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guid: 1015119 at https://www.zerohedge.com
title: These Are The Best States For House Flipping
author: ;Tyler Durden
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<p>A new study ranks the best states for house flipping, using data on sale prices, remodeling costs, sales volume, and time on market. By standardizing these metrics into a single House Flipping Score, the study identifies where flipping is most profitable—higher scores mean better conditions for flippers.</p>
<p>Vermont tops the list of best states for house flipping with a score of 99, thanks to fast sales (32 days on market) and high transaction volume. Maine follows with a score of 95, offering the lowest remodeling costs ($27,486) among top states and similarly quick sales, the <a href="https://www.badeloftusa.com/press-release/the-best-states-for-house-flippers-2025-study/">study from Badeloft shows</a>.</p>
<p>New Hampshire ranks third (score: 93), combining low renovation costs with high average sale prices ($462,492). Delaware takes fourth (score: 86) with moderate remodeling expenses and solid sales volume.</p>
<p>Rhode Island (score: 85) has the second-fastest market (under 28 days) and low renovation expenses. Hawaii places sixth (score: 83), driven by the highest sale prices nationwide ($829,941).</p>

<p>Connecticut (score: 79) has the shortest time on market—just 27 days—and solid resale value. Virginia (score: 76) offers decent profits with moderate remodeling costs. North Carolina (score: 74) boasts the most active housing market among top states.</p>
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<p>Massachusetts rounds out the top ten (score: 71) with high property values ($605,614) and a market time of 36 days.</p>
<p>Virginia is ranked eighth for house flipping potential, achieving a score of 76. Home improvement projects here generally require an investment of $39,215, with investors able to sell properties for an average of $382,930.</p>
<p>Finally, North Carolina is positioned ninth on the list of best states for house flipping, achieving a score of 74. The state features the most active housing market among the top-ranking states, with 6,649 houses sold per 100,000 residents.</p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.badeloftusa.com/press-release/the-best-states-for-house-flippers-2025-study/">Badeloft study spokesperson</a> said: <em>“House flipping proves to be a profitable endeavor in many states, particularly those where the cost of remodeling is relatively low, and the potential for high sale prices is strong. It’s important to consider that prioritizing premium quality renovations is essential to maximizing the property’s value and securing a profitable return."</em></p>

<p><em>"Carefully selected and stylish furnishings that complement these renovations can further enhance the home’s appeal, making it even more marketable and increasing its overall value”.</em></p>
<p>The full study data can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ_i9yU0J0E2DNWb6u50rx0hEqmWxfbINR07ayq7X-IbLLF7FuVwR9OiRLK7w2beQJBG_GRz4KBD3LI/pubhtml">here</a>. </p>
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title: Trump commutes Ozy Media founder’s criminal fraud sentence
author: ;Filip Timotija
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President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Carlos Watson, a co-founder of now-defunct digital media company Ozy Media, shortly before the entrepreneur was set to start serving a nearly decade-long jail term.  “I am profoundly grateful to President Trump for correcting this grave injustice. His decision reflects his unwavering commitment to fairness and justice for…

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guid: https://www.rt.com/news/614949-uk-private-school-crest-found/
title: UK private school crest found on Ukrainian soldier killed in Russia (VIDEO)
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<p><strong>The Gordonstoun coat of arms was emblazoned on the clothing of a paratrooper who died fighting Russian forces in Kursk Region</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Russian soldiers have discovered the crest of the prestigious UK school that taught Britain’s King Charles III on a Ukrainian fighter killed in Kursk Region, western Russia, RIA Novosti reported on Saturday.</p>
<p>Gordonstoun is a private boarding senior school in Moray, Scotland, and maintains sailing as a key element of its curriculum. It is the alma mater of both Charles and his late father Prince Philip.</p>
<p>The school’s coat of arms and ‘Gordonstoun Sail Training’ could be seen emblazoned on the soldier’s fleece in a video taken by Russian assault forces from the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of army grouping ‘North’, and given to the news agency. Clothing marked this way is not generally available for sale except to students of the institution. The Ukrainian was part of a paratrooper unit eliminated in the settlement of Guevo in Kursk Region, according to RIA.</p>

            
    

<p>The border region saw a major incursion by Ukraine in August of last year, and earlier in March Russian forces began a major counteroffensive, liberating more than a dozen settlements since.</p>

            
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<p>The Russian Defense Ministry gives regular reports about foreign fighters killed while serving for Ukraine in Kursk Region, and in Ukrainian attacks on neighboring border regions.</p>
<p>Foreign mercenaries fighting for Kiev are not protected by the Geneva Convention, and if caught committing war crimes against civilians will be treated as terrorists, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned earlier in March.</p>
<p>Around 6,000 foreigners have been killed fighting for Ukraine since the conflict escalated in 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry said last year.</p>
<p>According the ministry’s latest estimates, more than 70,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in Kursk Region since the beginning of the incursion last August.</p>

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title: Rep. Masssie Pushes For Nationwide Right To Carry Firearms Without Permit
author: ;Tyler Durden
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<p><em>Authored by José Niño via <a href="https://headlineusa.com/subscribe/">Headline USA</a>,</em></p>
<p>Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee <a href="https://headlineusa.com/house-lawmakers-bill-expanding-concealed-carry-nationwide/">passed</a> a bill HR 38, a bill that allows licensed concealed firearm holders to carry in other states that allow <a href="https://headlineusa.com/tag/Concealed-Carry">concealed carry</a>. </p>
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<p>However, for Rep. <a href="https://headlineusa.com/tag/Thomas-Massie">Thomas Massie</a>, R-KY, this bill does not go far enough. On X, he said <em><strong>“ I support this bill, but there is a better option, and it is National Constitutional Carry.” </strong></em></p>

<p>He added, <em><strong>“29 states already have Constitutional (i.e. permitless) Carry. Why not extend it to all 50 states?” </strong></em></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Yesterday, our Judiciary Committee passed HR 38, National Reciprocity. I support this bill, but there is a better option, and it is National Constitutional Carry.</p><p>29 states already have Constitutional (i.e. permitless) Carry. Why not extend it to all 50 states?</p><p>Under HR 38… <a href="https://t.co/ddS2jECW0q">pic.twitter.com/ddS2jECW0q</a></p>
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1905047117409800200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p><strong>Constitutional carry is the simple concept that any lawful individual can carry a firearm without having to ask the government for permission.</strong></p>
<p>Under HR 38, Massie noted that residents of constitutional carry states can carry firearms in any state that issues permits to its citizens. The recent <em>Bruen</em> Supreme Court decision requires all non-constitutional carry states to issue carry permits.</p>
<p>Massie highlighted how when HR 38 passes, residents of the 29 constitutional carry states will be able to carry in all 50 states without a permit. Though paradoxically, residents of the 21 states without constitutional carry will need permits in their own states, while visitors from constitutional carry states won’t.</p>
<p>In the Kentucky congressman’s view, if Congress can mandate California to allow permit-less carry for out-of-state visitors based on the Second Amendment, it only makes sense to extend this right to California residents as well. </p>

<p>Massie posed the following question: <em><strong>“Why not pass national constitutional carry and afford everyone in the United States the right to ‘bear arms’ which is enshrined in the Constitution?”</strong></em></p>
<p>He also called attention to how HR 38 may create a situation where a Kentucky resident could carry an AR-15 pistol with a 20-round magazine in California, while Californians themselves cannot own or carry such equipment. This appears to contradict the framework established by the Supreme Court decision in <em>DC v. Heller</em>.</p>
<p>In contrast, Massie’s proposed national constitutional carry bill stipulates that if a state allows possession of a particular firearm, it must also allow the carry of said firearm.</p>
<p>He introduced this bill as a substitute amendment to HR 38 in committee but withdrew it to avoid forcing his colleagues to choose between National Reciprocity and National Constitutional Carry. The current consensus is that HR 38 can pass the House, while Constitutional Carry may not have sufficient support.</p>
<p>Pro-gun organizations such as the National Association for Gun Rights are firmly behind Massie’s Constitutional Carry bill. NAGR President Dudley Brown <a href="https://twitter.com/dudleywbrown/status/1905286809547919811">tweeted,</a> <strong>“Massie’s bill is INFINITELY better than *smirk* John Cornyn’s.”</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Massie's bill is INFINITELY better than *smirk* John Cornyn's. <a href="https://t.co/vk6qXzKUkY">https://t.co/vk6qXzKUkY</a></p>
— Dudley Brown (@dudleywbrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/dudleywbrown/status/1905286809547919811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Massie’s bill is INFINITELY better than *smirk* John Cornyn’s.</p>

<p>Headline USA reached out to Brown, who said the following about Massie’s bill: </p>
<p><em><strong>“Massie’s Real Constitutional Carry law skips all the big-brother-may-I requirements and assumes citizens are law-abiding.  National reciprocity is a half measure compromise, as evidenced by the Senate sponsor, Sen John Cornyn.”</strong></em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/38">HR 38</a> was introduced by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC, and currently has 178 co-sponsors.</p>
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guid: https://www.rt.com/news/614950-eu-reduce-agricultural-import-ukraine/
title: EU to reduce agricultural imports from Ukraine – AFP
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<p><strong>The current “emergency” free-trade regime for Kiev is due to expire in June, according to Brussels</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The EU plans to scale down its imports of Ukrainian farm produce, the bloc’s commissioner for agriculture Christophe Hansen has told AFP. An <em>“emergency”</em> scheme that allowed Kiev to sell such goods to the bloc without any tariffs is slated to end in June, as its member states no longer want to extend it, he explained.</p>
<p>Brussels suspended tariffs and quotas for Ukrainian agricultural produce after the start of the Russian military operation against Kiev in February 2022. The stated goal was to enable grain and other farm products from Ukraine to be shipped to global markets. However, these imports ended up flooding Eastern European countries, sparking waves of farmer protests.</p>
<p>Now, the bloc is expected to review its emergency scheme, according to Hansen. <em>“Import quotas won't remain the same as in this temporary liberalization. So, indeed, there will be fewer imports,”</em> he told the news agency in an interview on Friday.</p>
<p>The commissioner urged the bloc’s member states to find a substitute solution before the expiration date. <em>“Discussions will have to be swift. The European Union is ready to negotiate, and it should happen in the coming weeks,”</em> he said, without revealing whether Brussels has any specific plans regarding the issue.</p>

            
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<p>It is still <em>“clear”</em> that the EU members do not want the free-trade regime for Kiev to be extended any further, Hansen admitted. <em>“We've seen that this has caused problems, especially in certain member states.”</em> </p>
<p>Several Eastern European nations, including Poland and Bulgaria, which faced the most massive farmer protests, have repeatedly threatened to take unilateral measures against Ukrainian agricultural imports at the national level if their concerns are not addressed. Sofia called for an outright ban on Ukrainian eggs in September 2024.</p>
<p>Last week Reuters reported that the bloc plans to cut Ukrainian sugar imports <em>“sharply”</em>; further supplies from Ukraine would be <em>“well below”</em> current levels, the news agency said, citing a meeting between Hansen and French farm unions’ leaders.</p>
<p>Kiev has warned that putting an end to the free-trade regime would have grave consequences. <em>“The European Union is our key trade partner, and that’s why it would be really damaging for us if we [found] ourselves in the situation we had before the war,”</em> Ukrainian finance minister Sergey Marchenko told the Financial Times on Monday.</p>

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guid: https://www.mondialisation.ca/?p=5697328
title: La “paix solide” qui désagrège l’Europe
author: ;Manlio Dinucci
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Le président Macron a convoqué à Paris une trentaine de gouvernements “volontaires” dans le but officiel de “construire une paix solide pour l’Ukraine et l’Europe”. Il s’est agi en réalité non pas d’un sommet de paix mais de guerre.


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title: Big Soda tries to buy influencers, has a national meltdown
author: ;Grace Price and Nora Kenney; opinion contributors
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Comparing a soda ban to COVID authoritarianism might make for a catchy tweet, but it’s intellectually dishonest — and dangerously misleading. 

