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MORNING BRIEF

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🎧 TOP NEWS

Trump to Drop Sanctions Against Syria to Give It a ‘Chance at Greatness’

The U.S. had applied sanctions against Syria after the country fell into a state of civil war in 2011.


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More Than 1 Million Taiwanese Sign Petitions to Recall Alleged Pro-Communist China Legislators

A mass recall movement aimed at protecting Taiwan’s democratic system gains ground amid increasing public concerns about communist Chinese political influence.


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Germany Bans Nationalist ‘Kingdom of Germany’ Group, Carries Out Raids

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said, “We will take decisive action against those who attack our free democratic basic order.”


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CBP Reportedly Plans to Photograph People Leaving Country by Vehicle at Border Crossings

Photographs will be taken of each individual present in vehicles departing to Canada or Mexico.

 

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Turmeric Lowers Blood Pressure–How to Get the Most out of It

Pairing curcumin with other spices and foods elicits its full nutritional properties.


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FACTS MATTER

New Report Locates 4 Sites of CCP Spy Stations on Cuba, Construction of New Massive Antenna Structure

The latest update on everything that we know about the Chinese spy stations located on the island of Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of Florida.


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CROSSROADS

Americans Were Subsidizing the World’s Pharmaceuticals

The Trump administration says it’s putting an end to the practice.


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🎤 INTERVIEWS

Our latest conversations with experts on politics, tech, health, and culture.

AMERICAN THOUGHT LEADERS

What the Mental Health Industry Doesn’t Tell You: Laura Delano

For 14 years, Delano was a “professional mental patient,” as she puts it, after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was a teenager.


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CALIFORNIA INSIDER

How Education Breaks the Cycle of Incarceration

A former corrections officer and his wife returned to California’s toughest prisons—not to enforce rules, but to offer a new way forward.


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POLITICS

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  • Federal Judge Says Trump’s Invocation of Alien Enemies Act Was Legal

US NEWS

  • Student Loan Delinquencies Soar as Pandemic-Era Protections Expire
  • Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson Reinstated by MLB and Eligible for Baseball Hall of Fame

WORLD

  • Shake-Ups in China’s Military Indicate Xi’s Power Weakening, Analysts Say
  • A Look at China’s Economy in 8 Charts
  • Microsoft Announces Mass Layoffs in Push to Streamline Operations
  • Serbian President Remains Committed to Joining EU After Moscow Visit
  • 83 Boxes of Nazi Papers Found Under Argentina’s Top Court

OPINION

  • A Sticking Point in the Drive for Agricultural Exports by Jeffrey A. Tucker

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