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El Niño is underway, satellite observations show

El Niño, characterized by warmer-than-normal water temperatures in parts of the equatorial Pacific, made its return in June 2026. Observations of sea surface height from the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite that month indicated that the 2026 event was continuing to

Pence rips Trump’s Iran deal: ‘A plan to make a plan’

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday tore into President Trump's tentative deal between the U.S. and Iran as he deemed the agreement to be a "plan to make a plan." Pence started an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal by commending Trump for "acting decisively" by

Pirro vows to prosecute Reflection Pool vandals

U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro on Sunday said her office would prosecute individuals caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the Trump administration spent millions on renovations. “Anyone who is in a position of vandalizing or attempting to vandalize

A nation divided over Team Melli as Iran faces Belgium

Hundreds of football fans gathered beneath the towering bookshelves of Tehran Book Garden on Sunday night to watch Iran take on Belgium in the World Cup. Unlike many national teams whose supporters rally unquestioningly behind them however, Team Melli arrived at kickoff