US, Israel Launch War on Iran

Graham Platner Wins Maine Senate Democratic Nomination, Locking In Face-Off With Collins Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, Democratic voters in Maine on Tuesday nominated oysterman and military veteran Graham Platner as their candidate to take on incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), locking in the nominees for one of the most critical Senate elections of the 2026 cycle. Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, greets supporters after speaking at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo At 9:23...

Gemini Space Station Soars On $100 Million Winklevoss Investment Heavily shorted Gemini Space Station soared in premarket trading after Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss injected $100 million into the money-losing crypto exchange, buying Class A shares at $14 apiece in a bitcoin-funded transaction. GEMI shares are up 20% in premarket trading after closing at $5.26 on Thursday, though the stock remains down 47% year to date. Short interest is high at 21.5% of the float, equivalent to roughly 8.3 million shares, with 5.3 days to cover, leaving GEMI vulnerable to a squeeze...

US Ambassador Says China Is 'Weaponizing' Rare-Earth Dominance Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, Beijing is "weaponizing" its dominance of rare earths, and Chinese authorities have escalated restrictions on efforts to diversify supply chains away from China, U.S. Ambassador David Perdue said on Sept. 29. A view of the MP Materials rare-earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., on Jan. 30, 2020. Steve Marcus/Reuters"This is a single-source dominant position that China is weaponizing against the world right now," Perdue said in a post on X. "We have told them this is...