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Oil Rises As Three More Warships, Thousands Of Marines Dispatched To Mideast; Trump Blasts 'Paper Tiger' NATO Summary Oil rises on news of a second massive Marine deployment toward Gulf in a week, as Trump calls NATO a 'paper tiger'. IRGC contradicts Bibi: says missile production is ongoing, is of "no concern" - even as IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naeini is reported killed. Energy war ongoing: Major sites damaged across the region - Haifa refinery hit, Qatar LNG output cut 17%, Kuwait facilities ablaze. Kharg Island escalation looms: Trump admin weighing seizure of Kharg Island...

A classified report from the Nat'l Intelligence Council has found that even a large-scale US assault on Iran is unlikely to produce regime change.

Coffee Tied To Lower Dementia Risk, Harvard-MIT Study Finds New research published in JAMA reveals a strong reason to feel even better about being three to four espressos deep before the cash market opens in New York.  Here's the short version of the findings: Caffeinated coffee was linked to lower dementia risk. Comparing the highest vs lowest consumption groups, the study reported a hazard ratio of 0.82 (95% CI, 0.76 to 0.89), which means higher caffeinated coffee intake was associated with lower risk. People also reported less subjective cognitive decline. The higher-intake group had...