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U.S. Offensive Seeks to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as Hegseth Confirms He’s Seeking $200B for Iran War, Iran Warns of “Zero Restraint” If U.S. or Israel Attacks Energy Infrastructure Again, Death Toll from Recent Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Passes 1,000 Amid Fierce Fighting in South, Israel Reopens Rafah Crossing forContinue Reading

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Ravens have long been thought to follow wolves to find food, but new research shows they’re far more strategic. By tracking both animals in Yellowstone, scientists discovered that ravens memorize areas where wolf kills are likely and fly directly to those spots—sometimes from great distances. Rather than trailing wolves, theyContinue Reading

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NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft flew its second flight on March 20, 2026, near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA/Jim Ross NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft made its second flight on Friday, kicking off a series of dozens of test flights in 2026.  Although the flight duration was abbreviated due to a technical issue, the team was ableContinue Reading

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“At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-Earth creativity,” noted Chronicle, during a campus visit this year for an episode of the program. In 2025, MIT researchers made headlines across print publications, podcasts, and video platforms for key scientific advances, from breakthroughs in quantum and artificial intelligence to new effortsContinue Reading

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The World Baseball Classic is over, and in baseball, as in everything else, the United States remains the world leader in having a bad time. The international tournament provided a fertile field for winking nationalisms, and we sunk to the occasion with aplomb. Venezuela won it all with the dancingContinue Reading

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Markets are on a four week losing streak and getting very close to a correction, which would be a ten percent drop from recent highs. The war with Iran is driving oil and gas prices up – the economic turmoil also sending mortgage rates, which had been declining recently, higher.Continue Reading

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The Airbus A320neo family is the most popular commercial aircraft available on the market. The Airbus A320neo costs around $113.5 million at list price in 2025, but most airlines in 2026 are paying significantly less, often 20% to 50% below that figure, depending on order size, delivery slots, and marketContinue Reading