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Amazon Data Centers "Disrupted" Across Bahrain After Drone Activity Brent crude futures are back in triple-digit territory as fighting in the Middle East continued overnight, even as President Trump claimed that talks are underway with Iran to resolve the conflict, which has now entered its fourth week. Overnight, the Amazon Web Services in the Bahrain region was severely "disrupted," according to Reuters, citing an Amazon spokesperson, following drone activity in the area. The spokesperson would not confirm whether Iranian drones struck any data centers. "As this situation evolves and, as we have...

President Trump’s State Department has reportedly opened an investigation into Trita Parsi, an Iranian-Swedish international relations writer, political analyst, vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and critic of the administration’s war against Iran. A Trump official informed the Free Press that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been “extremely clear” about his intention […]

B-52 Bomber Crashes After Take-Off From Edwards Air Force Base In California A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base said in a statement Monday. “A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards airfield at 11:20 a.m.,” the base said in a post on Facebook. “Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the situation is ongoing.” It’s unclear if there were any injuries or what caused the crash. The base did not provide any...