As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts. Javed Ali, former senior official at the National Security Council and professor at the […]
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing a bill aimed at restricting any unauthorized military action by President Donald Trump, amid growing debate over his comments about acquiring Greenland ‘one way or the other.’ Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass., is leading the legislation along with Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., […]
The U.S. military launched strikes against Venezuela and captured its dictator, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3 — emerging from the operation largely unscathed as it handicapped Venezuela’s defense systems and potentially conducted cyber operations against Caracas. Altogether, more than 150 aircraft — including U.S. bombers and fighter jets — were involved in the operation, successfully […]
Normally, the Supreme Court hears cases that deal with matters of law. But on Tuesday, Jan. 13, the justices will also be dealing with basic science. Not only that, they’ll be debating fundamental truth, as I can personally testify. The stakes couldn’t be higher in the case, West Virginia v. B.P.J. The specific question facing the court is simple: […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the possibility of U.S. intervention in Iran, according to a report. The two leaders spoke by phone Saturday as Israel is on ‘high alert,’ preparing for the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Iran, according to Reuters, citing multiple Israeli sources. The […]
Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday rejected Paramount Skydance’s amended takeover offer, the latest in a series of rejections in David Ellison’s pursuit of the streaming and cable giant. The media company said it remains committed to the $82.7 billion deal it reached in December to sell its streaming service, studio and HBO cable channel to […]
A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stopping subsidies on childcare programs in five states, including Minnesota, amid allegations of fraud. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, a Biden appointee, didn’t rule on the legality of the funding freeze, but said the states had met the legal threshold to maintain the ‘status quo’ […]
President Donald Trump announced in an early Friday morning Truth Social post that he has ‘cancelled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks’ against Venezuela in light of the ‘cooperation’ between the foreign nation and the U.S. ‘Venezuela is releasing large numbers of political prisoners as a sign of ‘Seeking Peace.’ This is a very […]
Definition In the money is an option with intrinsic value that can currently be cashed in at a profit. In the money (ITM) refers to an option that’s profitable (not counting trading costs) or has intrinsic value. An ITM call option means the option holder can buy the security at a price below the market price. An […]
Former Vice President Al Gore on Wednesday condemned President Donald Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from United Nations-linked climate initiatives. Gore claimed in a post on X that ‘the most significant challenge of our lifetimes’ is ‘the climate crisis.’ ‘The ongoing work of the IPCC, UNFCCC, and other global institutions remains essential to safeguarding […]
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