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Did Musk Ordered Ukraine’s Starlink Cap? WSJ Says; Rubio Shifts
The WSJ says Musk ordered the Starlink cap on Ukraine’s fast drones. Rubio now calls it SpaceX’s decision under a private contract the public hasn’t seen.
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Leipzig Drone Plot Opened Putin’s Sabotage Push, U.S. Intel Says
U.S. intelligence says Putin ordered the sabotage push behind the Leipzig drone plot. In 1999, Congress was told GRU sabotage caches were the blind spot.
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Alberta Voted to Stay. Its Other Nine Answers Go to Ottawa.
About 76% of Albertans voted to stay in Canada. Nine other questions on immigration and the Constitution mostly passed, shaping Smith’s talks with Carney.
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Japan’s MMX Aims for the First Sample From a Mars Moon
Japan’s MMX aims to bring back the first sample from a Mars moon. Why Phobos’s origin is a puzzle, the ‘hollow moon’ episode and the missions that failed.
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CFB Wainwright Fire Kills Four Soldiers, Carney Says
Carney says four service members died in the CFB Wainwright fire, fewer than the seven sources reported. What the military has confirmed and what’s next.
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Trump’s Graham Act Waiver Report Hasn’t Been Released
Trump sent Congress a report explaining why he waived the Graham Act’s Russia sanctions. The law says it must be unclassified. No one has released it.
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Lula vs. Bolsonaro: Who Wins on Amazon Deforestation?
Brazil’s Amazon clearing hit a record low of 3,335 sq km, measured by the agency whose data Jair Bolsonaro called lies, days before his son faces Lula.
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Four Questions About Musk, Meridian and Ukraine’s Starshield Cap
A report says Musk pitched the Starshield cap that disrupted Ukraine’s drones. The Pentagon still won’t say what rules bind him as a Meridian co-director.