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Iran says forces 'stronger' than at beginning of war

Iran said Saturday its military has grown "stronger" since the outset of its war with the United States, which has offered a $20 million reward for information about Tehran's nuclear programme. Mediators have been working to prevent any resumption of fighting after months of

What Alibaba left blank about Qwen4

A company whose machines are trained to predict the next word has left one for us to supply. On Friday (November 6), Alibaba’s Qwen released a poster without a model name or a benchmark. Birds gather above a dark sea, their flock taking the shape of a fish. Beneath them, one

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Toward a transparent and stable cryptocurrency

Stablecoins are moving from the fringes of crypto to the center of finance. The US Genius Act requires issuers to hold reserves one-for-one in cash, deposits, and short-term Treasuries. That makes a digital dollar redeemable. But it does not answer a deeper question: what makes

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Midterm rebuke leaves Trump cornered and dangerous on Iran

WASHINGTON, DC – The Democratic Party’s resounding victories at US midterm elections on November 3 have dealt Republicans a stinging rebuke and pushed President Donald Trump into lame-duck territory, with an incoming Congress poised to frustrate his legislative agenda and

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Former GOP governor: 'Wisconsin is a blue state'

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) declared the Badger State blue in a post-election interview Wednesday, pointing to recent statewide defeats for the GOP — including in its gubernatorial race. “Wisconsin is no longer a purple state,” Thompson told Wisconsin Public Radio.