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#Healthcare #Opinion #Bernie Sanders #Donald Trump #Elizabeth Warren #Eric Daugherty #Nick Sortor #Riley Gaines #Robert F. Kennedy Jr. #Sugary drinks

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guid: https://strategic-culture.su/?post_type=article&amp;p=884353
title: EU wants to ‘rearm Europe’
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<p><strong><em>By Guo BINGXIN and Huang JINGBO</em></strong></p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="ueditor-text-p_display">On March 6, the European Union (EU) held a special summit in Brussels, where the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s ReArm Europe Plan was approved. With a total budget of EUR 800 billion (approximately USD 860 billion), the plan aims to build “a safe and resilient Europe.”According to Von der Leyen, the initiative will introduce five key measures to overcome the current limitations of the EU’s defense system.</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="ueditor-text-p_display">The first measure is to unleash the use of public funding in defense. For the first time, the EU will invoke an exemption under the Stability and Growth Pact, allowing member states to increase significantly their defense expenditures without triggering the Excessive Deficit Procedure. This measure primarily addresses challenges faced by countries like Germany, which have been constrained by debt brake rules in their military expansion efforts. This could create fiscal space of close to EUR 650 billion for member states over four years to boost military spending.</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="ueditor-text-p_display">The second measure is the use of special loans to promote joint procurement. The EU plans to establish a “pan-European capability domains” instrument to offer approximately EUR 150 billion in loans to support member states in jointly procuring air defense systems, artillery, drones, and other military equipment. This initiative seeks to end the fragmented approach to defense procurement and promote standardized equipment production and industrial chain integration.</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="ueditor-text-p_display">The third measure is restructuring the budget to strengthen investment. Member states will be allowed to direct existing budget allocations, such as the Cohesion Fund, to further investment in defense research and the military-industrial sector. This move aims to bridge the long-standing policy gap between “economic Europe” and “military Europe.”</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="ueditor-text-p_display">The fourth measure is accelerating the efforts to introduce private capital. The EU will reform financial market rules to guide long-term investment capital such as pension funds and insurance funds to flow into the defense sector, so as to alleviate the problem of insufficient public funding.</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="ueditor-text-p_display">The fifth measure involves the financing role of the European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank will break the traditional restriction of not funding lethal weapons and provide credit support for military infrastructure construction and key technology research and development.</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="ueditor-text-p_display">As the largest European defense investment since the Cold War, the Rearm Europe Plan reflects the heightened security concerns of many EU countries amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. At the same time, it is a significant step in the EU’s effort to reduce its dependence on US military support and reshape its global strategic position. The implementation of this plan may trigger a chain reaction. On the one hand, the substantial increase in EU defense spending may lead to overlapping functions with NATO, causing the military cooperation between the US and Europe to shift from the traditional “leader-follower” model to a more competitive and complementary model. On the other hand, the relevant clauses in the plan, such as producing weapons for Ukraine, may further intensify the contradictions between many European countries and Russia and exacerbate regional tensions.</p>
<p data-sanitized-class="ueditor-text-p_display">At the same time, the plan faces many challenges in its implementation, including the inherent inadequate EU strategic autonomy and political resistance to industrial integration. In terms of finance, southern European countries are concerned that the EU’s relaxation of deficit control may trigger a sovereign debt crisis, while Eastern European countries have criticized the EUR 150 billion loan to be shared by all member states, arguing that it forces financially weaker countries to share the costs of wealthier countries’ defense industries. Therefore, whether the Rearm Europe Plan can achieve its expected goals remains to be seen.</p>
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guid: https://strategic-culture.su/?post_type=article&amp;p=884355
title: Así paga el diablo a quien bien le sirve
author: ;A A
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<p>Una triste realidad de quienes, con lealtad y entrega, han ayudado a figuras de poder solo para ser castigados con crueldad cuando su utilidad ha llegado a su fin. Zelenskyy…no eres el primero.</p>
<p>Corría el año 2014 y una agitación política en Ucrania terminó con la salida del gobierno Viktor Yanukovych, elegido democráticamente, aspecto que no le importó al gobierno demócrata Obama, pues lo consideraba proclive a Rusia, razón suficiente para apoyar el derrocamiento de ese odioso gobierno. EE.UU. suministró armas a las milicias fascistas pro-nacionalistas que estaban atacando a las minorías de habla rusa en el Donbas. Para nadie es un secreto que los Estados Unidos prestaron su apoyo Maidán, que derrocó a Yanúkovic y llevó al poder al nacionalista Petro Poroshenko quien abrió las puertas a 300 paracaidistas estadounidenses y al año siguiente, en 2015 la CIA, entrenó a fuerzas de élite ucranianas para enfrentar la invasión rusa.</p>
<p>En la primera presidencia de Donal Trump, año 2017, éste inicio el suministro de armas a Ucrania, con los famosos misiles antitanque Javelin, denunciado públicamente por el gobierno ruso. La administración de Biden, adoptó una intervención más fuerte, pese que Putin propuso un tratado de paz, toda vez que se pusiera fin a la expansión de la OTAN, hacia el este. Biden lo rechazó y optó por acelerar las entregas de armas a Ucrania. Así fue como los Estados Unidos obstaculizaron los esfuerzos de Zelenskyy para poner fin al conflicto en el Donbas y motivaron a Zelenskyy a llevar unidades del ejército ucraniano a ejercicios en la OTAN.</p>
<p>“Para 2023, el total de ayuda militar, entregada por EE. UU. a Ucrania ascendía a 111.000 millones de dólares”, representada principalmente en armas, artillería guiada, blindados, artillería antiaérea, munición, bombas de racimo que causó controversia porque la mayoría de la comunidad internacional prohíbe ese tipo de munición. Claro que los políticos estadounidenses han defendido la entrega de armas a Ucrania con el argumento de que crea empleo en Estados Unidos.</p>
<p>La OTAN, fue incapaz ante el poder militar ruso, pero siguió presionando a Ucrania, cuyo presidente no solo utilizó a sus propios soldados, sino también a mercenarios, dejando crueldad y miseria en los dos bandos. Una guerra que pudo ser evitada desde el 2014, sin la intervención de USA, pero sus medios de comunicación, la vendieron ante el mundo, como la defensa a la democracia y a la libertada. La guerra tiene costos y beneficios, los primeros los asumen las clases medias; las utilidades son de Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Corp. Boeing y General Dynamics Corp. Sin embargo, desde la óptica política, el Zelenskyy no dio la talla y podría ser derrocado por la misma CIA. Hoy es un sujeto que no cuadra con la política del gran patrón, quien pretende ser el salvador del mundo. En ese orden se entiende el cambio de la posición de Trump frente al desgastado patriota de Zelenskyy, quien ahora es grosero, irreverente, mal vestido y o peor aún, la mecha de la tercera guerra mundial. Hace 8 años, fue el ejemplo de patriota… querido de Trump.</p>
<p>“Yo no negocio con perdedores, sino con los vencedores” … dijo Trump. Seguirá hablando con Putin para negociar la recuperación de la destrozada economía de Ucrania. Hay una infraestructura y enormes franjas de tierra por recuperar. Lo que jamás se recuperará, es a toda una generación de padres e hijos que han dado sus vidas, para nada.</p>
<p><em>Publicado</em><em> </em><em>originalmente</em><em> </em><em>por</em><em>: </em><strong><a href="https://elderecho.com.co/asi-paga-el-diablo-a-quien-bien-le-sirve/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>El Derecho</u></a></strong></p>


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<p><strong>Elon Musk secured a multibillion-dollar margin loan using Tesla stock as collateral to finance his acquisition of Twitter</strong> (now rebranded as X). In recent months, Tesla’s share price has been cut in half due to a confluence of factors—<a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/weak-demand-goldman-lowers-tesla-vehicle-delivery-estimate-quarter">slowing EV demand amid high interest rates</a>, shifting electric vehicle policies under the Trump administration, market volatility driven by trade tensions, <strong>and pressure from a coordinated NGO-driven color revolution known as “<a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tesla-takedown-revolutionaries-prepare-mobilization-far-left-agitators-nationwide">Tesla Takedown</a>,” aimed at crashing the stock</strong> to trigger loan repayment obligations tied to Musk’s pledged equity.</p>
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<p>In short, volatility in Tesla shares left Musk heavily exposed to potential loan repayment thresholds being triggered - which was <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-facing-margin-call-tesla-stock-2047059">set to occur</a> at or below $114 according to reports - until now.</p>
<p>On Friday evening, <strong>Musk announced the merger of X with his AI startup, xAI, in an all-stock transaction</strong> that strengthens his financial position, protects Tesla shareholders, and renders the Tesla Takedown color revolution largely ineffective in achieving its intended goal. </p>

<p>Musk outlined xAI's acquisition of X:</p>
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<p><strong><em>xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt).</em></strong></p>
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<p><em>Since its founding two years ago, xAI has rapidly become one of the leading AI labs in the world, building models and data centers at unprecedented speed and scale.</em></p>
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<p><em>X is the digital town square where more than 600M active users go to find the real-time source of ground truth and, in the last two years, has been transformed into one of the most efficient companies in the world, positioning it to deliver scalable future growth.</em></p>
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<p><strong><em>xAI and X's futures are intertwined</em></strong><em>. Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent.</em> <strong><em>This combination will unlock immense potential by blending</em></strong> <em>xAI's advanced AI capability and expertise with X's massive reach. The combined company will deliver smarter, more meaningful experiences to billions of people while staying true to our core mission of seeking truth and advancing knowledge. This will allow us to build a platform that doesn't just reflect the world but actively accelerates human progress.</em></p>
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<p><em>I would like to recognize the hardcore dedication of everyone at xAI and X that has brought us to this point. This is just the beginning.</em></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/xai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@xAI</a> has acquired <a href="https://twitter.com/X?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@X</a> in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt).</p><p>Since its founding two years ago, xAI has rapidly become one of the leading AI labs in the world, building models and data centers at…</p>
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1905731750275510312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Musk privately owns and controls both xAI and X.</p>
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<p><strong>The transaction is structured as a stock swap</strong>, with X investors receiving xAI shares in return. Both companies share overlapping investors, including Fidelity Management, Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding Co, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Vy Capital. </p>

<p>Musk, also the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, purchased Twitter in a $44 billion deal in 2022. X CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote on X last night: "The future could not be brighter." </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/X?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@X</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/xai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@xAI</a><br>The future could not be brighter ✨ <a href="https://t.co/GoJE99KxxI">https://t.co/GoJE99KxxI</a></p>
— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) <a href="https://twitter.com/lindayaX/status/1905737074298572880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Musk's X post announcing the acquisition stated that the deal was about "blending" the AI startup and social media platform to create "a platform that doesn't just reflect the world but actively accelerates human progress." However, the move also eliminates the risk of Musk undergoing a forced liquidation of the $12.5 billion margin loan backed by his Tesla shares.</p>
<p>As we previously described at the beginning of the note, Tesla shares were halved for a number of reasons:</p>
<p><em>And this...</em></p>

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<p>Last week, the Democratic Party and their Communist revolutionaries spelled out their sinister plans...  </p>
<p><strong><u>"If we kill the Tesla brand" and "drive down the stock price low enough.</u></strong> We can force him to <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tesla-takedown-organizers-plan-color-revolution-kill-brand-death-spiral-investors">sell his stock to pay back the billions of dollars of debt he took on to buy Twitter</a>. </p>
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<p><strong><u>"This will drive Tesla into a death spiral</u></strong>," Micah Lee, The Intercept's former Director of Information Security, explained on a recent Tesla Takedown teleconference with other far-left revolutionaries. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨</p><p>Micah Lee, <a href="https://twitter.com/theintercept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theintercept</a>’s former Director of Information Security, participated in the Tesla Takedown call to action tonight.</p><p>Interesting. Check this out! <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ggreenwald</a></p><p>The former Director of Information Security for the Intercept was on the call to action for… <a href="https://t.co/rQKz658JeZ">pic.twitter.com/rQKz658JeZ</a></p>
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) <a href="https://twitter.com/LauraLoomer/status/1902608329458794995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Musk's indebtedness from leveraging Tesla shares to fund the X deal is no longer a concern for Tesla shareholders. This strategic move also <strong>renders the Tesla Takedown color revolution funded by rogue Democrats less likely to force a liquidation. </strong></p>

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Trump Moves &amp;#039;Nuclear Capable&amp;#039; Bombers to Within Striking Distance of Iran, by Mike Whitney

