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Bahrain said it had been targeted by Iranian drones, an apparent retaliation after U.S. strikes on Iranian military sites overnight. A ship came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz for the second time in recent days.

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It’s not often you can score discounts from the outdoor-coded Canadian company that makes understated and stylish performance clothing.

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Something weird was happening yesterday when I was in London: there were two attempts to charge my Chase Sapphire card in Brazil using the card number associated with Apple Pay. I had my Chase card compromised last year in Dubai (likely at the Herz office […]

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The deal called for Iran to “make arrangements” for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has interpreted that to mean it can designate which routes ships take.

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Everyone is sick of spam calls and creeper sites that show weirdos where you live—but can any service solve it?

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Drugmakers are working on a potential new shot to prevent the tick-borne illness. How might it fare in the era of vaccine skepticism?

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Dong Guangping, a critic of the Chinese government who fled to South Korea by sea last month, has reached Toronto, where his family lives.

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Plus: Former national security advisor John Bolton pleads guilty in classified-materials case, Microsoft helps take down major infostealer infrastructure, and more.

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The Seahawks, Rams, 49ers and Cardinals all had offseasons to remember. Answering five questions ahead of 2026.

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Nobody wrote guitar solos quite like AC/DC.

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A woman is dead after her car slammed into the back of a stalled 18-wheeler on the South Loop.

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Few Westerns can match the sheer scale of How the West Was Won. Released in 1962, the sweeping frontier epic brought together some of Hollywood's biggest names for a sprawling story about America's westward expansion. More than six decades later, it remains one of the genre's defining films, ...

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American Express (Germany) continues to put the axe to its Platinum Card product and has informed customers in the June statement that access to Amex Centurion Lounges will be reduced to one guest. From July 8, 2026 Amex Platinum cardholders with accounts in Germany will […]