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    Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension
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    https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates
    Senate hearings with RFK Jr. put Cassidy’s competing loyalties to Trump and science on display - ABC News
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    https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/senate-hearings-rfk-jr-put-cassidys-competing-loyalties-132261569
    Ukraine Says It Asked Turkey to Help Seek Zelenskiy-Putin Talks - Bloomberg
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    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/ukraine-says-it-asked-turkey-to-help-seek-zelenskiy-putin-talks
    Filing: SpaceX tells investors that orbital AI data centers use “unproven technologies” and may not achieve “commercial viability” due to space-related risks
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    https://www.techmeme.com/260421/p55
    Meta Installing Software on Employee Computers to Track Everything They Do, Feed the Data to AI - Yahoo News Singapore
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    https://sg.news.yahoo.com/meta-installing-software-employee-computers-004107224.html

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    A World on Edge in the Strait of Hormuz

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    The Eleventh Hour Failure of Diplomacy

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    Economic Warfare and the Squeeze on Tehran

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    From the Strait to the Senate Floor

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    The Rise of the Machine as a Solution to Human Conflict

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    Seeking Momentum in a Stalled World

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    Survival Strategies for an Uncertain Time

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    Final Reflections on a Day of Friction

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