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<p wcount="31" data-sanitized-id="p_1_1" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>A war with Iran would be 10 to 15 times worse than the Iraq War in terms of casualties and costs… And we would lose.</strong> <strong>We would undoubtedly lose</strong>…. Retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson</span></p>
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<p wcount="65" data-sanitized-id="p_1_2" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">There has been much discussion about the relocation of B-2 bombers to Diego Garcia in anticipation of a potential conflict with Iran… However, the B-2 excels primarily against small, unsophisticated, and impoverished nations equipped with outdated air defense systems. …In short, <strong>the B-2 is a sophisticated tool for intimidating weaker adversaries but is largely ineffective against modern Integrated Air Defense Systems</strong> (IADS). Mike Mihajlovic <a title="https://twitter.com/MihajlovicMike/status/1905373092571947399" href="https://twitter.com/MihajlovicMike/status/1905373092571947399">@MihajlovicMike</a> </span></p>
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<p wcount="102" data-sanitized-id="p_1_3" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Recent reports and satellite imagery indicate a significant buildup of US military assets at Diego Garcia, a strategic base in the Indian Ocean. <strong>The Pentagon has deployed seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers (capable of carrying nuclear payloads) numerous C-17 transport planes, ten KC-135 refueling tankers, an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, and two carrier groups to locations where they can be used in a preemptive attack on Iran.</strong> The unprecedented buildup coincides with recent threats by President Donald Trump regarding Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. On Friday, Trump delivered another ominous warning to Iran during a briefing at the White House. He said:</span></p>
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<p wcount="56" data-sanitized-id="p_1_4" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Iran is very high on my list of things to watch. … We will have to talk it out or very bad things are going to happen to Iran…. My big preference is that we work it out with Iran, but <strong>if we don’t work it out, bad, bad things are going to happen to Iran.</strong></span></p>
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<p wcount="130" data-sanitized-id="p_1_5" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The increase in warnings along with the deployment of B-2 bombers has caused a stir among analysts, many of who now believe that <strong>Trump is planning to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with “low yield” nuclear bunker buster bombs</strong> that are designed to penetrate and destroy underground, fortified facilities. If that action were to take place, Iran would be forced to launch massive retaliatory attacks on US and Israeli bases, naval assets, critical infrastructure and oil facilities across the Middle East. And, if those attacks were able to inflict significant damage on US or Israeli targets, then <strong>we could see a rapid escalation to a nuclear war, a scenario that seems more likely now than ever before.</strong> This is an excerpt from an interview with former weapons inspector Scott Ritter:</span></p>
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<p wcount="143" data-sanitized-id="p_1_6" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>…seven B-2 bombers have been deployed from Whitman Airforce base in the United States to Diego Garcia. This is an unprecedented deployment.</strong> And they are matched with 10 KC-31 Tankers; that’s what’s needed to launch an attack against a target like Iran. This is something that should wake people up because there is real potential for conflict….The fact is there are B-2 bombers, there are Ohio class submarines, there are nuclear weapons attached to each of these weapons systems; nuclear weapons that have been built for the sole purpose of attacking targets like these that exist in Iran. … I am simply stating the fact that <strong>the Trump administration has a nuclear posture attached to a nuclear employment plan that will use nuclear weapons in a conflict against Iran, and we can’t pretend that that doesn’t exist.</strong> <a title="https://twitter.com/i/status/1905530296357060661" href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1905530296357060661">Scott Ritter;</a> minute 5:40</span></p>
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<p wcount="154" data-sanitized-id="p_1_7" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">It’s worth noting, that the Trump administration is on the verge of launching a war on a country that poses no national security threat to the United States, nor does it threaten US interests in the region. <strong>Iran’s only crime is that it occupies a piece of real estate in a region where Israel is determined to be the dominant power.</strong> That means Iran’s military capability must be significantly diminished by Israel’s favorite pit-bull, the United States. To that end, wealthy Zionists filled Trump’s campaign coffers during the last presidential election knowing that Trump’s vast popularity would be useful in advancing the Israeli agenda. <strong>The primary goal of that agenda has always been the obliteration of Iran’s military capability so that Israel can emerge as the as the regional hegemon unopposed</strong>. Trump is merely playing the role for which he was chosen. Here’s more from Ritter:</span></p>
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<p wcount="64" data-sanitized-id="p_1_8" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Scott Ritter—<strong>When Trump was president last time (2016) he redid the Nuclear Posture Review and the Nuclear Employment Guidance. And the Nuclear Employment Guidance is the war plan. The war plan was rewritten so he could launch nuclear strikes on Iran. So we’re ready to launch strikes on Iran today, the plan was implemented… we have the weapons, we’ve identified the targets ….</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="4" data-sanitized-id="p_1_9" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Question—What was rewritten?</span></p>
<p wcount="66" data-sanitized-id="p_1_10" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Scott Ritter—You need specific weapons-types…. We do now have a new nuclear “low yield” bunker busting bomb that will penetrate and destroy the facility with minimal fallout (We have similar nukes on Trident submarines in the region that can be used in a decapitation strike on Iran) <strong>We are ready to go to war against Iran. We have already made that decision; the plan exists.</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="15" data-sanitized-id="p_1_11" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Question—So what you’re telling me is that, if Iran develops a nuclear weapon…</span></p>
<p wcount="66" data-sanitized-id="p_1_12" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Scott Ritter—<strong>We will strike, and they will be annihilated… They’ll never know what his them, and they’ll never recover from it..</strong>.. The American plan will not kill tens of millions of Iranians, but it will kill tens of thousands of Iranians, destroy the nuclear infrastructure, and set Iran back forever. The alternative for Iran is to negotiate away their nuclear (program) <a title="https://twitter.com/i/status/1904825226552041739" href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1904825226552041739" data-sanitized-id="LPlnk383819">Scott Ritter</a></span></p>
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<p wcount="86" data-sanitized-id="p_1_13" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">This is why Ritter is so worried. He seriously believes that Trump is planning to preemptively attack Iran’s nuclear sites which would set the dominoes in motion triggering a nuclear war. To me, this seems like a reasonable concern, but, surprisingly, Ritter’s analysis has ignited a firestorm among a number of his supporters online who have (overnight) turned into some of his most vicious critics. Here’s a short clip from a post by Sony Thang@nxt888 that has been widely circulated on X:</span></p>
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<p wcount="40" data-sanitized-id="p_1_14" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Scott… Let me tell you plainly: If the U.S. uses nuclear weapons against Iran—even “tactical” ones—the spell breaks. Forever. The myth of Western restraint dies in the open. The lie of rules-based order evaporates in radioactive dust….</span></p>
<p wcount="45" data-sanitized-id="p_1_15" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">China won’t wait to be next. Russia will tighten its alliance with Tehran. The Global South will turn its back for good. And every nation not under Washington’s boot will know the truth: if you don’t arm yourself, you will be annihilated.</span></p>
<p wcount="7" data-sanitized-id="p_1_16" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">That’s not proliferation. That’s inevitability.</span></p>
<p wcount="7" data-sanitized-id="p_1_17" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">You say, “Only one nation walks away.”</span></p>
<p wcount="2" data-sanitized-id="p_1_18" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">No, Scott.</span></p>
<p wcount="19" data-sanitized-id="p_1_19" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">No one walks away from nuclear war. Not cleanly. Not economically. Not morally. But let’s entertain your scenario.</span></p>
<p wcount="38" data-sanitized-id="p_1_20" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Iran is wiped out. Oil hits $500 a barrel. The Strait of Hormuz is a graveyard. The global economy implodes—not just Europe and Asia, but the dollar itself, because trust dies when empire burns its last moral pretense.</span></p>
<p wcount="28" data-sanitized-id="p_1_21" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">And here’s the part your Pentagon fantasies never compute: It’s not just bombs that bring nations to their knees. It’s legitimacy. Once lost, never regained.</span></p>
<p wcount="25" data-sanitized-id="p_1_22" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">And the U.S.? Already staggering from endless wars—it won’t rise from the ashes of another charred country. It’ll sink into them.</span></p>
<p wcount="9" data-sanitized-id="p_1_23" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">You claim you “assess the world as it is”?</span></p>
<p wcount="9" data-sanitized-id="p_1_24" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Then look again. The American empire is not ascending.</span></p>
<p wcount="49" data-sanitized-id="p_1_25" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">It’s cornered. It’s flailing. It’s threatening annihilation not out of strength, but fear. Fear that the world it dominated is slipping away. Fear that Iran refuses to kneel. And fear that history, which you once claimed would hold America accountable, is no longer on your side.</span></p>
<p wcount="21" data-sanitized-id="p_1_26" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">So, keep listing your bombers, your submarines, your low-yield fantasies. Because beneath all that steel and strategy lies a single truth:</span></p>
<p wcount="7" data-sanitized-id="p_1_27" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">You’ve already lost the moral war.</span></p>
<p wcount="9" data-sanitized-id="p_1_28" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">And when that goes? Everything else follows. <a title="https://twitter.com/nxt888/status/1904858472782667918" href="https://twitter.com/nxt888/status/1904858472782667918">Sony Thang</a> </span></p>
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<p wcount="40" data-sanitized-id="p_1_29" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The overall thrust of these critiques is a tacit objection to any move by Iran to compromise (or negotiate) with the Trump administration. This is generally perceived as “caving in” to the evil empire. (which, in many respects, is true.)</span></p>
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<p wcount="127" data-sanitized-id="p_1_30" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">It’s worth noting, that <strong>Iran is not currently in violation of The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) nor has it been in the past. In fact, Iran has willingly complied with numerous additional protocols and confidence building measures (that were never imposed on any other country) all aimed at allaying fears that it was secretly developing nuclear weapons</strong>. But as <a title="https://greeknewsondemand.com/2025/03/26/tulsi-gabbard-on-iran-says-it-is-not-building-a-nuclear-weapon-thus-contradicting-and-exposing-trump-and-israel/" href="https://greeknewsondemand.com/2025/03/26/tulsi-gabbard-on-iran-says-it-is-not-building-a-nuclear-weapon-thus-contradicting-and-exposing-trump-and-israel/" data-sanitized-id="LPlnk">Tulsi Gabbard confirmed recently,</a> and former <a title="https://twitter.com/DA_Stockman/status/1843709627227144425" href="https://twitter.com/DA_Stockman/status/1843709627227144425" data-sanitized-id="LPlnk303435">CIA Director William Burns</a> before her; Iran does not have nukes, is not building nukes, and has not broken its agreements under the NPT. The whole matter is a mendacious confection concocted by powerful Zionists and their media collaborators who want to destroy Iran in order for Israel to become the dominant power in the Middle East.</span></p>
<p wcount="48" data-sanitized-id="p_1_31" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">It’s also worth noting the dishonest way this crisis has been presented to the American people. The public has been led to believe that Trump is trying to prevent nuclear proliferation when, in fact, <strong>the administration is demanding that Iran abandon its ballistic missile program</strong> as well.</span></p>
<p wcount="70" data-sanitized-id="p_1_32" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">On March 23, 2025, on <em>Face the Nation</em>, Trump advisor Mike Waltz stated bluntly that <strong>Trump’s demands include the dismantling of Iran’s “strategic missile program”.</strong> But Iran’s ballistic missiles do not violate any international law nor are they banned under any treaty obligation. Trump is simply ordering Iran to surrender the means by which it defends itself or face military action by the US. Is that a reasonable demand?</span></p>
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<p wcount="77" data-sanitized-id="p_1_33" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">No, it is national suicide. And, once again, <strong>the origin of this insanity is Benjamin Netanyahu who has consistently urged the U.S. to take stronger action against Iran’s missile capabilities.</strong> (Israel’s agents in Congress introduced the MISSILES Act in July 2023 to codify U.S. sanctions on Iran’s missile and drone programs, citing Israel’s security. At the same time, Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign has included “missile-related entities”…”credited to Netanyahu’s input.”)</span></p>
<p wcount="30" data-sanitized-id="p_1_34" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In short, <strong>Iran is being asked to willingly disarm itself so Israel can do to Iran what it is currently doing to Syria and Lebanon. Why would they do that?</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="71" data-sanitized-id="p_1_35" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">They won’t. They will open back-channel communications with Trump’s envoys and continue to comply with their treaty obligations but eventually Trump will order air-strikes on nuclear targets in Iran signaling the beginning of the war. And that will pit America’s out-of-date weapons cache up-against Iran’s state-of-the-art ballistic missile systems that will—as <strong>Will Schryver opines—expose American weakness, not reinforce the widespread mythology of untouchable American strength.</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="87" data-sanitized-id="p_1_36" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The reasons for this are easy to understand. Following last year’s tit-for-tat missile attacks between Israel and Iran, a fantastical narrative emerged that Israeli air strikes on Iran were successful while Iranian missile attacks on Israel failed to do any significant damage. But nothing could be further from the truth. <strong>Israel’s air campaign was sharply rebuffed by Iran’s advanced multi-layered air defense systems while the vast majority of Iran’s long-range hypersonic ballistic missiles cut-through Israeli vaunted air defense systems striking targets without interference.</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="7" data-sanitized-id="p_1_37" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">How do we draw these unusual conclusions?</span></p>
<p wcount="27" data-sanitized-id="p_1_38" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">By checking the documented accounts of what actually took place. For example, consider this early account of Israel’s October 26 attack by former intelligence officer Alastair Crooke:</span></p>
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<p wcount="14" data-sanitized-id="p_1_39" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Question—Did Israel cause any meaningful damage to Iran in its attack on October 26?</span></p>
<p wcount="142" data-sanitized-id="p_1_40" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Alastair Crooke—No, but something significant did happen, because the attack was supposed to lead off with the destruction of the air defense systems…. what they call SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) The aircraft was supposed to destroy the air defenses in Iraq, Syria and Iran so the second and third waves would come in with conventional weapons to destroy the targets that had been selected for them. But <strong>the second and third wave could only enter Iranian airspace if it was safe for them to do that. (if the air defenses had been properly suppressed) Now what happened (although we don’t know precisely) is that those second and third waves never happened. We got into the first wave and the Israelis said “That’s it, we’re finished. It’s over. We won and it’s a great success.”</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="179" data-sanitized-id="p_1_41" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">What seems to have happened is that <strong>the Israeli aircraft with their long-range missiles to destroy the air defense systems never got closer than 70 kms to Iran,</strong> too far for their missiles to lock on to the air defenses because they needed the signals to lock onto. …The key thing they said—and this is from Israeli sources—“We’ve discovered an unknown air defense system over Tehran province.” So <strong>what seems to have happened is that they (the Israeli aircraft) were being locked onto by another air defense system so they were frightened to go ahead and they scrapped the attack.</strong> They then simply released their long-range missiles (Most of these missiles are guided by GPS and the Russians are highly adept at jamming GPS.) But …this unexplained air defense system, was possibly a Russian air defense system that can attack stealth fighters like the F-35s. … If you have a missile that has a radar capacity that is able to identify a stealth fighter, then the whole idea of the attack on Iran seems to have collapsed….</span></p>
<p wcount="37" data-sanitized-id="p_1_42" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>All the conventional bombers carrying conventional weapons wouldn’t go into the area because it was too dangerous, it was not a secure area.</strong> The airspace was dominated by air defense that threatened the stealth fighters themselves.</span></p>
<p wcount="69" data-sanitized-id="p_1_43" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">This has huge geostrategic implications if this is what in fact happened…. You see, there was a three-phased plan; and when the plan was scuppered, they just announced the plan as if it had happened. “We’ve succeeded. We flew over Tehran; we suppressed their air defenses, we bombed targets and we destroyed their missile capacity.”<br>It’s just hype. It’s not true. Judging Freedom, <a title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkNk76E3SI&amp;t=223s" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkNk76E3SI&amp;t=223s" data-sanitized-id="LPlnk">Alastair Crooke</a>, YouTube</span></p>
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<p wcount="52" data-sanitized-id="p_1_44" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Keep in mind, Crooke’s account is just one of many accounts that relay the same basic facts and the draw the same basic conclusions. And those conclusions, as we stated earlier, are linked to <strong>“Iran’s advanced multi-layered air defense system that can counter any potential Israeli attack on the homeland.”</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="36" data-sanitized-id="p_1_45" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In short, there is no evidence that either Israel or the United States have the ability to effectively penetrate Iran’s air defense system and destroy the targets they need to obliterate to win the war.</span></p>
<p wcount="66" data-sanitized-id="p_1_46" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">What’s more interesting is the fact that <strong>Israel has apparently kept this information from Trump and his advisors who</strong> are stumbling blindly into a disaster. I have seen nothing that would convince me that Hegseth, Waltz or Rubio have a clear understanding of what transpired in the clashes between Israel and Iran. They are operating on the theory that Israel is telling them the truth.</span></p>
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<p wcount="46" data-sanitized-id="p_1_47" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In contrast, Iran’s attack on Israel was a rousing success, which is to say, that their cutting-edge ballistic missiles completely eluded Israel’s air-defense systems hitting some of the most heavily defended targets in the world. This is from a post by the Armchair Warlord:</span></p>
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<p wcount="64" data-sanitized-id="p_1_48" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>The Iranian strike on Nevatim and Tel Nof Airfields</strong> … in Israel on Tuesday completely validated my analysis from April. In April <strong>the Iranians demonstrated they could defeat Israel’s BMD system at will and strike precision targets –</strong> this time they did damage. Video of the engagement suggests that the vast majority of the Iranian salvo – probably <strong>more than 80% – penetrated and struck targets in Israel. …..</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="123" data-sanitized-id="p_1_49" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The Iranians can be expected to have damaged aircraft, infrastructure, SAM systems, and AD radars at both airfields, as well as hitting several other targets elsewhere in the country less intensively. The effectiveness of the strike can be seen by simply observing the Israeli reaction – rather than an immediate counterattack they have withdrawn for deliberations, with some talk of a deescalatory downward-step retaliation against the Houthis or Hezbollah. The reason for this is simple – <strong>the Iranians have now demonstrated the ability to overwhelm the Israeli AD system at will and precisely strike targets, and with their missile shield ineffective the Israeli leadership is coming to terms with the fact they run a small and isolated country with a limited amount of critical infrastructure</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="28" data-sanitized-id="p_1_50" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">At this point the Ayatollah can push a button and turn the lights out in Israel, and no amount of American money can prevent that. <strong>Armchair Warlord@ArmchairW</strong></span></p>
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<p wcount="55" data-sanitized-id="p_1_51" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">And, although the MSM has tried to sugarcoat Iran’s October 1 attack, (and make it look like a ‘big nothingburger’) some of the mainstream publications have accurately recorded what took place on October 1. This is from an article at the <em>Guardian</em> titled: Escalation with Iran could be risky: Israel is more vulnerable than it seems:</span></p>
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<p wcount="53" data-sanitized-id="p_1_52" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>Satellite and social media footage has shown missile after missile striking the Nevatim airbase in the Negev desert, and setting off at least some secondary explosions, indicating that despite the highly touted effectiveness of Israel’s Iron Dome and Arrow air defences, Iran’s strikes were more effective than had been previously admitted.</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="40" data-sanitized-id="p_1_53" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>Experts who analysed the footage noted at least 32 direct hits on the airbase.</strong> None appeared to have caused major damage, but some landed close to hangars that house Israel’s F-35 jets, among the country’s most prized military assets….</span></p>
<p wcount="86" data-sanitized-id="p_1_54" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>“The core fact remains that Iran has proven it can hit Israel hard if it so chose,</strong>” writes Decker Eveleth, an analyst with the research and analysis group CNA, who analysed the satellite images for a blogpost. “Airbases are hard targets, and the sort of target that likely won’t produce many casualties. Iran could choose a different target – say, a densely packed IDF ground forces base, or a target within a civilian area – and a missile strike there would produce a large number of [casualties].”….</span></p>
<p wcount="60" data-sanitized-id="p_1_55" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In the attack, Vaez said, Iran had “used their most advanced weapons, and <strong>they have sufficient stockpile of being able to do that for months. That would be the world we’ll be ­living in unless somebody pulls the plug on this cycle of escalation. <a title="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/05/escalation-with-iran-could-be-risky-israel-is-more-vulnerable-than-it-seems" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/05/escalation-with-iran-could-be-risky-israel-is-more-vulnerable-than-it-seems" data-sanitized-id="LPlnk">Escalation with Iran could be risky: Israel is more vulnerable than it seems</a></strong>, <em>The Guardian</em></span></p>
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<p wcount="50" data-sanitized-id="p_1_56" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Think about that for a minute: Iranian ballistic missiles landed 32 direct hits on the Nevatim airbase, the most heavily defended airbase on the planet. The Iranians have shown that they can put their missiles on any target in any location in Israel and Israel has no way to stop them.</span></p>
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<p wcount="27" data-sanitized-id="p_1_58" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">It means that Israel is luring the United States into a war that it cannot win and that will bring the American Century to a catastrophic end.</span></p>
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Two planes of the Russian Emergencies Ministry carrying rescuers and medics have arrived in Myanmar to assist in dealing with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake, the ministry’s press service told TASS.</p>
<p>"Two aircraft of the Russian Emergencies Ministry have landed at an airport of the city of Yangon in order to provide aid in dealing with the aftermath of the destructive earthquake," the press service said.</p>
<p>According to the ministry, the rescuers have brought along all the equipment necessary for search-and-rescue operations.</p>
<p>They are ready to hold round-the-clock operations at several sites simultaneously, aided by drones allowing to conduct air reconnaissance and monitoring.</p>
<p>A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 struck Myanmar on March 28. According to Xinhua, the number of victims has surpassed 1,600. The tremors were also felt in China, Thailand, and Vietnam.</p>


