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The economic and political importance of monitoring the weather — or at least the effects of weather — was clear to the ancient Egyptians. They came up with the “nilometer,” a device measuring Nile River flooding that could predict agricultural (and thus tax) yields. It also was likely clear to foreign intelligence agents breaching Australia’s…
Reuters A satellite image of Fordo, one of three Iranian nuclear sites hit by Trump US President Donald Trump says American warplanes have bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and Israel. “Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight was the most difficult of them all…
Muscatine, Iowa — When Dennis Snyder of Muscatine, Iowa, took his yearbook photos more than six decades ago, he thought he would be a member of the graduating class of 1963. “It’s hard to believe I was ever that young,” Snyder joked to CBS News. The summer before his junior year at Muscatine High School,…
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, (Reuters) – Rosneft ROSN.MM CEO Igor Sechin, one of the most influential men in Russia’s energy sector, said today that China was seeking complete energy independence and that in the foreseeable future it could become a major energy exporter. China’s economic and military rise over the past 45 years is considered to…
The other day, I had the pleasure of sitting down in a small local restaurant in Tai Wai to enjoy some dim sum with my wife and my son. It was a rather large table, and after a few minutes, another nice elderly couple came and sat across from us and ordered their meals. As…
Jun 22, 2025 08:46 AM IST Shariatmadari is the managing editor of the conservative Kayhan newspaper and is also described as a close confidant of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. As tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, several Iranian officials have warned of ‘severe consequences’ for the US in response to its recent…
This story previously aired on July 3, 2021. It was updated on June 17, 2025. Jessi Toronjo was just 9 years old when she returned from a sleepover at a friend’s house to find out her mother, stepfather and two sisters were murdered in their Lakeville, Indiana, home. Police immediately suspected Jessica’s stepbrother Jeff Pelley,…
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the US military carried out an aerial attack on three Iranian nuclear sites, following days of appeals by Israel for the American military to join its attacks on the Islamic republic, and vowed to launch more attacks if Tehran does not stand down. Trump delivered an address…
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 21, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters World leaders reacted to President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that the U.S. had carried out a “very successful attack” on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordo. “This is an HISTORIC…
The silent stones tell both sides of an epic story, the life and death of Blaze Bernstein. They are a marker of a violent murder, but also a promise in the belief of a better future. A monument to the best of humanity, and the very worst of human behavior. You can find the stones…