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There’s a new force that could push up inflation in the US once again: The Iran war. Loading audio narration… Oil prices passed $100 a barrel on Sunday after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut off crude shipments from the Persian Gulf. While prices dropped to around…
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In the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury, the US targeted Iranian combat assets with firepower that isn’t as visible as a missile but is devastatingly effective in modern warfare.The “first movers” were US space and cyber forces, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Monday.…
The prediction market Kalshi wants you to know that it definitely doesn’t run “death markets.”In a notice filed Monday, the company proposed standardizing the terms of all its markets that implicitly depend on a person surviving.If a person dies, according to the new rule, all bets related to them will…
Americans across the Middle East have been thrown into travel chaos after the US urged them to depart 14 nations in the region immediately.The unusually urgent move by the US State Department came after retaliatory attacks from Iran hit multiple neighboring US allies and US military installations across the region.Americans…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shanice Day, a 30-year-old stylist based in Houston, who is stuck in Dubai after traveling there to celebrate her birthday with a friend. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I came to Dubai with one of my best friends. We left…
The US and Israel managed to quickly establish air superiority above Iran in the opening stages of the current conflict, allowing aircraft from the two countries to operate freely.Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Monday that the US began its operations against…
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Some flights from the Middle East have resumed, but confusion still reigns in the wake of the strikes on Iran.12 Etihad Airways flights had departed Abu Dhabi as of around 5 p.m. local time on Monday, even as the airline said operations remain suspended.Nearly 100,000 people tracked the first plane…
