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Senators and House Committees Urge NSF to Halt Dismantling of Ocean Monitoring NetworkTrump and Iran Reach Agreement to End War, Reopen Strait of HormuzRussian Attacks Kill 5 Rescuers in Kharkiv, Wound 20 in Kyiv; Landmarks HitCybersecurity startup NewCore raises $66 million to manage AI agents as employeesAmerica250 Commission Seals Time Capsule for 250th AnniversaryFormer AmCham Myanmar President Adam Castillo Detained in YangonParents Tracking Adult Children Via Smartphone Apps: A New Norm?AI Satellite Identifies Targets Autonomously in Orbit for First TimeLuigi Mangione's Growing Public Support Complicates State and Federal TrialsCrude Oil Prices Plummet as Trump Hints at Iran Deal SigningSenators and House Committees Urge NSF to Halt Dismantling of Ocean Monitoring NetworkTrump and Iran Reach Agreement to End War, Reopen Strait of HormuzRussian Attacks Kill 5 Rescuers in Kharkiv, Wound 20 in Kyiv; Landmarks HitCybersecurity startup NewCore raises $66 million to manage AI agents as employeesAmerica250 Commission Seals Time Capsule for 250th AnniversaryFormer AmCham Myanmar President Adam Castillo Detained in YangonParents Tracking Adult Children Via Smartphone Apps: A New Norm?AI Satellite Identifies Targets Autonomously in Orbit for First TimeLuigi Mangione's Growing Public Support Complicates State and Federal TrialsCrude Oil Prices Plummet as Trump Hints at Iran Deal Signing
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