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The mirage of Israel-Lebanon rapprochement

Those of us who have spent years chronicling the long, tragicomic history of American diplomacy in the Middle East could be forgiven a certain weary déjà vu watching Secretary of State Marco Rubio convene Israeli and Lebanese officials at the State Department in April. The

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How heavy can a neutron star get?

The physics of neutron stars are almost too fantastic to believe: something the weight of two suns compacted to a sphere the size of a city. Each teaspoon of its material would weigh billions of tons. If you've done any reading on the topic, you've heard these facts before. But

Miller-Meeks, Bohannan set for House rematch in Iowa

GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan are projected to face off again in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Miller-Meeks and Bohannan, a former member of the Iowa House, handily defeated their respective