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China and Russia Expand Arctic Shipping as US Raises Espionage Concerns

Russia’s Rosatom and Chinese shipping operators plan new ice-class container ships to expand Arctic trade routes as US intelligence alleges that state-owned COSCO is using concealed equipment to collect military intelligence globally.
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Germany’s Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit From Arctic Spaceport in Norway
China and Russia Expand Arctic Shipping as US Raises Espionage Concerns
Far-Right AfD Advances in Eastern Germany Regional Elections
Israel Says It Has Secured Strategic Ridge in Southern Lebanon
Houthi Offensive Toward Bab al-Mandeb Triggers Yemen’s Worst Fighting in Years
Himalayan Glacial Collapse Kills More Than 1,300, Prompts UN Emergency Appeal
US Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers as Trump Threatens Further Attacks on Nuclear Sites
OpenAI Unveils GPT-6 and Says: "We May Already Have Reached AGI"
Congressman Accused Andrew of Sex Crimes in the United States
Donald Trump: "I'm Glad Harry and Meghan Left the United States"
Spicy Food Is Linked to Lower Death Risk — but It Is Not a Miracle Cure
AfD Enters Saxony-Anhalt Election at 41% in Historic Test for German Politics
Gen Z Turns to Investing as America's First-Home Dream Moves Further Out of Reach
National Archives Launches Digital Collection on 20th-Century U.S. Civil Rights Laws
IRS Introduces Simplified Digital Filing Tools for Small Businesses
National Science Foundation Awards $50 Million for Quantum Computing Research
NASA Completes Key Testing for Next-Generation Deep-Space Habitats
USDA Expands Emergency Assistance for Drought-Hit Midwestern Farmers
U.S. Postal Service Unveils Restructuring Plan to Tackle Multi-Billion-Dollar Deficits
FCC Approves More Than $2 Billion to Expand Rural and Tribal Broadband
U.S. Health Department Announces More Than $300 Million for Rural Healthcare
U.S. Opens Safety Investigation Into Autonomous Vehicles After Traffic Incidents
EPA Defends Faster Rollback of Industrial Emissions and Fuel-Efficiency Rules
FEMA Deploys Aid and Personnel After Severe Flooding in Southern States
U.S. Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.1% as Payrolls Post Moderate Growth
FAA Tightens Airspace Security Around Washington After Updated Threat Assessments
U.S. Authorizes Force-Feeding of Detained Cuban Hunger Striker
SEC Proposes Detailed Energy Disclosures for Corporate AI Data Centers
Justice Department Expands Antitrust Investigation Into Beef Pricing
U.S. Forces Sink Floating Refueling Station Linked to Drug Trafficking in Eastern Pacific
Pentagon Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over Civilian Casualties in Middle East Strikes
Marco Rubio Steps Up Gulf Diplomacy to Protect Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz
Justice Department Sues Kansas City Schools Over Transgender Student Privacy Policy
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order Seeking to End Birthright Citizenship
U.S. Forces Strike Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attacks on Navy Warships
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Defends AI Data Center Expansion Amid Local Opposition
Trump Nominates Retired Navy Captain Hung Cao as Permanent Navy Secretary
U.S. Transportation Department Approves Billions for Airport and Rail Modernization
FEMA Deploys Disaster Aid After Severe Flooding Across Southern and Eastern States
Congress to Scrutinize EPA Plans to Roll Back Clean Air and Fuel Efficiency Rules
SEC Proposes Expanded Disclosures on Corporate AI Spending and Energy Use
U.S. Health Department Awards More Than $300 Million to Strengthen Rural Healthcare
FAA Tightens Airspace Security Around Washington Following Updated Threat Assessments
Justice Department Names Special Counsel to Oversee Ethics and Foreign Influence Investigations
New York Governor Kathy Hochul Condemns Freeze on $87 Million in Counterterrorism Funds
House Censures Republican Chuck Edwards After Bipartisan Ethics Investigation
Marco Rubio Holds Gulf Talks to Protect Energy Routes Through Strait of Hormuz
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