Israeli Media: Israel Prepares for a Return To War With Iran as Trump Briefed on Potential Strikes

The 10 States Losing Public School Students The Fastest Public school enrollment is shrinking across much of the United States, but nowhere faster than West Virginia. An August 2026 study by family location-tracking app iSharing found that the state lost more than 10,500 public school students between 2021 and 2024, a decline of 4.2%, the steepest in the country, according to family location-tracking app iSharing, The trend reflects a broader demographic shift. Births have fallen in 44 of the 50 states, meaning many schools are receiving smaller incoming classes. In West Virginia, births...

Beijing Boosts BeiDou Satellite System To Try And Compete With GPS China is upgrading its BeiDou satellite navigation system, a domestic alternative to GPS, to expand its global reach and industry use, according to South China Morning Post. The plan involves replacing older satellites with newer third-generation models and adjusting their orbits to improve worldwide coverage. The system will be streamlined from 50 to 37 active satellites, most operating in medium Earth orbit like GPS and Europe’s Galileo. A few satellites will remain in specialized orbits to improve signal reliability in certain...

Hormuz Normalization Begins As Saudi Supertankers Exit And A Flood Of Persian Gulf Oil Heads For Asia Summary: Kuwait Petroleum CEO says Energy Production to Ramp in a Week  Iran Media says Southern Ports Traffic Begins Normalizing  Hormuz Normalization Begins As Saudi Supertankers Exit And A Flood Of Persian Gulf Oil Heads For Asia Searching For Hormuz Normalization Signals  Attention on institutional desks is shifting toward normalization signals at the Strait of Hormuz maritime chokepoint. At the time of writing at least 14 transits through the Strait of Hormuz were recorded on Thursday June 18 -...