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US Probes Whether ASML's Advanced Chip Machine Ended Up In China
US Probes Whether ASML's Advanced Chip Machine Ended Up In China
Not long after Shenzhen-based Huawei unveiled what it described as a breakthrough pathway for advanced semiconductor production at the recent IEEE ISCAS conference, the Trump administration raised concerns that one of Dutch chip-equipment giant ASML's extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, machines may have fallen into Chinese hands.
Bloomberg reports that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has raised concerns that one of ASML's EUV machines may have reached China despite US-led export controls.
ASML has pushed back on Lutnick's suggestion, explaining that none...
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Jun 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump 'May Keep Going' With Strikes As Iran Took 'Too Long' To Negotiate Deal, Must 'Pay The Price'
Trump 'May Keep Going' With Strikes As Iran Took 'Too Long' To Negotiate Deal, Must 'Pay The Price'
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Trump tells Fox he "may keep going" with strikes.
Trump says Iran took too long to negotiate, and now "will have to pay the price".
Tehran claims prior night attacks in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan as fulfilment of its previously vowed 'retaliation' - targeted the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, footage shows.
Iran again signals it could cut off all indirect talks & any negotiations, says it is 'reviewing' US talks after latest exchange of missiles.
US...
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Apr 23, 2026 / Tyler Durden
9th Circuit Kills California's ICE Unmasking Law
9th Circuit Kills California's ICE Unmasking Law
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a significant legal victory Wednesday, issuing a formal injunction blocking California's No Vigilantes Act from being enforced against federal law enforcement officers. The court ruled that the state law - which required non-uniformed federal agents to visibly display identification while performing their duties - likely violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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The No Vigilantes Act, part of a two-bill package signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in...
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Apr 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
America's Half-Trillion-Dollar Sewage Problem
America's Half-Trillion-Dollar Sewage Problem
Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Beneath city streets and suburban neighborhoods, a vast network of pipes and wastewater treatment systems is reaching the end of its life. This subterranean infrastructure is already suffering tens of thousands of failures per year, while exposing millions of Americans to contamination risks.
Utilities, plumbing experts, and environmentalists warn that the scope of the problem has expanded rapidly in recent years. As of 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that $630 billion in wastewater infrastructure investment would...
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