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CIA Kurd play could trigger balkanization of Iran

CNN has reported that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is working to arm Kurdish forces to spark an uprising in Iran, which would allegedly be facilitated by neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan. According to one anonymous CNN source, “the idea would be for Kurdish armed forces

After rain

A family swim, share meals and tell stories by a creek in Central Australia in a joyous celebration of much-needed rain - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

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Trump’s War With Iran Is Also a Climate War

War makes climate change worse in many ways, and vice versa. The human costs of the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran—the hundreds of people who have died, including more than 100 girls and teachers killed at an elementary school—are surely a tragedy. The mounting economic

Trump regulator splits GOP with prediction market fight

The Trump administration is wading into a legal fight between prediction markets and state regulators seeking to enforce gambling laws within their borders, in a dispute splitting Republicans. Prediction markets, like Kalshi and Polymarket, are facing off against state

Talarico’s victory sends message about style, not ideology

Texas state Rep. James Talarico's win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic primary was hailed Wednesday by some as a victory for moderates over progressives in the party’s never-ending civil war. Yet Talarico’s victory might have been more of a win for candidates

On her own terms

Doris Lessing’s Golden Notebook remains shocking, necessary and imperfect – a dazzling experiment in living as a woman - by Catherine Taylor Read on Aeon

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House reels over how to handle sexual misconduct allegations

The House is grappling with how to handle sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress in light of Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) facing increasing scrutiny over allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who later died after setting herself on fire. The House

GOP anxieties rise in Texas after Talarico victory

Republican anxieties are rising in Texas, where Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton will clash in a runoff race in May, as Democrats rally around the winner of their primary: state Rep. James Talarico. Democrats have long had their sights on a big win in

Africa: Your Child Isn't Lazy--They're Overthinking

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- YOU are at your wits' end after reassuring, coaxing, encouraging, and telling your child or teen they know how to do what they aren't doing. Your child still stalls at the starting line. Simple homework assignments are met with agony. Even small

Iran has not requested Russian arms supplies, Kremlin says

MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) - Iran has not approached Moscow with a request for arms supplies, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Russia has condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes and called for an immediate ceasefire against a country it has drawn closer to in recent years. Iran last year

Azerbaijan says two people injured by Iranian drones

By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, March 5 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's foreign ministry lodged an official protest with the Iranian embassy on Thursday after a pair of Iranian drones flew across the border into Azerbaijan and injured two people at an airport in the Nakhchivan exclave. "This