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<div><img src="https://cdn-media.tass.ru/width/1200_4ce85301/tass/m2/en/uploads/i/20250329/1441815.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>BANGKOK, March 29. /TASS/. The number of fatalities in the Myanmar earthquake has risen to 1,644 with over 3,400 people injured, Xinhua reported citing the press service of the country’s Administration Council.</p>
<p>According to its data, 139 individuals are missing.</p>
<p>A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 struck Myanmar on March 28. The tremors were also felt in China, Thailand, and Vietnam.</p>


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<div><img src="https://cdn-media.tass.ru/width/1200_4ce85301/tass/m2/en/uploads/i/20250329/1441819.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Despite statements by Vladimir Zelensky about the purported cessation of attacks on Russian energy facilities, over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army continued strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, the Russian Defense Ministry said.</p>
<p>"Over the past 24 hours, the Kiev regime has continued attacks on Russian energy infrastructure facilities," it said in a statement.</p>
<p>According to the ministry, the Kiev regime has just increased the number of attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions, despite Zelensky’s claims.</p>


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<p>Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen made the sharp remarks in a video posted to social media on Saturday, after US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the strategic island.</p>

<p>“Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course we are open to criticism,” Rasmussen said, speaking in English.</p>
<p>“But let me be completely honest: we do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered. This is not how you speak to your close allies. And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies.”</p>
<p>On Friday, Vance, on a fleeting visit, accused Denmark of failing to keep Greenland protected and projected that the US would better protect the semi-autonomous Danish territory that Trump covets and has pressed to take over.</p>
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<p>“Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,” Vance said on Friday. “You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. That has to change.”</p>
<p>The US has suggested that both Russia and China have strategic designs on Greenland.</p>
<p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also pushed back on Vance’s claim that Denmark is not doing enough for defence in the Arctic, calling her country “a good and strong ally”.</p>
<p>“For many years, we have stood by the Americans in very difficult situations,” she said, referring to Danish combat deployments alongside US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, where dozens of Danes were killed.</p>
<p>“The Vice President’s reference to Denmark is not accurate,” she added.</p>
<p>Frederiksen will visit Greenland on April 2-4 for talks with the semi-autonomous territory’s new government, she said on Saturday.</p>
<p>Vance was accompanied by his wife Usha, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and his wife, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Utah Senator Mike Lee and former Homeland Security Advisor Julia Nesheiwat, who is Waltz’s wife.</p>
<p>The vice president stressed that the US has “no option” but to take a significant position to ensure the security of the island as he encouraged a push in Greenland for independence from Denmark.</p>
<p>“I think that they ultimately will partner with the United States,” Vance said. “We could make them much more secure. We could do a lot more protection. And I think they’d fare a lot better economically as well.”</p>
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<p>The reaction by members of Greenland’s parliament and its residents to Trump’s push to annex the island has been a furious one.</p>
<p>Greenlandic legislators on Thursday agreed to form a new government, banding together to resist Trump’s overtures. Four of the five parties elected to Greenland’s parliament earlier this month have agreed to form a coalition that will have 23 of 31 seats in the legislature.</p>
<p>Incoming Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told a news conference on Friday that the territory needed unity at this time.</p>
<p>“It is very important that we put aside our disagreements and differences … because only in this way will we be able to cope with the heavy pressure we are exposed to from outside,” he said.</p>
<p>The Danish foreign minister, in his remarks, was at pains to note that his country has increased its own investment into Arctic defence.</p>
<p>In January, Denmark announced 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.1bn) in financial commitments for Arctic security covering three new naval vessels, long-range drones and satellites.</p>
<p><strong>1951 US-Denmark defence agreement</strong></p>
<p>In his video, Rasmussen also cited the 1951 defence agreement between Denmark and the US. Since 1945, the US military presence in Greenland has decreased from thousands of soldiers over 17 bases and installations on the island, he said, to the remote Pituffik Space Base in the northwest with some 200 soldiers.</p>
<p>The 1951 agreement “offers ample opportunity for the United States to have a much stronger military presence in Greenland”, the foreign minister said. “If that is what you wish, then let us discuss it.”</p>
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<p>Hundreds of protesters demonstrated on Saturday outside the US embassy in the Danish capital Copenhagen, with some lifting signs saying “back off, USA,” Danish broadcaster TV2 reported.</p>
<p>Trump argues that the US needs the vast Arctic island for national and international security and has not ruled out the use of force to secure it.</p>
<p>“We are not talking about peace for the United States. We are talking about world peace. We are talking about international security,” Trump claimed to reporters at the White House on Friday.</p>
<p>Asked about the potential use of force to annex the territory, Vance stressed the US administration did not think that “is ever going to be necessary”.</p>

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<p>Hundreds of Muslim worshippers are feared to be among the more than 1,600 people who died in a powerful <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/29/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-live-over-1000-killed-rescue-efforts-ongoing">earthquake</a> which struck central Myanmar when they had gathered at mosques for prayers during Ramadan.</p>
<p>According to the shadow National Unity Government, more than 50 mosques across the country also sustained damage when the magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on Friday.</p>

<p>Htet Min Oo was performing ritual ablutions before Ramadan prayers at a mosque next to his house in Mandalay.</p>
<p>His home collapsed along with part of the mosque, trapping half his body with the rubble of a wall that buried two of his aunts. Residents raced to pull them out, he said, but only one survived.</p>
<p>The 25-year-old told the Reuters news agency, that his two uncles and his grandmother were also trapped under piles of concrete. With no heavy equipment available, he tried desperately to clear the rubble with his hands but could not shift it.</p>
<p>“I don’t know if they are still alive under the debris. After so long, I don’t think there’s any hope,” he said on Friday.</p>
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<p>“There’s too much rubble and no rescue teams have come for us,” he added, his voice shaking as he broke into tears.</p>
<p>A 39-year-old resident of the Mandalay region described harrowing scenes as he tried to save a man trapped under the debris of a collapsed mosque in Sule Kone village but had to flee because of strong aftershocks.</p>
<p>“I had to leave him behind … I went in a second time to try to save him,” he told Reuters, declining to be identified. “I retrieved four people with my own hands. But unfortunately, three were already dead, and one died in my arms.”</p>
<p>The resident said 10 people had been killed there, and they were among 23 who died at three mosques that were destroyed in the village. Government restrictions had prevented them from being upgraded, he said.</p>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3607841" data-sanitized-id="attachment_3607841" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AP25087271430582-1743149724.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513" alt="Myanmar destruction" data-sanitized-class="size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3607841"><figcaption data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-3607841" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text">Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar [File: Aung Shine Oo/AP]</figcaption></figure><p>Muslims are a minority in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar and have been repressed and marginalised by successive governments, while ultranationalist groups have in recent years incited violence.</p>
<p>The Rohingya, a large Muslim minority, have been among the most persecuted groups by the Myanmar authorities, suffering mass deaths and expulsion.</p>
<p>Myanmar authorities have for decades also made it difficult for Muslims to obtain permission to repair or build mosques, according to a 2017 report by the US Department of State, which said historic mosques have deteriorated because routine maintenance was denied.</p>
<p>One man, Julian Kyle, appealed on social media for heavy equipment to lift concrete pillars after the quake destroyed another Mandalay mosque.</p>
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<p>“Underneath the rubble, my family members and others were crushed and lost their lives,” he posted. “We desperately want to recover their bodies.”</p>
<p>A resident from the town of Taungnoo, about 370km (230 miles) away, said he was praying when one side of the Kandaw mosque caved in on two rows of men seated before him.</p>
<p>“I saw so many people carried out from the mosque, some of them died right before my eyes,” he said. “It was truly heartbreaking.”</p>

