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Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has remained invisible after a suspected Israeli strike that killed his father. The CIA, Mossad and U.S. officials are scrambling to verify his health, relying only on a written Telegram statement released for Nowruz. Intelligence reports indicate a deep command‑and‑control crisis, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stepping into the power vacuum left by assassinated senior officials. While the regime shows no signs of imminent collapse, external pressure is intensifying the internal instability.
The U.S. Justice Department filed a 44‑page lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging the school deliberately ignored harassment of Jewish and Israeli students following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. The complaint invokes Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and seeks to recover...
Anthropic co‑founder Jack Clark met privately with the bipartisan House Homeland Security Committee, discussing AI model distillation and export‑control challenges. The Pentagon dispute over Anthropic’s supply‑chain risk designation was only briefly mentioned. The session was described as friendly, reflecting Anthropic’s...
The White House is set to deliver a legislative AI framework to Congress on Friday, outlining federal standards that would preempt conflicting state laws and address child safety, creators, and censorship – the so‑called “four C’s.” Republicans are looking to...
Joe Kent, former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned after accusing Israel of pressuring President Trump into an Iran war. Administration officials immediately labeled him a "known leaker" and cut him off from presidential briefings. FBI sources confirm an...
Stanford economists estimate that rising gasoline prices could cost the average U.S. household about $740 this year, roughly matching the projected $750 boost from the 2023 tax refund legislation. Their model assumes a brief Strait of Hormuz closure, with gasoline...
