Iran Targeted Diego Garcia Base With Ballistic Missiles — Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to multiple U.S. officials. Neither of the missiles hit the base …
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LIVE Iran fired ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia — US Navy intercepts one, while the other reportedly fails during flight — Attempted attack could show Tehran's missiles ‘more capable than first believed’ — General Sir Richard Barrons notes Diego Garcia is 1,800km beyond …
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Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters' access to Pentagon
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran
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CBS News Radio to shut down after nearly a century of broadcasting — Go Deeper With The Free Press — The U.S. Needs More Weapons. Can This Company Supply Them? — The new defense entrepreneurs think America's preparedness suffers from two problems: a lack of modern warfighting tools …
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Chuck Norris, Black-Belt Action Star of Movies and Television, Dies at 86 … Chuck Norris, who channeled his skills as a martial arts black belt into a durable acting career that left film critics largely unimpressed but delighted millions of fans savoring his good-guy triumphs and fortune-cookie musings, died on Thursday.
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Not So Fast, Bill Maher — The comedian was set to receive the Twain Prize before a sudden reversal of course. — You could measure the on-and-off feud between President Trump and the comedian Bill Maher in weeks, years, or decades. Last month, Trump called Maher a “highly overrated LIGHTWEIGHT” in a lengthy Truth Social post.
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The $1.3-Million-a-Minute War — Let's ponder for a moment the vast sums that we're pouring into the war with Iran. — The Pentagon has requested $200 billion (more than $1,400 per American household) to fund the war, but even that understates the total cost.
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Mark Robinson admits ‘I lied’ about CNN story — Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson admitted he lied about a bombshell CNN KFile investigation during the final months of his 2024 gubernatorial campaign, uncovering his extensive history of posting inflammatory and racist comments on a pornography website.
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Heritage president: MAGA tensions over Iran war ‘good’ — DORAL, Fla. — Tensions over President Trump's war in Iran within the GOP and Make America Great Again movement are “good,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told The Hill on Thursday at the group's inaugural security conference.