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A Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. fighter jet disabled an oil tanker heading for the Iranian port of Kharg Island after the vessel “ignored repeated warnings” and did not comply with directions issued under a U.S.-naval maritime blockade, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Tuesday. Centcom “enforced blockade measures against Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it transited international waters toward Kharg Island,” the command said in a statement, referring to one of Iran’s primary oil export terminals. The release noted that the ship’s crew failed to follow directions from U.S. forces multiple times over a 24-hour period. “A U.S. aircraft ultimately…

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Independent brokerages and registered investment advisory firms are winning the financial advisor recruiting race, but they can’t afford to get complacent, a new study found.Processing ContentThose two channels have reaped the largest net increases in registered representatives across the past five years, according to a study released last month by data, analysis and events company ISS Market Intelligence using its MarketPro Discovery tool, which was formerly known as Discovery Data. Using an all-inclusive method counting every type of registered representative across brokerages and RIAs, the company reported that the number switching firms last year climbed by double digits to a…

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The Cubs’ season has been defined by streaks, both winning ones and a losing one, but Alex Bregman is riding a personal streak of his own. The third baseman always warrants consideration for MLB DFS lineups, but especially since he’s on an 11-game hitting streak. That’s the longest active in the majors, while teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong has a six-game hit streak of his own. An MLB DFS stack involving the two could be an intriguing part of your daily Fantasy baseball strategy as Chicago faces rookie Gage Jump, who is making his second career start.Rostering the Cubs duo would likely mean you…

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A sign welcomes visitors to the Los Alamos Laboratory after they cross over the Omega Bridge June 14, 1999 in Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) OAN Staff Jenna Lee1:20 PM – Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Authorities recently announced that a missing Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) employee was found dead by a hiker in the Carson National Forest near Taos, New Mexico, about 130 miles northeast of Albuquerque. Notably, officials also later discovered a firearm nearby. The hiker discovered the remains of Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory worker who had been missing since June 26,…

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Tech-focused custodian Altruist has added alternative assets to its platform, along with margin, options and faster money movement. With the move, the firm joins a crowded field of companies seeking to streamline private market investments in the wealth channel.At launch, Altruist’s alternatives marketplace includes strategies across private equity, real estate and infrastructure from Blackstone, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, KKR and Pantheon. Altruist’s pitch is that, unlike standalone alternative asset platforms, which require coordinating through different investor portals, advisors can “prepare and send clients documents for review and signature, and manage reporting and billing—all without leaving the platform.” “Advisors are competing for clients…

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Incoming Real Madrid head coach José Mourinho has already given his full backing to the club’s pursuit of departing Liverpool star Ibrahima Konaté.This of course comes as the Frenchman prepares to take his talents to Spain’s capital.AdvertisementThe name of defender Konaté has dominated the headlines at Real Madrid across the day to date. After word was recently forthcoming that the 27-year-old had made the call to depart the aforementioned Liverpool upon the expiration of his contract, Los Blancos sprung into action.Kicking negotiations back into gear with Konaté and his entourage, Florentino Pérez and co. quickly found an agreement on the terms…

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