<p>Citing a local newspaper, Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency said that the collapse of mosques on Friday also increased fears of more buildings falling, especially older ones that are more than 150 years old and have not received the necessary permits for renewal, according to government regulations.</p>
<p>Buddhist buildings were also badly hit by the earthquake, with 670 monasteries and 290 pagodas damaged, according to the military government. It did not mention any mosques in its damage report.</p>
<p>So far, the quake has also destroyed other buildings, bridges and roads across swaths of Myanmar.</p>
<p>But many believe the true scale of the disaster has yet to emerge due to patchy communications in remote areas.</p>
<p>Harry Roberts, a Bangkok-based volunteer, said the situation in Myanmar was likely to be “very complex” and “really serious” considering the government’s rare appeal for international help.</p>
<p>“That request must trickle down to immigration and customs, so nongovernmental organisations like ourselves can get the immediate aid in there,” Roberts said.</p>
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<p>“At this stage, it’s largely about gathering information and assessing the accessibility into the country.”</p>

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title: A Reel War: Israeli filmmaker’s search for stolen Palestinian films
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<div><img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-1743263247.jpg?resize=1920%2C1079&amp;quality=80" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>An Israeli filmmaker uncovers seized PLO archives, raising questions about Palestinian heritage and identity.</p><div aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true" readability="44">
<p>Was Palestinian history carefully recorded by the earliest 20th-century filmmakers as a way of preserving their heritage? Or were they, as some Israelis claim, simply disorganised amateurs operating on basic equipment in a primitive society?</p>
<p>In this documentary, Israeli researcher and filmmaker Karnit Mandel uncovers previously unseen footage of Palestinian life and history in a box of old VHS tapes. The cassettes are a small sample from a huge archive seized from the PLO during Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Mandel tries to retrieve it from the Israeli army but comes up against overwhelming obstacles and bureaucracy. She hears a range of contrasting views, from Palestinians who describe a well-developed film industry in the 1930s to dismissive Israeli historians who say Palestinian cinema never existed at all. In the end, Mandel is forced to abandon her search – but it highlights the continuing struggle for narrative control over Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.</p>
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<p>Skygazers in some parts of the world have been enthralled catching the Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth, making a partial solar eclipse.</p>
<p>Saturday’s eclipse was visible throughout Europe, including Greenland, the far northwest of Africa and Newfoundland, weather permitting. Clouds meant some were unable to see up to one-fifth of the Sun obscured by the Moon.</p>

<p>During a solar eclipse, the Moon stands between the Earth and the Sun. And since the three are not completely aligned, when the Moon passes through the other two, it obscures only part of the Sun.</p>
<p>The next partial solar eclipse in Europe is due to fall on August 12, 2026, with more than 80 percent of the Sun set to be covered.</p>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3610054" data-sanitized-id="attachment_3610054" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-29T125712Z_662394665_RC2YMDAJ2RWJ_RTRMADP_3_SOLAR-ECLIPSE-GREENLAND-1743261634.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C504" alt="A seagull passes a partial solar eclipse above Greenland's capital Nuuk, Greenland, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger" data-sanitized-class="size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3610054"><figcaption data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-3610054" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text">A seagull passes a partial solar eclipse above Greenland’s capital Nuuk, Greenland [Leonhard Foeger/Reuters]</figcaption></figure><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3610060" data-sanitized-id="attachment_3610060" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-29T133907Z_314408695_RC2YMDABEWDW_RTRMADP_3_SOLAR-ECLIPSE-SPAIN-1743261667.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513" alt="A composite image of 7 separate photographs taken with a single fixed camera shows the partial solar eclipse seen from Castillo del Romeral, on the island of Gran Canaria. Spain, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Borja Suarez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY" data-sanitized-class="size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3610060"><figcaption data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-3610060" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text">A composite image of 7 separate photographs taken with a single fixed camera shows the partial solar eclipse seen from Castillo del Romeral, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain [Borja Suarez/Reuters]</figcaption></figure><p>However, the next <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/8/total-solar-eclipse-2024-where-when-and-how-to-watch">total eclipse</a> – which occurs when the Moon completely blocks out the sun – in the region will not occur until 2081. During a total solar eclipse, the Moon passes directly between the sun and the Earth, completely blocking the sun’s light on one side, and casting a shadow on a small area of Earth on its other side.</p>
<p>Authorities warned residents Saturday to avoid looking directly at the sun without protection, especially through binoculars or a telescope. Those seeking a glimpse of the eclipse were advised to wear special protective glasses.</p>
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title: IN BRIEF: What is known about Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities
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<div><img src="https://cdn-media.tass.ru/width/1200_4ce85301/tass/m2/en/uploads/i/20250329/1441823.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. The Kiev regime has continued attacking Russian energy infrastructure facilities despite Vladimir Zelensky’s claims to the opposite.</p>
<p>Earlier, the Ukrainian military carried out five strikes on the energy facilities in Russia's borderline Belgorod Region.</p>
<p>TASS has compiled main facts from the statements by the Russian Defense Ministry.</p>
<p><strong>Situation in Belgorod Region</strong></p>
<p>A high-voltage power line was damaged in an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle;</p>
<p>A power converter sustained major damage in a drone attack;</p>
<p>Over 1,100 domestic consumers lost power in the Grayvoronsky District;</p>
<p>A Ukrainian drone attack on a high-voltage power line cut off electricity to more than 8,000 domestic consumers in the Borisovsky District.</p>
<p><strong>Situation in Kursk Region</strong></p>
<p>Additionally, as it has already been reported, on March 28, around 10:20 a.m. Moscow time (7:20 a.m. GMT - TASS), a strike with HIMARS MLRS rockets was carried out on the Sudzha gas-metering station resulting in a major blaze.</p>
<p>The Sudzha gas-metering station has been practically eliminated.</p>


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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Attacks by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles on Russian energy infrastructure have left over 9,000 consumers in the Belgorod Region without electricity, the Russian Defense Ministry said.</p>
<p>The agency explained that, as a result of Ukrainian strikes, a number of high-voltage power lines had been shut down and a power converter sustained major damage.</p>
<p>"Over 1,100 domestic consumers have lost electric power in the Grayvoronsky District. At 6:07 p.m. Moscow time (3:07 p.m. GMT - TASS), as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle, a high-voltage power line was shut down in the Belgorod Region &lt;...&gt; with the subsequent cut-off of energy supplies to more than 8,000 domestic consumers in the Borisovsky District," the ministry noted.</p>
<p>According to the military agency, the Kiev regime has just increased the number of attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions, despite claims by Vladimir Zelensky about the purported cessation of attacks on Russian energy facilities.</p>


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title: Tufts University student can’t be deported to Turkiye without court order
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<p data-sanitized-class="article__subhead"><em>Pro-Palestine student Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested on Tuesday by US immigration authorities in Massachusetts.</em></p>
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<p>A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily barred the deportation of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/29/live-israel-kills-almost-900-since-breaking-gaza-ceasefire-ministry">voiced support</a> for Palestinians in Israel’s war in Gaza and was detained by US immigration officials.</p>
<p>Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was forcibly taken into custody by masked federal agents in broad daylight near her Massachusetts home on Tuesday. Immigration officials also revoked her visa.</p>

<p>On Friday, US District Court Judge Denise Casper gave the government until Tuesday evening to respond to an updated complaint filed by Ozturk’s lawyers.</p>
<p>“To allow the Court’s resolution of its jurisdiction to decide the petition, Ozturk shall not be removed from the United States until further order of this court,” the judge wrote.</p>
<p>Ozturk’s <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/26/trump-administration-arrests-turkish-student-at-tufts-revokes-visa">arrest</a> came a year after she co-authored an opinion piece in Tufts’ student newspaper criticising the university’s response to calls by students to divest from companies with ties to Israel and to “acknowledge the Palestinian genocide”.</p>
<p>Friends have said Ozturk was not otherwise closely involved in pro-Palestine protests against Israel.</p>
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<p>A lawyer soon after sued to secure her release, and on Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union joined her legal defence team, filing a revised lawsuit saying her detention violates her rights to free speech and due process.</p>

<p>On Saturday, Oncu Keceli, a spokesperson for Turkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that efforts to secure Ozturk’s release continued, adding consular and legal support was being provided by Turkish diplomatic missions in the US.</p>
<p>“Our Houston Consul General visited our citizen in the center where she is being held in Louisiana on March 28. Our citizen’s requests and demands have been forwarded to local authorities and her lawyer,” Keceli said in a post on X.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters and has accused them, without providing evidence, of supporting Hamas, being anti-Semitic and posing foreign policy hurdles.</p>
<p>Protesters, including some Jewish groups, say the Trump administration conflates their criticism of Israel’s assault on Gaza and their advocacy for Palestinian rights with anti-Semitism and support for Hamas.</p>
<p>Several students and protesters have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration, which says it may have revoked more than 300 visas.</p>
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guid: https://www.aljazeera.com/?t=1743268748
title: How stable is Lebanon’s peace – after Israel attack on Beirut?
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<div><img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-1743268837.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=80" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Country on edge after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns of more possible attacks.</p><div aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true" readability="45">
<p>Israel bombs the southern suburbs of Beirut – the first air strike on the Lebanese capital since November’s ceasefire.</p>
<p>Hours earlier, rockets were fired at Israel from southern Lebanon.</p>
<p>After numerous ceasefire breaches by Israel in four months, how serious is this one?</p>
<p><strong>Presenter:</strong> Cyril Vanier</p>
<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>
<p>Ali Rizk – Security affairs analyst.</p>
<p>Lorenzo Kamel – Associate professor of international history at the University of Turin.</p>
<p>Sami Nader – Director at the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs.</p>
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title: World Press Photo defends TASS photo correspondent’s win in regional contest
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>THE HAGUE, March 29. /TASS/. The organizers of the international World Press Photo contest have defended their choice of TASS photo correspondent Mikhail Tereshchenko as the winner of the contest for the European region.</p>
<p>"We do not exclude photographers from any country," the organizers said in a statement on the contest’s website in response to complaints about Tereshchenko’s win.</p>
<p>"We trust the independent jury, and our rigorous judging processes, to ensure both the visual and journalistic quality of all winning entries is world-class," they noted.</p>
<p>According to the organizers, the complaints will be reviewed in accordance with the contest’s rules and procedures. "Until this review is complete, we stand by the jury’s decision to award his project, Protests in Georgia, and encourage everyone to view this work for themselves. The authenticity of the photographs themselves, and the events they document are not in question. Wherever we share these photographs we also ensure they have accurate and truthful captions - thanks to our team of writers, researchers, and fact checkers," their statement emphasized.</p>
<p>Tereshchenko is among the winners of the World Press Photo Contest, one of the world's most prestigious contests in photojournalism and documentary photography.</p>
<p>His images, taken during the period of political unrest in Georgia, secured first place in the category of Stories for the European region.</p>


