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Cuba Faces Up to 20-Hour Daily Blackouts as Electricity Shortfall Hits Record Levels

Cuba is bracing for power outages affecting almost two-thirds of the population during peak demand hours, as the state utility projects an electricity deficit of almost 2,000 megawatts, the highest le...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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Triptorelin as a Tool in Neuroendocrine Research: Molecular Design, Signaling Hypotheses, and More

This article presents an original, research-focused exploration of Triptorelin, emphasizing its molecular architecture, theorized signaling behavior, temporal modulation hypotheses, and broader invest...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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Uzbekistan’s Afghanistan Push Accelerates

With growing trade volumes, infrastructure initiatives, and initial geological explorations in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan is testing whether economic interdependence and proximity can function as a subst...

Mar 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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The Mort Report: Hogs of Iran war

TUCSON — ICE terrorizes parts of America. Ice paralyzes much of the rest. Polls turn against a corrupt, climate-denying autocrat who sees the White House as his Versailles Palace and runs roughshod ac...

Feb 28, 2026 • 5 min read

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Though Trump says Khamenei’s dead, Iran regime change is unlikely

After the largest buildup of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched a massive assault on Iran on February 28, 2026. President Donald Tr...

Feb 28, 2026 • 5 min read

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For many Iranians, Khamenei will not be missed or mourned

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on his country, according to US President Donald Trump. Iran did not immediately confirm his de...

Mar 01, 2026 • 5 min read

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Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats

After US and Israeli missiles struck Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025, Tehran responded with a limited attack on the American airbase in Qatar. Five years before that, a US drone strike against Qasem...

Mar 01, 2026 • 5 min read

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Killing Khamenei was easy — toppling Iran’s regime is not

The latest Israeli and US war on Iran began with strategic airstrikes on the home and offices of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was reportedly meeting with advisors at the time and has been confirme...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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A strike is not a strategy — Iran will prove it

In certain quarters of Washington, one imagines the corks popping. The news flashes across screens: a coordinated American and Israeli strike has killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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China’s cheap AI designed to hook the world on its tech

Artificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs are throwing the dominance of American “frontier labs” such as Google and OpenAI into question. La...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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Trump’s strike on Iran hits China where it hurts

TOKYO — As Donald Trump’s military adventurism hits Iran, Chinese leader Xi Jinping could be excused for wondering if the US president is trolling him. After all, Xi’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wa...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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China watching as US missile stocks drain over Iran

The Wall Street Journal has reported the US military is racing to neutralize Iranian strike capabilities before critical missile interceptors are exhausted, a logistical crisis fueled by a stark cost-...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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Pete Hegseth roasted for claiming ‘We didn’t start’ war on Iran

In the Trump administration’s first public remarks to reporters on the strikes the US and Israel launched in Iran over the weekend, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blamed the Middle Eastern country for...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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Why did Kuwait shoot down 3 US F-15s?

Three US F-15E fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait on Sunday, March 1, by Kuwaiti air defense systems. No deaths were reported. While an accidental shootdown can happen at any time in a complex wa...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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Post-Khamenei turmoil puts China’s energy security at risk

Beijing is now placing energy security at the top of its strategic agenda following the February 28 confirmation of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death. China now faces a halt, enfor...

Mar 02, 2026 • 5 min read