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How Much Of The Gulf's Water Comes From Desalination Plants?
How Much Of The Gulf's Water Comes From Desalination Plants?
Authored by Mohamed A. Hussein,
The United States-Israeli war on Iran has exposed the vulnerability of critical water infrastructure in a region that is among the most water-scarce in the world.
Last week, Iran’s foreign minister accused the US of striking a desalination plant on Qeshm Island off the coast of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
The strike reportedly cut off the water supply to 30 villages. Just 24 hours later, Bahrain said an Iranian drone had caused material damage to one of its desalination...
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May 21, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Pentagon Delegation's Beijing Visit Held Up Over Gargantuan US Arms Package For Taiwan
Pentagon Delegation's Beijing Visit Held Up Over Gargantuan US Arms Package For Taiwan
China is using a Pentagon itinerary as structural leverage, and Taiwan remains front and center as the key geopolitical snag in bettering communications and relations between Beijing and Washington.
According to a Financial Times report published Thursday, China is actively holding up a proposed visit by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's under-secretary of defense for policy. The move is a transparent effort to pressure President Trump over a looming $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan.
Elbridge Colby, left.
While Colby had...
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Apr 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
CEO Of Largest Public Hospital System Says He's Ready To Replace Radiologists With AI
CEO Of Largest Public Hospital System Says He's Ready To Replace Radiologists With AI
By Marty Stempniak of Radiology Business,
The chief executive of America’s largest public hospital system says he is prepared to start replacing radiologists with artificial intelligence in some circumstances, once the regulatory landscape catches up.
Mitchell H. Katz, MD, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, recently spoke during a panel discussion held by Crain’s New York Business. The trained internal medicine specialist noted how AI is increasingly being used to interpret mammograms and X-rays.
This presents an...
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Mar 4, 2026 / Tyler Durden
NY AG James Orders Hospital To Resume Gender-Transition Treatment For Minors
NY AG James Orders Hospital To Resume Gender-Transition Treatment For Minors
Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org,
In a rare and controversial move, New York Attorney General Letitia James has ordered a Manhattan hospital to resume offering gender-transition treatment to transgender youth. NYU Langone had discontinued such treatments after funding threats from the Trump administration. It is now caught between the proverbial rock (HHS) and a hard place (NYAG).
Last year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” seeking to restrict gender-transition treatment for...
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