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Hannah Cole Announces Debut Album Switchbacks: Hear “MMA”

Today, Nashville-based musician Hannah Cole announces her debut album Switchbacks with the down-on-her-luck single "MMA." Switchbacks , which is out in September via Tight Knit, follows 2024's Glisten EP and 2023's Big Bite EP. Cole reconnected with frequent collaborator Josef

Against Trump’s will, Iran dragging the US into a long war

The United States has launched a series of strikes on Iran in response to the Iranian targeting of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. These are the most severe violations yet of the Memorandum of Understanding that came into effect on June 17, and may signal an end to the truce.

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Hormuz traffic slumps as US, Iran trade strikes

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since Wednesday, especially through the UN-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week and as the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes. The southern Omani route, used in past

'Only revenge': Iran mourners defiant at Khamenei burial

Calling for revenge and rejecting any compromise with the West, Iranians loyal to the Islamic republic braved sweltering heat on Thursday to mass for the burial of supreme leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad. "We are here with our red flags to call for the revenge of

New technique takes the heat out of 3D printing process

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that allows the printing of whole objects while controlling the temperature of the chemical reaction to stabilize the process. Academics in the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering, in collaboration with the

Kudlow: US entered Iran MOU too quickly

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the U.S. entered its interim deal with Iran too quickly. "Well, it just seemed to me we were really pulling that trigger too fast," he said on his eponymous show. "We were letting them sell 50 or million barrels, according to

Cardinals Cover Iceage For SiriusXM

Two of this year's best straight-up rock albums are Masquerade , the stormy debut from Irish Band To Watch Cardinals, and For Love Of Grace & The Hereafter , the excellently slithery new one from Danish vampires Iceage. During a recent live-in-studio session for SiriusXM,

Pandora Wonders Gives the Classic Pearl a Playful New Life

From “Girl with the Pearl Earring” to Boy (in this case, Harry Styles) at the Met Gala, few gemstones match the enduring and transformative power of a well-placed pearl. At once classic and contemporary, organic and cultured, simple and rarefied, pearls can make a powerful,

Europe must not ignore Egypt's persecuted Baha'is

In an Euronews opinion piece, MEP Nikos Papandreou urges the EU to press Egypt to end discrimination against the Baha'i community. He argues Cairo should honour its constitutional commitment to freedom of belief by granting Baha'is equal legal rights.