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title: Carney makes first campaign appearance in Nepean
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<p>Rounding out his first week on the campaign trail, Liberal Leader Mark Carney made his first stop in the riding of Nepean on Saturday.</p>
<p>Speaking to a crowd of volunteers at his new campaign office, Carney called the race “the most important election of our lifetime.”</p>
<p data-async>“It’s critical in redefining our relationship with the United States. It’s critical in redefining our economy on our own terms, standing up for Canada, creating one economy, one strong economy,” he said <a data-evt-val='{"control_fields": {"mparticle": {"keys": {"click_source_type": "click_source_type", "anchor_text": "anchor_text", "target_url": "target_url", "layout_section": "layout_section"}, "mp_event_type": "Navigation", "extra_keys": ["click_vertical_position_percentage", "click_vertical_position_pixels"]}}, "click_source_type": "in-page link", "anchor_text": "in remarks that were recorded by CPAC", "target_url": "https://www.cpac.ca/leaders-tour/episode/mark-carney-makes-campaign-stop-in-ottawa--march-29-2025?id=1db3b93e-32fd-4725-8c66-0deca8a39e90", "layout_section": "in-page-link"}' href="https://www.cpac.ca/leaders-tour/episode/mark-carney-makes-campaign-stop-in-ottawa--march-29-2025?id=1db3b93e-32fd-4725-8c66-0deca8a39e90" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" target="_blank">in remarks that were recorded by CPAC</a>.</p>
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<p>Journalists were not allowed to ask questions at the event. The Liberal Party did not inform local media of the location of the event.</p>
<p data-async>Carney is running in Nepean after the party <a data-evt-val='{"control_fields": {"mparticle": {"keys": {"click_source_type": "click_source_type", "anchor_text": "anchor_text", "target_url": "target_url", "layout_section": "layout_section"}, "mp_event_type": "Navigation", "extra_keys": ["click_vertical_position_percentage", "click_vertical_position_pixels"]}}, "click_source_type": "in-page link", "anchor_text": "disqualified Chandra Arya", "target_url": "https://ottawacitizen.com/news/liberals-revoke-nepean-mps-nomination-federal-election", "layout_section": "in-page-link"}' rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://ottawacitizen.com/news/liberals-revoke-nepean-mps-nomination-federal-election" target="_blank">disqualified Chandra Arya</a>, who had represented the riding as its MP since 2015. In January, the party <a data-evt-val='{"control_fields": {"mparticle": {"keys": {"click_source_type": "click_source_type", "anchor_text": "anchor_text", "target_url": "target_url", "layout_section": "layout_section"}, "mp_event_type": "Navigation", "extra_keys": ["click_vertical_position_percentage", "click_vertical_position_pixels"]}}, "click_source_type": "in-page link", "anchor_text": "also disqualified Arya", "target_url": "https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/liberal-party-ottawa-mp-chandra-arya-leadership", "layout_section": "in-page-link"}' rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/liberal-party-ottawa-mp-chandra-arya-leadership" target="_blank">also disqualified Arya</a> from running for the party leadership.</p>
<p data-async>Carney’s speech to riding volunteers came after <a data-evt-val='{"control_fields": {"mparticle": {"keys": {"click_source_type": "click_source_type", "anchor_text": "anchor_text", "target_url": "target_url", "layout_section": "layout_section"}, "mp_event_type": "Navigation", "extra_keys": ["click_vertical_position_percentage", "click_vertical_position_pixels"]}}, "click_source_type": "in-page link", "anchor_text": "his first call with U.S. President Donald Trump", "target_url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/trump-carney-productive-first-call", "layout_section": "in-page-link"}' rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/trump-carney-productive-first-call" target="_blank">his first call with U.S. President Donald Trump</a> on Friday. On Wednesday, Trump announced sweeping tariffs on auto imports expected to come into effect on April 2.</p>
<p>Previously, Carney has said Trump’s tariffs had profoundly and permanently changed U.S.-Canada relations and it’s time to renegotiate the partnership.</p>
<p>On Saturday, Carney also appealed to local Nepean residents, calling the region the “best in our country.” He also mentioned his friendship with Peter Chiarelli, an NHL executive with the St. Louis Blues, who has roots in the area.</p>
<p>“This is what we are, the community, the community that grows and believes in each other and stays together. And I hope to have the honour of representing you in Ottawa at this crucial time for Nepean, for Ottawa, for Ontario, or Canada, for the world,” he said.</p>
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The Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to deny a delivery of water to Mexico is raising alarm among experts, who fear it could jeopardize future cross-border negotiations in an increasingly thirsty region. The refusal, which marked the first such rejection in 81 years, pertained to a special request from Mexico for the transfer of additional Colorado River water to the…

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<p>Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Turkiye’s Istanbul have taken to the streets again, rallying against the government’s decision to imprison the <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/24/who-is-jailed-turkish-opposition-leader-ekrem-imamoglu">city’s popular mayor</a>.</p>
<p>The mass demonstration on Saturday was the latest in a wave of nationwide protests that have gripped parts of the country since the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu on March 19. The now ex-mayor, considered a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was detained on corruption and terrorism charges. The terrorism charge was initially dismissed by the court.</p>

<p>A letter from Imamoglu was read out at the rally to loud cheers from the crowd. “I have no fear, you are behind me and by my side. I have no fear because the nation is united. The nation is united against the oppressor,” the letter said. “They can put me in jail and try me as much as they want, the nation has shown that it will crush all traps and plots”, it added.</p>
<p>The government rejects accusations from critics that the move against Imamoglu was politically motivated, insisting that the judiciary is independent and free of political interference.</p>
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<p>This week, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/24/turkiye-detains-over-1100-as-erdogan-blames-evil-opposition-for-protests">Erdogan denounced the rallies</a>. “Those who spread terror in the streets and want to set fire to this country have nowhere to go. The path they have taken is a dead end,” he said.</p>
<p>Those demonstrating in Istanbul’s streets on Saturday had an opposing view: “We must speak out against injustice and unlawfulness. I am 25 and have only known one government – I want to see change,” a protester told Al Jazeera. “A state is strong only when it’s fair, but I am not hopeful. The judiciary is not independent,” said another one.</p>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3610157" data-sanitized-id="attachment_3610157" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-29T130414Z_515162147_RC2ZMDAD0SOJ_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-OPPOSITION-MAYOR-PROTESTS-1743266616.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513" alt="Police stand guard during a rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez" data-sanitized-class="size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3610157"><figcaption data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-3610157" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text">Police stand guard during a rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkiye [Dylan Martinez/Reuters]</figcaption></figure><p>Imamoglu’s detention, and later formal arrest over the corruption charges on March 23, prompted nationwide protests despite assembly bans, police crackdowns, and legal prosecution by authorities.</p>
<p>“They’ve detained hundreds of our children, thousands of our youths … arrested hundreds of them,” said Ozgur Ozel, the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) that organised the protest. “They only had one goal in mind: to intimidate them, terrify them, make sure they never go out again.”</p>
<p>Nearly 1,900 people have been detained since March 19, and pro-government media reported Friday that public prosecutors had requested up to three years imprisonment for 74 of them.</p>
<p>“For many people here, this is not just about but about democracy, especially for students. Attending the rallies is a way for them to show resilience and protect their freedoms for their future,” said Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu, reporting from the protest.</p>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3610165" data-sanitized-id="attachment_3610165" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-29T121927Z_1865065915_RC20NDAK4K0J_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-OPPOSITION-MAYOR-PROTESTS-1743266823.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513" alt="Ozgur Ozel, leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) attends a rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas" data-sanitized-class="size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3610165"><figcaption data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-3610165" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text">Ozgur Ozel, leader of Turkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) attends a rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkiye [Umit Bektas/Reuters]</figcaption></figure><p>Police kept their distance at Saturday’s rally with no new arrests reported. Ozel called for the immediate release of Imamoglu, as well as for other political prisoners, including Selahattin Demirtas, a former presidential candidate and founder of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM.</p>
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<p>“In Turkiye, we envision presidential candidates will not be imprisoned,” added Ozel.</p>
<p>Last Sunday, hours after he had been formally arrested, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/24/jailed-imamoglu-elected-turkish-oppositions-presidential-candidate">Imamoglu won a symbolic primary to be the CHP</a>‘s candidate in a presidential election currently scheduled for 2028, but which is likely to take place earlier. Ozel noted they would begin collecting signatures for Imamoglu’s release and also to demand an early election.</p>
<p>Other speakers at Saturday’s rally included Dilek Imamoglu, the imprisoned mayor’s wife, as well as Ankara Mayor Masur Yavas, another high-profile CHP figure.</p>

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<p>The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal plays an important role in promoting and stabilizing China's economic development. It served as a crucial transportation route for various necessities during ancient times and is celebrated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in recognition of its cultural, historical significance. Traversing the canal, Maojiadu Bridge offers a harmonious view of the towns along both sides of the waterway. Join CGTN live to take a look at the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in east China's Zhejiang Province.</p>
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title: Live: China travel with Chinese films – a World Insight special
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<p>As Chinese movies reach global audiences, one may wonder: how are historical films about ancient China brought to life on screen? Hengdian, the world's largest film studio, is located in Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, eastern China. It has been the backdrop for thousands of iconic Chinese movies and TV dramas. Step back in time as you walk through Qin-dynasty palaces and bustling Tang- and Song-dynasty streets and markets – a place where history comes to life not just for filmmakers but also for visitors. How did Hengdian achieve this? How have the town and the films shot here helped preserve and pass down Chinese civilization to future generations? For insights, we spoke with a diverse group of film producers. Don't miss the CGTN special "China Travel with Chinese Films" at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, Beijing Time.</p>
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<p>As Shanghai welcomes a growing wave of international tourists, the Shanghai Film Park beckons movie enthusiasts with its immersive experience. Imagine sipping coffee in the cafe from an Ang Lee film or strolling down Huanghe Road, featured in the popular series "Blossoms Shanghai." Visitors can immerse themselves in authentic sets, witness live productions and even create their own movie moments. Join CGTN reporter Chen Yilin and UK vloggers Simon Nicholas Phillips and Ethan Gabriel Phillips as they explore the magic of filmmaking at the Shanghai Film Park.</p>
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<p>Preparations have begun at Gaza's European Hospital in Khan Younis to receive Palestinian prisoners who were released on Wednesday, after Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages in an overnight exchange marking the final swap under the first phase of a truce deal.</p>
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<p>A stunning "parade of planets" will grace the night sky this week, with all seven of Earth's celestial neighbors – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn – being briefly visible in the evening sky. The planetary parade occurs when multiple planets line up along the great circle that represents the Earth's orbit around the sun. </p>
<p>Join CGTN to explore the breathtaking night sky and the mysterious planet parade!</p>
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title: Live: Discover Shenjian Stone Forest in S China&amp;#039;s Guangxi – Ep. 4
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<p>Located between Mount Damian and Nuba Village, Shenjian Stone Forest can be found in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Hezhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This scenic area features a typical karst landscape and is home to oddly-shaped rocks resembling swords, flowers, gates, fairies and beasts, among other forms. Join us live to take a closer look!</p>
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title: Live: Explore the prototype of Avatar Hallelujah Mountains in C China
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<p>Zhangjiajie, a natural wonderland, features thousands of spectacular peaks rising abruptly from the ground, waters winding across, and clouds floating gently with the wind, creating a dreamy and illusory scene. It served as the inspiration for the movie <em>Avatar</em>. The fascinating Hallelujah Mountains in the movie were filmed here. The unique landforms of Zhangjiajie blend perfectly with the fantasy scenes in the film, captivating countless tourists. They all set foot on this magical land, seeking that touch of fantasy from the movie.</p>
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title: Live: View of Jinghang Grand Canal in China&amp;#039;s Zhejiang Province
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<p>The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal plays an important role in promoting and stabilizing China's economic development. It served as a crucial transportation route for various necessities during ancient times and is celebrated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in recognition of its cultural and historical significance. Traversing the canal, Maojiadu Bridge offers a harmonious view of the towns along both sides of the waterway. Join CGTN live to take a look at the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in east China's Zhejiang Province.</p>
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-01/Live-View-of-Jinghang-Grand-Canal-in-China-s-Zhejiang-Province--1Bo5daS3AYw/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Watch: NPC deputies in action for the people
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<p>From bustling city streets to remote mountain villages, from snow-capped plateaus to vast grasslands, China's grassroots voices are being heard. Deputies of the National People's Congress (NPC) from all walks of life are taking public concerns and bringing real changes and solutions – promoting rural revitalization, protecting the environment, safeguarding workers' rights, and driving the development of new-quality productive forces. This is China's whole-process people's democracy in action, close to the people, making a difference. CGTN presents "People's Choice, Deputies' Voice" – a special documentary following NPC deputies across China as they turn public concerns into meaningful changes.</p>
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title: Live: Explore real-life Chenyu Vale and Kashyyyk Planet in Guilin
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<p>Nestled in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin is a natural treasure. Its emerald green waters meander gracefully through a landscape of uniquely shaped peaks, resembling a flowing ribbon that paints a scene of earthly paradise. This breathtaking scenery has inspired creators worldwide. From the Kashyyyk Planet in "Star Wars: Episode 3" to the Chenyu Vale in "Genshin Impact," echoes of Guilin's beauty can be found all over. Join CGTN and embark on a virtual journey to explore Guilin.</p>
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title: Live: China&amp;#039;s NPC holds press conference ahead of annual session
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<p>China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), holds a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session. The spokesperson takes questions from journalists concerning the agenda of the session and the work of people's congresses. </p>
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title: Live: Special coverage of CPPCC starting its third session
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<p>The third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, opens on Tuesday in Beijing. Prior to the opening, CPPCC members speak to the public and take questions from the media at the Members' Corridor.</p>
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title: Live: Explore Yi&amp;#039;ai Lake in central China&amp;#039;s Hubei Province
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<p>Yi'ai Lake Park is situated in Huanggang City, central China's Hubei Province. As a thematic park that takes Dongpo culture (named after Su Shi, a literary and cultural master of the Northern Song Dynasty) as its core, it skillfully combines ecological protection, recreational activities and cultural inheritance. The park has been rated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction and a national wetland, standing as a shining example of the perfect blend of natural beauty and cultural charm.</p>
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title: Live: Yi&amp;#039;ai Lake – a blend of Dongpo culture and natural beauty
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<p>Yi'ai Lake Park is situated in Huanggang City, central China's Hubei Province. As a thematic park that takes Dongpo culture (named after Su Shi, a literary and cultural master of the Northern Song Dynasty) as its core, it skillfully combines ecological protection, recreational activities and cultural inheritance. The park has been rated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction and a national wetland, standing as a shining example of the perfect blend of natural beauty and cultural charm.</p>
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title: Live: Legal Talk with Hou Na
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<p>In today's world of opportunities and challenges, young people are driving social progress and connecting cultures. On March 6, "Legal Talk with Hou Na" brings together young voices from around the world for a lively roundtable discussion. With diverse backgrounds and unique viewpoints, they tackle key issues shaping China's future – from economic growth and legal reforms to cultural development – sparking bold ideas and fresh perspectives. Together, they explore what it means to be young in this new era and the responsibilities that come with it.</p>
<p>The discussion also features young National People's Congress deputies from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, who share their insights from the Two Sessions, China's annual political gathering. With deep roots in their communities and firsthand experience in national governance, they offer unique perspectives on China's development while exchanging ideas with other young participants from around the world.</p>
<p>Tune in on March 6 to join CGTN anchor Hou Na and an inspiring group of young leaders as they dive into the hottest topics from the Two Sessions and explore the power of ideas through cross-cultural dialogue.</p>
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title: Live: View of sea in Southport as Cyclone Alfred barrels to Australia
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<p>Australia ordered thousands of people in its eastern regions especially Brisbane to evacuate before Tropical Cyclone Alfred hits land on Saturday (March 8), as the storm brought heavy rain, huge waves and strong winds that cut off power, swamped beaches and shut airports. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said the number of power outages has now crossed 60,000 homes, with the figure is expected to rise. </p>
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title: Live: Discover splendor of Wuxi Grand Theater in eastern China
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title: Live: The third session of 14th NPC holds its second plenary meeting
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<p>The third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) holds its second plenary meeting on Saturday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. NPC deputies are invited to take questions from the media before the start of the plenary at the Deputies' Corridor. Ministers are invited for interviews after the end of the plenary at the Ministers' Corridor.</p>
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title: Watch | Talking China: Decoding China&amp;#039;s economic governance
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<p>During China's 2025 Two Sessions, CGTN presents a special program, Talking China<em>,</em> dissecting the nation's economic governance. The program features CGTN senior political editor John Goodrich, social media specialist Li Jingjing, Prof. Wang Wen from Renmin University's Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies and Prof. Li Cheng from HKU's Contemporary China and the World Center. Together, they analyze China's GDP growth strategies, evolving consumer spending patterns, foreign investment dynamics, and the harmony between sustainability and development. Through in-depth analysis, the panel decodes policy frameworks shaping China's economic resilience, offering a nuanced understanding of governance decisions that balance domestic imperatives with global expectations.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-07/Watch-Talking-China-Decoding-China-s-economic-governance-1Byo7BHxJYY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: South Korea&amp;#039;s impeached President Yoon released from custody
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<p>South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was released from detention center on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detained. Join CGTN reporter Shane Hahm for the latest on site.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-08/Live-South-Korea-s-impeached-President-Yoon-released-from-custody-1BzNtKVl4RO/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Watch: China travel with Chinese films – a World Insight special
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Watch-China-travel-with-Chinese-films-a-World-Insight-special-1BAV7hWZyg0/img/be6eadd0248746be8b1c3f82684b7aad/be6eadd0248746be8b1c3f82684b7aad-1280.jpeg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="41" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>Amazing Chinese stories are brought to life on the silver screen for global audiences, thanks to blockbuster movies and TV dramas. But how are epic films about ancient China created? Hengdian, the world's largest film studio, often referred to as China's Hollywood, has been the filming location for thousands of iconic Chinese films and series. How did Hengdian become a film hub, and how does it help preserve and pass down the cinematic treasures of Chinese civilization to future generations? Join CGTN's Tian Wei and French TV host Olivier Grandjean on a tour of this marvelous studio lot. Additionally, enjoy a "time-traveling" conversation with a diverse group of film producers about the unique charm of Chinese culture.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Watch-China-travel-with-Chinese-films-a-World-Insight-special-1BAV7hWZyg0/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: Enchanting nightscape of east China&amp;#039;s Wuxi City – Ep. 2
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Live-Enchanting-nightscape-of-east-China-s-Wuxi-City-Ep-2-1BAVkyZuoDe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Live-Enchanting-nightscape-of-east-China-s-Wuxi-City-Ep-2-1BAVkyZuoDe/img/fa43e02d8faa476d857d081acebdf1a7/fa43e02d8faa476d857d081acebdf1a7-1920.jpeg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="38" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>Ermao Peak, a prominent summit in the Huishan Mountain range of Wuxi City, east China, serves as our vantage point for this livestream. Join us to experience the breathtaking night view of Wuxi. As the city lights twinkle below, you'll have the opportunity to take in the beauty at a leisurely pace.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Live-Enchanting-nightscape-of-east-China-s-Wuxi-City-Ep-2-1BAVkyZuoDe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Watch: Global lens – the Two Sessions
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Watch-Global-lens-the-Two-Sessions-1BBv1EeINck/img/9862fb6bd78a4bcf930fffd70f5007f2/9862fb6bd78a4bcf930fffd70f5007f2-1280.jpeg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="35" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>China's most important annual political gatherings – the Two Sessions – have captured global attention. Lawmakers and political advisors are in Beijing to discuss and decide on key state affairs. We'll explore how international media are covering the event and bring you expert insights from across continents. Tune in to CGTN for our special coverage!</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Watch-Global-lens-the-Two-Sessions-1BBv1EeINck/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Watch: The Forefront&amp;#039;s exclusive with Hainan Governor Liu Xiaoming
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]CGTN's Liu Xin sat down with Governor of the Hainan Province Liu Xiaoming for an exclusive interview, delving into the province's key initiatives and future opportunities.

