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[ad_1] Thanks to Wikipedia. From yesterday’s Complaint in Republic of Azerbaijan v. CNN, Inc. (D. Del.): … Azerbaijan … brings this defamation complaint against [CNN] … for intentionally falsely reporting that Azerbaijan permitted Israel to use its territory to launch attacks against Iran, causing immeasurable reputational harm to Azerbaijan and endangering Azerbaijani civilians…. On March 5, 2026, four drones penetrated Azerbaijani airspace and struck several targets. One of the drones exploded near a secondary school, injuring two civilians. Another damaged a terminal at the nearby Nakhchivan Airport. Five days earlier, war had broken out between Iran, on the one hand,…

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[ad_1] Most drugs might be illegal, but you’ve always got the Grail news briefs to blow your mind with… Earth’s organisms developed via evolution. Some theorists wonder: What if the entire cosmos did too? Could the man ancient Egypt tried to erase be the biblical Moses? Silicon Valley dreams of authoritarianism – a new book, The Nerd Reich, catalogs how tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel took over America. Related, published here on the Grail 2 years ago: The Technocratic Conspiracy – how tech tycoons plan to disrupt democracy and become the new rulers of the world. These terrifying robots could…

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[ad_1] President Trump loves flexing his political muscle, especially in Republican primaries. When businessman and TV personality Mike Lindell secured Trump’s endorsement in the Minnesota governor’s race, he thought the nomination was his. Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth had other plans, winning a crushing victory over Lindell. If Demuth plays her cards right, she may just have a chance of becoming governor. Going into primary day, there were reasons to believe Mike Lindell had the advantage over Lisa Demuth. For starters, many polls showed Lindell ahead. The more glaring advantage was that Lindell received the critical endorsement from President Trump.…

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[ad_1] Far-left State Rep. Angie Nixon handed the progressive movement a surprise win against deep-pocketed Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary Tuesday night. With nearly all precincts reporting, Nixon had handily defeated Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a top witness in President Trump’s 2019 impeachment, by 12 points, 56% to 44%. Nixon’s victory over Vindman despite his name recognition and being vastly overspent in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary came as surprise precisely because of where it happened. Progressives or those aligned with the democratic socialist movement have racked up primary victories elsewhere this cycle, but almost all…

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[ad_1]  Ismael Cid-Martinez, Economic Policy Institute. The Trump-Vance administration inherited a strong labor market with record employment and wage gains. But after a year of the administration’s economic mismanagement, workers are feeling more vulnerable to the softening labor market. While the president is busy touting the stock market’s performance, working people and families are expressing concerns about job security and affordability. This is evident in the Federal Reserve’s latest Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED), which shows an increase in the number of adults who worry about finding or keeping a job. More than 2 out of 5 adults reported concerns about finding…

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[ad_1] Some of the company’s laser-eyed employees wanted their salaries in Bitcoin. It was easier than expected. Publicly traded AI operating system Vida Global (NYSE American: VIDA) has said it has started paying employees in Bitcoin using the Lightning network — but in a way where the company does not have the leading crypto on its balance sheet.  The Austin, Texas-based company said Thursday that after a worker in Argentina asked to be paid in Bitcoin, the firm tapped Bitcoin infrastructure company Voltage to make the transaction.  But the company is not keeping Bitcoin on its books: it simply sends the cash amount via…

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