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Florida State announces Ashton Daniels as starting quarterback
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A dozen red states want to help defend Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order Democratic plaintiffs argue that the executive order would unduly restrict mail voting access and insert federal agencies into election administration — a role the Constitution explicitly reserves for...

🚨BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from a dozen states moved to help the White House defend President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson says his country has no plans to go to Islamabad at the moment, adding, the reason for that is the contradictory messages, contradictory behaviors, and unacceptable actions of the American side.

I just voted YES in Virginia Beach.

Report: Mets plan to have Soto back Wednesday
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Playing the victim. Typical white dude.

Patriots coach says he's had "difficult conversations with people I care about" over photos with NFL reporter Dianna Russini espn.com/app

Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.

Amid US Pressure and a Deepening Crisis, Cubans Are Braced for Change With prolonged blackouts, empty water tabs and crippling inflation, daily life on the island has become untenable

As U.S. pressure mounts on Cuba, daily life on the island has become impossible. Most citizens are wary of American military intervention but want some way out of the crisis — “something, anything”

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Strait of Hormuz saw minimal commercial movement on Tuesday as Iran-enforced restrictions and U.S. sanctions effectively slowed shipping to a trickle. Only a few vessels—mostly Iran-linked—continued transits, while many others avoided the route entirely.

Houthi statement: Abdul-Malik al-Houthi: Our position is clear and declared, and we are not neutral against the American and Israeli "aggression" targeting Iran.

Iranian state-affiliated groups are reportedly paying residents up to 1 million toman per night to attend pro-government rallies in Tehran, as conflicting reports over a possible ceasefire resumption and Islamabad talks leave the public uncertain.

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CENTCOM: Since the start of the U.S. blockade against ships entering or exiting Iranian ports, U.S. forces have directed 28 vessels to turn around or return to port.

So we really are down to a game of chicken….

Iran has conveyed "informally" to Pakistan that once the US delegstion led by Vice President JD Vance departs from Washington, it will greenlight its delegation to leave for Islamabad.-Pakistan Media

Pentagon requests $1.5 trillion budget for troop raises, growing the force and producing weapons systems The $1.5 trillion request calls for raises of 5% to 7% for troops, an increase of 44,000 personnel in the force, plus new ships and weapons systems.

The Pentagon formally unveiled its $1.5 trillion budget for fiscal 2027, calling for raises of 5% to 7% for troops, an increase of 44,000 personnel in the overall force and spending half of the overall amount on defense capabilities and weapons systems.

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North Korea Constructs "Tactical Road" North of Military Demarcation Line, South Korean Military Announces

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A White House official said that “additional policy meetings are taking place at the White House in which the Vice President will participate.”-CNN

Not a good sign….

It is currently unclear when Vice President JD Vance will leave Washington for Pakistan, sources familiar with the talks tell me. The White House is planning to hold further meetings Tuesday in DC to discuss the path forward, and Vance will be a part of them, they said.

The chances for a resumption of the war continue to trend upward…..

US Official: All options are available to deal with Iran. We've prepared plans to resume offensive operations if Trump decides. -Al Jazeera

Oil market has lost a billion barrels due to Iran war, Vitol boss warns Top energy traders warn of unprecedented hit to global energy supplies

The oil market will lose at least 1bn barrels of crude and refined products due to the war in the Middle East, even if the conflict ends tomorrow, the head of the world’s biggest independent oil trader has warned. ft.trib.al/roK3ruX

Vice President JD Vance was supposed to leave early this morning to travel to Pakistan, but his departure has been delayed. He is staying in Washington to attend additional policy meetings at the White House, a White House official said.-NYT

Trump says he does not want to extend truce as expiry nears, US seizes tanker President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a rapidly expiring ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and that the U.S. military was "raring to go" if negotiations ‌were n...

Trump says the U.S. military is "raring to go" if negotiations ‌are not successful.

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Navy having no problems feeding sailors in Middle East, admiral says in denying reports A story published by USA Today highlighted concerns of unidentified families worried their sailors were not getting enough to eat.

Sailors serving in the Middle East are not going hungry, the Navy’s highest officer said, following reports that sailors on the USS Lincoln and the USS Tripoli weren’t getting enough to eat.

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Florida Opens Criminal Inquiry Into ChatGPT Tied to Fatal School Shooting

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Florida’s attorney general said on Tuesday that an inquiry his office opened this month into ChatGPT and its parent company, OpenAI, has become a criminal investigation, based on a review of messages between the chatbot and the man accused of killing two people at Florida State University last year.

UPDATE 035 - JMIC ADVISORY NOTE

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are also still in the US. The Department of Homeland Security plane that was supposed to take them this morning from Miami to Europe and from there to Pakistan took off a few minutes ago—but in the direction of Washington.-Axios

Alerts sounded in northern Israel due to interceptor fire following a Hezbollah-launched UAV toward the Upper Galilee that was shot down before crossing into Israeli territory.-Kan News

Iranian Foreign Ministry: We have not yet made the final decision on participating or not in the Pakistan negotiations. The naval blockade on Iranian ports is a violation of international law.