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US hopes for Iran meetings 'this week': envoy Witkoff

US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday he believes Iran will hold talks with Washington "this week," as President Donald Trump reiterated his claims that Tehran wants to make a deal. "We think there will be meetings this week, we're certainly hopeful for it," Witkoff told a

Trump rejects Senate-passed Homeland Security funding bill

President Trump said Friday he is not on board with the Senate-passed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) because it does not fully fund the agency, which has been a sticking point with congressional Democrats. Trump, in a phone interview with Fox News,

Dow falls into correction as Iran war shakes Wall Street

Stocks closed the week with sharp losses Friday as Wall Street sought refuge from the financial blowback of the war in Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of nearly 800 points Friday, falling 1.7 percent on the day. The index closed at 45,166.64 points,

How to Survive AI

The documentaries “Ghost in the Machine” and “The AI Doc” both end in calls to action, but arrive there in different ways.

Transactional diplomacy and strategic ambiguity on Taiwan

An earlier version of this article was published by Pacific Forum. When Donald Trump told reporters in February 2026 that he had discussed Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping, the headlines wrote themselves. Commentators warned of betrayal; Taiwanese talk shows speculated about

Tiger Woods Involved in Rollover Car Accident in Florida

Golf star Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover car accident in Florida on Friday afternoon, according to local outlets. The crash happened in Jupiter Island, Fla., near 281 Beach Road just after 2 p.m., according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. It is unclear if Woods

New technique reveals body-wide cellular processes

Understanding gene expression within the body has been a boon for 21st century biology and therapeutics, but most discoveries that use these technologies only focus on one organ or one small area of tissue. At the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering