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US Navy Jet Fires On Iran-Flagged Tanker Trying To Reach Iranian Port Summary US Navy jet fires on Iran-flagged tanker trying to reach Iranian waters & port. Axios reports that the White House is nearing a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war, as Trump post appears to offer olive branch. Other reports say just hammering out at 'framework' for 'monthlong' talks. White House says it expects a response to the latest offer within 48 hours. Iran's initial response via media & national security spox: US demands are unrealistic & do not reflect...

Massachusetts Mayor Charged With Using COVID Loan For Election Campaign, Debt Payments Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A Massachusetts mayor was arrested on Aug. 14 on allegations that he fraudulently secured more than $1.5 million in COVID-19 small-business loans to fund his election campaign and pay personal taxes and mortgages. Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña, 61, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. DePeña has been released from custody following...

Toward Dual-Use Deterrence On The Moon Authored by Rick Fisher via The Epoch Times, As the United States pursues its goal of sending astronauts to the moon starting in 2028 to start building lunar bases—and China pursues its goal of sending its people to the moon by 2029 or 2030, also to start building lunar bases—it is necessary to consider a lunar political-military stability based on dual-use technologies. Concern that China could behave aggressively on the moon is justified based on its behavior on Earth: an unwillingness to recognize the territory of...