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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Watch-The-Forefront-s-exclusive-with-Hainan-Governor-Liu-Xiaoming-1BByK1VSp1u/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: Closing meeting of 3rd session of 14th CPPCC National Committee
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Live-Closing-meeting-of-3rd-session-of-14th-CPPCC-National-Committee-1BBEkQXXwOc/img/a550114f7780455ea18a7f2ad7914f91/a550114f7780455ea18a7f2ad7914f91-1280.jpeg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="38" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>The third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, holds its closing meeting on Monday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Prior to the meeting, CPPCC members speak to the public and take questions from the media at the Members' Corridor.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-09/Live-Closing-meeting-of-3rd-session-of-14th-CPPCC-National-Committee-1BBEkQXXwOc/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Watch: Advancing Modernization – Signals from China&amp;#039;s Two Sessions
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-11/Watch-Advancing-Modernization-Signals-from-China-s-Two-Sessions-1BEXW6HIV6o/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-11/Watch-Advancing-Modernization-Signals-from-China-s-Two-Sessions-1BEXW6HIV6o/img/e45a5b0bef0b4bd4ab558ea1021b1aba/e45a5b0bef0b4bd4ab558ea1021b1aba-250.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="38" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>The message from China's Two Sessions is clear: reshape the growth paradigm with new quality productivity, resist protectionism with high-level opening-up, and build consensus in the Global South by empowering development. CGTN Dialogue host Xu Qinduo and six think tank representatives from Global South countries discuss the new momentum of China's economic development and the bright prospects of South-South cooperation. In the face of global economic fluctuations, how can China continue to contribute growth momentum to the world economy and achieve common development with the Global South? Stay tuned to CGTN!</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-11/Watch-Advancing-Modernization-Signals-from-China-s-Two-Sessions-1BEXW6HIV6o/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: Explore the dreamy blooming of rapeseed flowers in SW China
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-11/Live-Explore-the-dreamy-blooming-of-rapeseed-flowers-in-SW-China-1BF5CNcGamQ/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-11/Live-Explore-the-dreamy-blooming-of-rapeseed-flowers-in-SW-China-1BF5CNcGamQ/img/8fd237eb86a741fe95dfb9c077744205/8fd237eb86a741fe95dfb9c077744205-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="42" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>Recently, over one million mu of rapeseed flowers in Luoping County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province, located in southwestern China, are blooming in profusion. The sea of flowers, in harmony with the surrounding mountains and villages, creates a pastoral spring landscape that irresistibly draws passersby to immerse themselves in this idyllic scene.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-11/Live-Explore-the-dreamy-blooming-of-rapeseed-flowers-in-SW-China-1BF5CNcGamQ/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: Don&amp;#039;t miss the first &amp;#039;blood moon&amp;#039; since 2022!
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-13/Live-Don-t-miss-the-first-blood-moon-since-2022--1BHBzijOjhS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-13/Live-Don-t-miss-the-first-blood-moon-since-2022--1BHBzijOjhS/img/f913c6159fe2403099b2d36efe95afbf/f913c6159fe2403099b2d36efe95afbf-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="42" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>For the first time since 2022, a total lunar eclipse is occurring, with the full moon slipping into Earth's shadow and transforming into a deep reddish hue. This phenomenon, known as the "blood moon," is caused by sunlight being filtered through Earth's atmosphere due to the perfect alignment of the sun, Earth, and moon. The Blood Moon is expected to be visible across the nighttime side of Earth during totality, with North America in prime position for a spectacular view. Join CGTN to witness this cosmic wonder.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-13/Live-Don-t-miss-the-first-blood-moon-since-2022--1BHBzijOjhS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Watch: In-depth exploration of China&amp;#039;s sustainable development
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-13/Live-In-depth-exploration-of-China-s-sustainable-development--1BHLuPr6qis/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-13/Live-In-depth-exploration-of-China-s-sustainable-development--1BHLuPr6qis/img/6b52e18b01f14b31b16c6c39643582fb/6b52e18b01f14b31b16c6c39643582fb-1280.jpeg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="44" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>The 2025 Two Sessions have successfully concluded. In this episode of Talking China, CGTN's senior political editor, John Goodrich, teams up with social media specialist Shen Shiwei to engage in an insightful conversation with Research Fellow Xia Lu from the National Academy of Development &amp; Strategies at Renmin University of China, and Senior Fellow Einar Tangen from the Taihe Institute, who is also the Chairman of Asia Narratives. Drawing on factual insights, they explore China's multifaceted approach to sustainable development, highlighting the country's global leadership in health governance, the balance between ecological and economic priorities, and efforts to ensure food security.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-13/Live-In-depth-exploration-of-China-s-sustainable-development--1BHLuPr6qis/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: Press conference on Beijing meeting on Iranian nuclear issue
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]China holds the Beijing meeting between China, Russia and Iran on the Iranian nuclear issue on March 14.

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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-13/Live-Press-conference-on-Beijing-meeting-on-Iranian-nuclear-issue-1BIcJcqH8S4/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: Witness the grandeur of the Song Dynasty through new technology
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-15/Live-Witness-the-grandeur-of-the-Song-Dynasty-through-new-technology-1BLbd7ui6UE/img/2f77568fd7544f6fb55ea6030fd03ea0/2f77568fd7544f6fb55ea6030fd03ea0-1280.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="36" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>China is always a pioneer in utilizing technologies in people's daily lives. Today, CGTN reporter Daniel Arapmoi and editor Yang Zhou walk into the ancient Chinese city of Kaifeng, to experience how an old city is using technology to help us visualize our imagination of China a thousand years ago.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-15/Live-Witness-the-grandeur-of-the-Song-Dynasty-through-new-technology-1BLbd7ui6UE/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: Witness canola flowers blooming in SW China – Ep. 4
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-15/Live-Witness-canola-flowers-blooming-in-SW-China-Ep-4-1BLlvXeLWbC/img/de1d1d6cb4174aed8c5928cb52b09ad5/de1d1d6cb4174aed8c5928cb52b09ad5-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="41" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>Nearly 67,000 hectares of canola flowers in Luoping County, Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, are blooming. The sea of flowers, together with the rolling mountains and scattered villages, paints a pastoral spring landscape. This picturesque scenery attracts tourists from both home and abroad.</p>
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link:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-15/Live-Witness-canola-flowers-blooming-in-SW-China-Ep-4-1BLlvXeLWbC/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&amp;UTM_Medium=rss&amp;UTM_Campaign=Video

