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Former state Senate President Troy Jackson officially became Democrats’ Senate nominee in Maine Saturday, starting a 101-day sprint to Election Day in a nationally watched, must-win race for his party.

Democrats pick Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner in must-win Maine Senate race ↗

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CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they fired missiles and drones on Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in another escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle East while the United States and Iran continue to vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Red Sea strikes ↗

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WASHINGTON — U.S. military commanders have been picking and choosing which Iranian missiles and explosive-packed drones to intercept and are allowing some attacks through their defenses, amid an effort to preserve the Pentagon’s diminishing supply of weapons that block projectiles from reaching their targets, two senior U.S. officials told NBC News.

Why the U.S. military is letting some Iranian projectiles through its defenses ↗

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While he continues to seek control of the exhibits inside the Smithsonian Institution’s museums, President Donald Trump is trying a new tactic in the front yard.

President orders signage warning of ‘inaccurate information’ at Smithsonian ↗

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There is a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel steps up deadly strikes and expands physical barrier in Gaza despite truce ↗

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The United States launched a fresh barrage of strikes on Iran overnight as President Donald Trump threatened a major new escalation after Tehran opened a second front in its pressure campaign on the world economy.

U.S. launches new strikes and Trump threatens ‘massive attack’ as Iran widens war ↗

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The data center footprint in Loudoun County has more than doubled in the last five years, covering over 53 million square feet.

In the data center capital of the world, residents ask who the AI boom is helping ↗

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President Donald Trump said Thursday that a nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel — a significant condition not previously mentioned as the deal was announced.

Trump says Saudi Arabia must normalize Israel ties before nuclear deal is approved ↗

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