Perhaps this view explains his decision to forsake previous rounds of talks over Iran’s nuclear program and wage a full-scale assault on the country.
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Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
If bigger and better opportunities come along, striking while the iron is hot is a logical course of action, even when moves sometimes appear to make more sense for financial reasons than footballing ones and forsaking the comfort of operating in a stable environment.
Kuna fires out, abandoned home burns Smoke poured out of two fires in Kuna on Thursday, said James Trumble, the Kuna Rural Fire District’s assistant chief.
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Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
And then there’s the fact that in the season finale’s final minutes, set in 2020, the Soviet spaceship MAPC-94, abandoned in space after its engines failed decades ago, turns itself on.
Lebanon’s economy began to collapse in 2019, causing salaries to plummet; many enlistees were forced to take second jobs, and others to desert altogether.
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Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
In the last decade, young audiences coveted by advertisers have deserted late night TV shows for streaming channels.
Schmidt — who was appointed to the position by Kansas Secretary of State last December after former Commissioner Fred Sherman resigned — was not available for comment on Monday.
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Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
The abrupt termination was accompanied by a war of words, with Rothman writing two letters to the board, protesting its pressure on him to resign and claiming he was given no reason for threats to fire him.
She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
Japan has recently taken steps to expand its defense posture, including lifting its ban on lethal arms exports and mulling changes to Article 9 of its constitution, which renounces war and the maintenance of armed forces.
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