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Round one. The first round of talks between U.S. and Iranian negotiators produced agreement on a roadmap for a final deal. The two sides agreed to establish communication lines to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and stop the fighting in Lebanon. According to U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Tehran also agreed to allow International […] This article is for subscribers only Join thousands of readers who rely on GPF for clear-eyed geopolitical analysis. $89 per year Save 18% vs. monthly ✓Full access to all daily analysis & forecasts ✓George Friedman’s geopolitical insights ✓2026…

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Monday was supposed to mark Michigan’s inaugural summer practice as it kicked off its national championship defense, but those plans were canceled when the news broke that Dusty May would leave for the Dallas Mavericks job. The Wolverines’ high-priced roster now faces pivotal stay-or-go decisions in the middle of the summer. Defensive coordinator and top assistant coach Mike Boynton is expected to be elevated to interim head coach, per CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, and Michigan’s entire roster will have a 15-day window to enter the transfer portal that begins five days after the Boynton news becomes official.Point guard Elliot Cadeau is…

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By SCHUYLER DIXONUpdated 12:50 PM PDT, June 22, 2026 Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates scoring his side’s first goal against Austria with teammates during the World Cup Group J soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday. Messi had a golden opportunity to break the record in the ninth minute, but went wide to the right on a penalty kick.…

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Cannalife never went public. The defendants then allegedly recommended moving the money into LEEF Holdings Inc., saying a merger between the two companies was imminent and that LEEF would list in early 2020. That did not happen either. In April 2022, LEEF was acquired by Icanic Brands Company, Inc. and began trading well below what Pacific Reach says it was promised.  Pacific Reach alleges the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by putting their own interests first and concealing material facts, broke a contractual duty of honest performance, deceived the company, and made misrepresentations it relied on. None of those allegations has been proven, and the…

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Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan passed away Monday at 100 years old, following a battle with Parkinson’s disease. He served as the 13th chair of the nation’s central bank and an advisor to six presidents.  Greenspan earned his baccalaureate and graduate degrees in economics from New York University and was a close friend of the libertarian author Ayn Rand beginning in the 1950s until her death in 1982.  Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox He began his career in politics as an economic advisor to Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and was nominated to serve…

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England World Cup group scenarios: What Three Lions need to qualify for 2026 Round of 32 knockouts originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Football Association has put their chips on Thomas Tuchel ending the England men’s national team’s now 60 years of hurt.AdvertisementThe 1966 World Cup triumph on home soil remains England’s only major tournament success.They came close under Gareth Southgate, reaching the final of Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 and performing strongly at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.Now, with a Champions League-winning coach at the helm, and…

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As a conservative and a Christian, I confess to having an almost visceral dislike of social media. Of all modern innovations, it has done most to foster self-absorption and the consequent sin of pride. At its best, however, social media can also showcase love and joy. And that always makes up for the darkness. For instance, in a TikTok video that went viral earlier this month, an Irish woman named Amy Jane, who goes by the name “justamyjane” on the platform, gushed about the experience she and her boyfriend, Scott, had just enjoyed at the Christian-friendly Liberty Restaurant in Scottsboro,…

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Disappointed with the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, I decided in 2023 to reinvent the index to reflect the changing nature of the U.S. economy. I kept 11 of the Dow’s 30 components and added some choices from among personal favorites, old 10 Best lists and the Wired Index, concocted by the tech magazine in 1998.Top 30 is beating expectations. Over the past 12 months, it returned 27%, compared with 24% for the Dow itself. Total cumulative return for three years: 69% for Top 30, 54% for the Dow.Investing lessons from the Top 30Performance, however, isn’t the only…

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