When President Donald Trump appointed an obviously unqualified friend, a home builder executive, to be acting director of national intelligence, he inadvertently triggered attention to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Category: 9 June 2026
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ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS LINKED TO HIGHER RISK OF DEMENTIA
Diets that contain high amounts of ultra-processed foods are linked to a higher risk of dementia, according to a newly released study.
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IRAN SAYS ISRAEL MUST WITHDRAW FROM LEBANON TO END WAR WITH U.S.
Abbas Aragchi, Iran’s top diplomat, said any deal between the U.S and Tehran to end the war must include Israel agreeing to withdraw IDF troops out of Lebanon that have been occupying.
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AMERICAN DREAM HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE
A newly released poll found that 53 percent of Americans say they do not believe they will ever reach the American Dream, and 23 percent reject that such a thing even exists.
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MORE THAN HALF OF MEN IN U.S. BLAME FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS ON FEELING LESS OF A MAN
A newly released study found that over 50 percent of men in the U.S. said they feel like they’re failing at being a man because of various financial strains, and 70 percent believe that it is more challenging today to be a family’s breadwinner than their father’s generation.
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IRAN REJECTS CEASEFIRE THAT DOES NOT END WAR ON ALL FRONTS
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that any permanent end to the war against Israel and the U.S. would need to end the fighting on all fronts, which includes Lebanon.
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U.S. MURDERS TWO MORE PEOPLE IN EASTERN PACIFIC BOAT BOMBING
The Trump administration carried out a new deadly strike on alleged drug-smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean last week, killing two people on board, bringing the total death toll in Operation Southern Spear to at least 207, including seven people who are missing and presumed killed.
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IRANIANS SAY FU TRUMP, NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT IS THEIR RIGHT
The right for Iran to enrich uranium is inalienable, and there will be no deal with Washington that includes a promise to end the country’s civilian nuclear program, a top Iranian official said in an interview last week.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE
There are two major forces driving the equity markets, the Iran War and the AI boom.
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SPOTLIGHT: PRIVATE CREDIT FUNDS’ PROBLEMS MOUNT
Like high-flying special-purpose acquisition companies, which were a fad in 2021 and 2022, the private credit industry’s heyday is over for the near future.