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Iran's Araqchi says now up to US to accept 7-day plan

Sept 25 (Reuters) - Iran has given the United States a "concrete" seven-day plan to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the choice now rests with the US, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters at the United Nations on Friday. "If the necessary conditions are

5 takeaways from Trump and Xi’s ‘Made for TV’ summit

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a lavish three-day summit in Washington, D.C., Friday, pledging to meet at least two more times this year. It was one of the few, solid commitments announced during the meetings, which saw other high-stakes issues fall

Susan Collins’s Flimsy Corruption Defense Collapses

Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, trying to refute corruption allegations, may have just proven them. Earlier this week, ProPublica exposed Collins’s involvement in an alleged illegal pay-to-pay scheme with a defense contractor. Collins has denied the allegations. “The

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded

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Chile seizes more than 200 fossils of extinct mollusks

SANTIAGO, Sept 25 - Customs officials in Chile discovered and seized more than 200 fossils of ammonites in a shipping container from Madagascar that had been declared as containing household ornaments, the customs authority of the South American country said on Friday.

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brakence – “ready or noT”

In 2022, brakence broke through with hypochondriac , a bizarro hyperpop-rap whirlwind of an album. The 24-year-old artist is back today with "ready or noT," his first new music since then. It comes with an eccentric music video by fellow musician quadeca. The post brakence –

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