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The law would make fuel companies help pay for damages caused by climate change. The administration argues it’s unconstitutional.

March 25 — The Pentagon announced this week it has ordered 5,000 more mobile combat troops, including a combat brigade from the Army’s 82nd Airborne, to participate in the war against Iran. Such orders create tension and questioning among any troops who might become part of the “boots on the . . .

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Fisher Body Plant No. 21 opened in 1919 in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood, which would soon become one of the most important manufacturing sectors in America. General Motors soon took a large stake in the company, limiting its production to mostly Buick and Cadillac automobiles. The plant later produced aircraft components during World War II and remained in use until GM vacated the building in 1985, with other businesses operating there into the 1990s. The city took ownership of the property in 2000 following tax foreclosure and, after sitting vacant for decades and becoming one of Detroit’s most well-known abandoned buildings for urban exploration and years of stalled plans, it is now being redeveloped into a mixed-use residential project.

An Angus Reid survey says three-quarters of more than 4,000 respondents are in favour of a ban like the one in Australia, where youth under 16 are prevented from setting up accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads.

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The island features a multilayered air defense network, including HAWK surface-to-air missile systems, anti-aircraft artillery, and man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).

All potential landing zones on the island are saturated with anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, while Iranian ground troops occupy entrenched defensive positions.

In the event of a US attack on Kharg, the Iranian navy is unlikely to remain idle, it would likely strike back using anti-ship missiles and fast attack boats.

Any US invasion or occupation force on Kharg Island would be vulnerable to drone and missile strikes from the Iranian mainland, located just a short distance away.

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