Iraq plunged into nationwide blackout as US tells citizens to leave immediately
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Iraq plunged into nationwide blackout as US tells citizens to leave immediately
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One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.
Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.
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A large immigration detention camp in Texas has been closed to visitors and attorneys due to a measles outbreak, a lawmaker said.
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> @theatlantic.com
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Iran “has the industrial capacity to produce around 10,000 [drones] per month ..
“.. ‘all Iran has to do is show they can hit a few tankers and concern will take care of the rest, folks just won’t go through,’ McNally said.”
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
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“.. Trump has quietly asked Hill Republicans if he should fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the latest sign of her tenuous standing inside the West Wing, according to multiple Republicans who have spoken with the president ..”
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The arsenal has “maximum ranges of about 75 miles. .. That doesn’t allow them to hit US Navy ships .. But it does provide thorough coverage of the strait, which is less than 25 miles wide at its narrowest point ..”
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“.. as Iranian missiles deplete stocks of Patriot interceptors that Ukraine needs for its defense.”
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In war, everyone suffers. Tough stuff.
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> @economist.com
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(Bloomberg) - BlackRock Inc. slashed the value of a private loan to zero just three months after assessing it at 100 cents on the dollar, marking the second sudden wipeout to recently hit its private-credit division.
@bloomberg.com $BLK
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Forever war.
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U.S. Central Command is asking the Pentagon to send more military intelligence officers to its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days but likely through September. - Politico
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday that “military assets” had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan.
05.03.2026 07:10 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 2Explosions heard in Doha, Qatar. - AFP
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UPDATE: I obtained a press release (via BNO News) on the homicides in Wayne County, Utah, confirming at least three people were killed at two locations.
Multiple scenes are being investigated in Torrey and surrounding areas, with the suspect at large.
BREAKING: Explosion seen near Nakhchivan Airport in Azerbaijan amid Iranian attack, no word on casualties.
05.03.2026 08:32 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0Missiles and drones flying from the direction of Iran fell on the territory of the airport in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan on Thursday, a source close to the Azerbaijani government told Reuters.
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BREAKING: Azerbaijan says Iran carried out drone attacks on Nakhchivan.
One drone crashed into the terminal building of the airport while another drone crashed near the school building in the Shakarabad village. 2 people injured.
This is the 12th different country (Azerbaijan) that was targeted by Iran since Saturday, per i24.
05.03.2026 09:16 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0WATCH: Explosions in west Tehran, Iran. - Vahid
05.03.2026 09:21 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Former Cal State Bakersfield assistant men's coach Kevin Mays awaits trial for pimping, drug trafficking and other charges espn.com/app
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A US nuclear submarine just sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka, leaving the survivors to drown. I asked Wong if any of the 50 or more Australians stationed on US nuclear submarines in the Pacific were on this submarine.
The Government refused to answer.
How Every Senator Voted on the Iran War Powers Resolution www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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BREAKING
Pentagon to ask Congress for an estimated $50 billion in extra funds for the war on Iran
The cost of Trump's Iran War is $1B per day.
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