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Live updates: U.S. launches 2nd day of strikes; Iran fires back and says Strait of Hormuz closed
American strikes destroyed what appears to be drinking water infrastructure on Iran’s southern coast early Wednesday, according to videos and pictures shared by Iranian media and geolocated by NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-us-strikes-iran-trump-hormuz-closed-rcna349554
White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ after actor’s Trump grave post
The White House has called Star Wars actor Mark Hamill “one sick individual” after he posted an AI-generated image of US President Donald Trump in a shallow grave, alongside the caption “if only”. The image, posted on Hamill’s…
5 things to know for May 7: Hantavirus outbreak, peace talks, market rebound, small businesses, White House ballroom
America’s appetite for weight-loss drugs is transforming a small Danish city into an unlikely hub of economic growth. Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, is pouring billions into its facility in Kalundborg, fueling rapid development in…
Trump has claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US intelligence.
In his first comments about Saturday’s US military strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump claimed in a video posted to social media that Iran has been building missiles that “could soon reach the American homeland.” It’s an argument…
Trump dramatically orders government to stop using ‘woke’ AI firm as Pentagon declares it a national security threat despite $20m contract… and a replacement has already been announced
Donald Trump emphatically told all government agencies to stop using the ‘woke’ Anthropic AI technology and quickly set up a replacement deal with Sam Altman’s OpenAI. Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials took to social media…
US launches plan to tackle China’s critical minerals dominance
The US has launched an effort to form a trade zone for critical minerals that are key to making everything from smartphones to weapons as it tries to break China’s dominance of the industry. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y41r5rzrno
Trump says states are agents of federal government in elections
President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that “a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” as he defended his call for Republicans to nationalize elections. https://us.cnn.com/2026/02/03/politics/trump-nationalize-elections-states