached by Iran, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). At 12:18 AM EDT, they posted that sirens were sounding in Israel due to a missile launch from Iran.
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Vice President JD Vance delivered one of the Trump administration’s most definitive assessments yet of the weekend’s nuclear strikes against Iran, declaring Monday evening that Tehran is now fundamentally incapable of producing nuclear weapons.
Essex Files: Lisa Murkowski – the GOP Turncoat Who’s Never Stopped Undermining Conservatives
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Logging, we might note, involves a renewable resource – trees. Here in the Great Land, the implementation of the so-called “Roadless Rule” in 2001 hampered logging in places like the Tongass National Forest. Yes, in a national forest; part of the justification for the national forest system was…
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When You Lose ‘The View’: Co-Hosts Destroy Democrat Narrative About Trump Airstrikes
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Entrepreneur Dr. Eli David, who has an X account with almost 800,000 followers, is looking pretty smart Monday. He made this prediction:
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Entrepreneur Dr. Eli David, who has an X account with almost 800,000 followers, is looking pretty smart Monday. He made this prediction:
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