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Russia-Linked Tankers Keep Exploding
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
An explosion on a tanker at a port in Russia is the latest unexplained incident to happen on a vessel linked to the country, which has raised speculation over sabotage. Russia's transportation ministry said Sunday it was investigating the blast on...
Strategic test site professionals support NASA mission
The Redstone Rocket - Alabama
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A Space and Missile Defense Command team played a behind-the-scenes role in supporting NASA’s Sporadic-E Electro Dynamics sounding rocket mission. NASA launched a Sporadic-E Electro Dynamics sounding rocket from Roi Namur, Kwajalein Atoll in the...
US Deep Sea Mining order disrespects Pacific, say campaigners
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 7, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that supports deep sea mining in both United States and international waters. The move has upset environmental groups and Pacific leaders who say the order puts Pacific countries and their...
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A 1930s Makeup Bottle on a Desert Island Might Help Solve Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance 88 Years Ago
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW A new research trip to a desert island in the South Pacific may reveal what happen to Amelia Earhart in 1937 Researchers will visit Nikumaroro in November to investigate the Taraia Object, a visual anomaly believed to be remnants of...
US Sanctions Iraqi-British National for Smuggling Iranian Oil
Iraq Business News
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July 6, 2025
By John Lee. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions targeting networks involved in transporting and purchasing Iranian oil, including a group of companies led by Iraqi businessman...
New Expedition Seeks to Locate Amelia Earhart’s Lost Aircraft
Flying Magazine
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July 3, 2025
A new expedition will head to a remote Pacific island in November in what researchers call their most promising effort yet to solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries—the disappearance of pilot Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan. The...
Health care slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill
The Columbian - Washington State
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Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and spending...
Arkansas WIC participation far below national average; advocates push for increased enrollment
Arkansas Times
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July 8, 2025
Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, the second-lowest participation rate in the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
Arkansas Advocate: State WIC participation far below national average; advocates push for increased enrollment
Arkadelphian - Arkansas
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July 8, 2025
By TESS VRBIN | Arkansas Advocate Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, the second-lowest participation rate in the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for...
Plutonium levels at Montebello Islands remain elevated 70 years after nuclear weapons tests
Scimex Newsfeed
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June 23, 2025
Funder: We acknowledge funding from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency and Edith Cowan University, with analysis from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. We acknowledge the financial support from...
Commentary: Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Ohio Star
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July 5, 2025
by Wyatt J. Greco In an April 2025 executive order, President Trump affirmed that offshore critical minerals are key to creating supply chains that do not depend on adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. While US leadership on deep-sea...
New expedition will seek to locate Amelia Earhart's lost plane
CBS News
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An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart's plane in the Pacific Ocean. The effort, announced Wednesday by the Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute, will focus on a "visual...
Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas WIC participation far below national average; advocates push for increased enrollment
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, the second-lowest participation rate in the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
Search for Amelia Earhart's lost plane begins on 88th anniversary of disappearance
KSAS - Kansas
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On the 88th anniversary of her disappearance, there's a new effort to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane. The Kansas aviator who was trying to become the first female pilot to fly around the world, disappeared over the Pacific. The Purdue...
Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Gateway Pundit
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July 4, 2025
Credit: FOX Sunday Morning Futures screenshot A seabed mining agreement with the island nation of Nauru would reduce China’s influence while establishing America as an industry authority This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire. By...
Could Amelia Earhart’s plane be in this lagoon? New expedition plans to find out
AOL
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After nearly a century, the disappearance of Amelia Earhart while she was attempting to fly around the world remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century. For decades, many top-dollar expeditions have attempted to locate...
What happened to Amelia Earhart? New expedition may finally find out
USA Today - Virginia
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After nearly a century, the disappearance of Amelia Earhart while she was attempting to fly around the world remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century. For decades, many top-dollar expeditions have attempted to locate...
“We need to end nuclear weapons, before they end us”
Croakey Health Media
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July 3, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: Amid so much focus on militarisation globally, it’s more important than ever to understand what it takes to prevent and avoid conflict, especially in the context of a nuclear arms race. In a rare win for efforts to promote...
Revealed: How Hezbollah fundraisers helped finance the €157m MV Matthew drug operation
The Journal
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July 4, 2025
THE KINAHAN CRIME group and international drug criminals partnered up with Iranian fundraisers for Hezbollah and paid €5 million up front for the cocaine that was to be shipped to Ireland on board the MV Matthew, The Journal has learned. The money...
Purdue Launches Expedition To Identify Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane
Ink Free News - Indiana
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July 3, 2025
Amelia Earhart on the nose of her Lockheed Electra, March 12, 1937. Photo from Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers and the Amelia Earhart at Purdue collection....