Trump Asks Congress for Additional $87.6 Billion, Mainly for Iran War

Bad News Overload? News Avoidance On The Rise These days more than ever, it often feels like there’s no end to bad news. In the age of social media and constant exposure to news, doom scrolling can take a heavy toll on people’s mental wellbeing. As a consequence, more and more people actively try to avoid the news or at least limit their exposure to it. As Statista's Felix Richter shows in the chart below, according to the Reuters Institute’s latest Digital News Report, an average of 42 percent of respondents from 48 countries...

US To Order 3,000 82nd Airborne Soldiers To Mideast; Tehran Appoints Larijani Successor, Cuts Gas Flows To Turkey Summary WSJ, Fox reporting 3,000 elite Army Airborne soldiers to be ordered to Middle East. Backchannel diplomacy vs skepticism: Abbas Araghchi reportedly signaled openness to negotiations with the US via envoy Steve Witkoff, but Israel has appeared cool on deal prospects or offramp. Heavy exchange of fire and testing red lines: Iran continues missile and drone waves targeting Israel and US bases, amid reports of overnight airstrikes on military and gas infrastructure near Isfahan. Iran reshuffles its...