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title: Live: Welcoming spring with migratory birds
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-15/Live-Welcoming-spring-with-migratory-birds-1BLApMfQxsA/img/b0509f32e8e14e389624fb66999be27c/b0509f32e8e14e389624fb66999be27c-1920.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="38" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>As winter's chill fades, early spring heralds the return of millions of migratory birds across China, transforming wetlands and rivers into vibrant hubs of life. CGTN coverage invites global audiences to witness this delicate dance between species and seasons in China's Shanxi, Liaoning and Xinjiang. Follow these winged ambassadors to embrace spring.</p>
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title: Live: Latest on nightclub fire incident in North Macedonia
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<p>People continue to gather outside the Kocani General Hospital in North Macedonia after a nightclub fire left at least 59 dead and over 100 injured. According to the state-run Media Information Agency, about 1,500 people were at a concert in the nightclub when the fire erupted. Some more bodies of the victims are believed to still be inside the premises.</p>
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title: Live: China&amp;#039;s economic performance in first two months of 2025
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<p>China's State Council Information Office holds a press conference on the country's economic performance in the first two months of 2025. Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics and director general of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, delivers remarks and takes questions from media.</p>
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title: Live: Meet the Exceptional | How Can Chery "Outsmart" the future?
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<p>What would it be like if a car understood you like a close friend? Intelligence has quietly transformed the very nature of automobiles. At Chery's Smart Manufacturing Factory 1, from the germination of intelligent connectivity technology to the global takeoff of Falcon Intelligent Driving today, let's see how Chery fulfills its promise of "Intelligence for both gas and electric, going global together." With Falcon Intelligent Driving, humanoid robots, and flying cars, as Chery transforms from an automobile manufacturer to an intelligent technology enterprise, how far is all-round intelligent life from us? Let's meet the infinite possibilities that can change the world.</p>
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title: Live: Latest situation in Gaza as hundreds killed in Israeli strikes
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<p>At least hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in airstrikes across Gaza after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was resuming combat operations in the Palestinian territory. He warned that a wave of airstrikes is "only the beginning." He added that future ceasefire negotiations would "only take place under fire." Join CGTN for the latest.</p>
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title: Live: Feel the &amp;#039;Hainan Vibe&amp;#039; at the coastline of Danzhou City
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<p>The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 is taking place from March 25 to 28 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. With the theme "Asia in the Changing World: Towards a Shared Future," this year's event focuses on development, fostering dialogue, exploring innovative formats and valuing tangible outcomes, all aimed at promoting international development and cooperation.</p>
<p>Hainan, known for its year-round sunshine and pristine beaches, has a lot to offer for travelers. Located in the northwest of Hainan Province, Danzhou takes pride in its rich cultural, natural resources. It has also attracted visitors by organizing sports events. Join us to the coastline of Danzhou to enjoy the "Hainan Vibe."</p>
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title: Live: The latest for Heathrow Airport amid &amp;#039;significant power outage&amp;#039;
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<p>UK's Heathrow Airport was closed on Friday after an electrical substation fire caused a power outage. It is not yet known what caused the fire. More than 1,000 flights will be impacted by the sudden closure of Heathrow today. Customers due to travel from Heathrow on Friday are advised not to travel to the airport until further notice. CGTN brings you the latest.</p>
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title: Live: Take in the unique view of conical stone &amp;#039;Nantianyizhu&amp;#039; in Sanya
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<p>The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 takes place from March 25 to 28 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. With the theme "Asia in the Changing World: Towards a Shared Future," this year's event focuses on development, fostering dialogue, exploring innovative formats and valuing tangible outcomes, all aimed at promoting international development and cooperation.<br>Hainan, known for its year-round sunshine and pristine beaches, has much to offer travelers from all over the world. Situated in the popular Tianya Haijiao Scenic Spot, the conical stone Nantianyizhu, meaning "Southern Heaven Rock", is a must-see for visitors coming to Hainan's Sanya City. Standing roughly 7 meters high, this majestic rock symbolizes fortune and great power. Join us and take a look at this famous site.</p>
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title: Live: Cygnus spacecraft released from International Space Station
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title: Live: Latest on Middle East tensions
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<p>Israel's military says a ground invasion of southern Gaza's Rafah is underway, and troops are pushing into the north near the town of Beit Lahiya and central areas. Hundreds of residents have been killed since Israel resumed its war on the besieged Palestinian enclave this week, according to local authorities. CGTN brings you the latest. </p>
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title: Live: Scientific innovation delivers multi-colored rapeseed flowers
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<p>As spring arrives, China's landscapes are brightened by blooming flowers. In recent years, viewing rapeseed flowers has become a highlight of spring tourism. Traditional golden rapeseed fields attract numerous visitors, but scientific innovation has now introduced rapeseed flowers in vibrant colors. Follow CGTN's Tao Yuan to Xinjin in southwest China's Sichuan Province, where emerging businesses such as "Flower-field Hotpot" and "Flower-field Cafe" have further enriched rural tourism experiences, stimulating the diversity and vitality of rural economies.</p>
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title: Live: SCIO briefing on 5th China International Consumer Products Expo
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<p>The State Council Information Office (SCIO) holds a press conference on the topic of the fifth China International Consumer Products Expo. Sheng Qiuping, vice minister of commerce, and Gu Gang, vice governor of Hainan Province, meet the media and take questions.</p>
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title: Live: Unlocking how poetry and code share the same spring
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<p>This 600-meter-long corridor of cherry blossoms is Luojia Mountain's ode to spring. From the first tree planted in the 1930s to AI-powered light shows that choreograph 3D holographic petals, Wuhan University's Cherry Blossom Avenue bridges nature and tech across a century. Witness autonomous shuttles gliding under BeiDou navigation, AR guides unlocking the "Luojia Blossom Archive" via tree-scanning, and student poets weaving verses as crowdsourced lyrics bloom on projection walls – all guarded by Unitree's robotic caretakers. Here, history's whispers meet algorithms: a blossom transforms into a cultural cipher, a data node, and a viral spectacle. In China's living innovation lab, cherry blossoms root tradition in silicon soil, proving that poetry and code share the same spring.</p>
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title: Live: Cherry blossom serenity at East Lake in central China&amp;#039;s Wuhan
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<p>As spring embraces Wuhan, CGTN goes live from East Lake Cherry Blossom Garden on March 27, capturing the fleeting magic of 26,000 cherry trees in bloom.</p>
<p>Glide along a kilometer-long lakeside path lined with cascading cherry blossoms, where weeping varieties and Yoshino cherry petals pirouette into the tranquil waters. Witness timeless scenes: Tang-style pavilions framed by blossom-laden branches, arched bridges vanishing into pink-hued horizons and the garden's nocturnal transformation as twilight illuminations cast cherry shadows onto the starlit lake. Rolling waves of blossoms merge with East Lake's emerald expanse and distant mist-clad hills.</p>
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<p>The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 takes place from March 25 to 28 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. With the theme "Asia in the Changing World: Towards a Shared Future," this year's event focuses on development, fostering dialogue, exploring innovative formats and valuing tangible outcomes, all aimed at promoting international development and cooperation.</p>
<p>With year-round sunshine and pristine beaches, Hainan is a paradise for travelers. Situated on the eastern coast of Hainan, Boao welcomes people from all over the globe to delight in its beauty. Follow our lens to the picturesque views and feel the vibe of Boao.</p>
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<p>The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 takes place from March 25 to 28 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. With the theme "Asia in the Changing World: Towards a Shared Future," this year's event focuses on development, fostering dialogue, exploring innovative formats and valuing tangible outcomes – all aimed at promoting international development and cooperation.</p>
<p>Hainan, known for its year-round sunshine and pristine beaches, has much to offer travelers from all over the world. Boao Lighthouse, situated on the northern side of the entrance to the harbor in Boao, is a vital navigation aid on Hainan's eastern coast. Installed with advanced navigation equipment, this iconic landmark adds maritime charm to Boao. Join us and feel the vibe of Boao.</p>
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<p>Danzhou City, nestled in the northwest of Hainan Island in southern China, is a vibrant urban space known for its lush tropical nature, history and culture. Surrounded by verdant forests and azure seas, Danzhou boasts a warm and humid climate, making it an ideal destination for eco-tourism and relaxation. Yangpu Port, a major shipping hub in Hainan Province, further enhances Danzhou's connectivity and trade potential, making it an important gateway to the region and beyond. Join CGTN's Zang Shijie to learn more about Danzhou City at Boao Forum for Asia 2025.</p>
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title: Live: Latest on Myanmar&amp;#039;s earthquake as rescue operation is underway
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<p>More than 1,000 people are confirmed dead after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28. A rescue operation is underway, and rescuers are desperately searching for survivors. China's rescue teams were swiftly deployed to affected areas and provided urgent assistance. CGTN brings you the latest.</p>
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<p>Des Canadiens s’interrogent sur cette voie d’accès en raison des procédures plus strictes récemment observées.</p>

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<p>President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at overhauling the Smithsonian to combat what he calls "divisive, race-centered" narratives pushed under the Biden administration, <a href="https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/03/28/trump-signs-eo-to-restore-statues-improperly-removed-in-past-5-years-restore-truth-to-american-history-n2187204">according to RedState.com</a>.</p>
<p>Titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," the order criticizes the museum system’s recent direction: “Once widely respected... the Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology,” it states, arguing such views frame American and Western values as “inherently harmful and oppressive.”</p>
<p>The order tasks Vice President JD Vance, a member of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents, with leading efforts to “remove improper ideology” across the institution.</p>
<p>President Trump’s latest executive order targets the Smithsonian, aiming to restore what he calls a truthful, uplifting view of American history and culture. The directive criticizes recent shifts toward “divisive, race-centered ideology” and tasks Vice President JD Vance with rooting out “improper ideology” across its museums and research centers.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><a href="https://t.co/BQy31t6E8Z">https://t.co/BQy31t6E8Z</a><br>President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at restoring accurate representations of American history in educational institutions. <a href="https://t.co/BQy31t6E8Z">https://t.co/BQy31t6E8Z</a></p>
— Executive Order &amp; Presidential Action News (@47_Tracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/47_Tracker/status/1905395212618248269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>The <a href="https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/03/28/trump-signs-eo-to-restore-statues-improperly-removed-in-past-5-years-restore-truth-to-american-history-n2187204">RedState.com report</a> quotes the order:<strong> “It is the policy of my Administration to restore Federal sites… to solemn and uplifting public monuments that remind Americans of our extraordinary heritage,” the order states, insisting museums should educate, not “indoctrinate.” </strong></p>
<p>The order also instructs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to review and “restore” public monuments removed over the past five years. A White House fact sheet says many were taken down to “perpetuate a false revision of history” or unfairly disparage historical figures.</p>
<p>Critics quickly lashed out. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) wrote on X: “You cannot erase our past.” But as Trump allies note, this comes from a party that demanded the removal of statues of figures like George Washington and Jefferson.</p>
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<p>Trump’s move follows earlier efforts to reclaim institutions from what he calls far-left ideologues—turning places like the Smithsonian and the Kennedy Center into cultural battlegrounds.</p>

<p>Past controversies at the Smithsonian include omitting Justice Clarence Thomas from its African American history museum in 2016—later correcting it only under pressure—and celebrating transgender activists like Sylvia Rivera in its American Women’s History Museum. It even preserved a suit worn by Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) during Capitol cleanup after January 6, a move critics call symbolic pandering.</p>
<p>The order sets a deadline of July 4, 2026—America’s 250th birthday—for completing all reforms. “President Trump aims to ensure that the Smithsonian… sparks children’s imagination, celebrates American history and ingenuity… and makes America proud,” the White House said.</p>
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title: Signalgate shows the importance of the ‘one standard’ rule
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and national security advisor Mike Waltz have been accused of violating military standards by releasing top-secret information about an impending strike against Houthi rebels, and should resign to avoid sending a message that they are held to a lower standard than the troops they serve.

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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a University of Minnesota international graduate student earlier this week, according to the institution, calling it a “deeply concerning situation.”  The university said that an international graduate student was arrested by ICE officials at an off-campus residence Thursday. The student was enrolled in the school’s Twin Cities…

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title: Guerre tarifaire : le flou subsiste à l’approche du 2 avril
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<p>« On ne sait pas ce qui va arriver » le 2 avril prochain, déclare la professeure de droit Geneviève Dufour.</p>

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title: Downsize Your Euphoria
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<p><em>Submitted by <a href="https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/downsize-your-euphoria">QTR's Fringe Finance</a></em></p>
<p>While the <em>25 Stocks I’m Watching for 2025 </em>list (part 1 <a href="https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/25-stocks-im-watching-for-2025-part" rel>here</a> and part 2 <a href="https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/25-stocks-im-watching-for-2025-part-748" rel>here</a>) continue to perform well relative to the S&amp;P, I can’t say the same about the overall market.</p>
<p>The looming question yesterday was whether the market snapback early in the week was a path to the S&amp;P taking back its trend and continuing to move higher, or just a “bear market rally”. It shouldn’t be a surprise that I believe it was the latter.</p>
<p>There’s an old expression that “nothing good ever happens below the 200-day moving average.” As you can see, that’s where the S&amp;P 500 continues to be (under the red line).</p>

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<p>Then there was the question of auto tariffs yesterday, and whether or not Trump was going to immediately flip-flop on them—or whether he was even serious about them to begin with. While he does have a history of changing his mind quickly with regard to tariffs, it appears that, at least for the time being, these auto tariffs are here to stay.</p>
<p>The tariffs are sizable enough, and in a consequential enough industry, that they will create significant trade uncertainty between the U.S. and many of its major trading partners—introducing the stock market to more of the one thing it doesn’t like: uncertainty.</p>
<p>Finally, the big headline this morning is the news that CoreWeave, a purported player in the same atmosphere as Nvidia, was being forced to downsize its plans for an initial public offering.</p>
<p>Semafor <a href="https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/downsize-your-euphoria" rel>reported</a> that CoreWeave is set to scale back its IPO, cutting both the share price and fundraising target. The cloud firm is now aiming for a valuation closer to its $23 billion private-market figure from last year, down from the $30 billion it originally sought. It may also raise less than the $3 billion it had planned.</p>
<p>Shares are expected to price Thursday night and begin trading Friday, though shifting sentiment during today’s session could influence final decisions.</p>

<p>My longer-term readers know that about a year and a half ago, I started asking questions about where the black swans in the market could be. Where are the bodies buried that the rest of the market doesn’t necessarily know about yet? One of the places I <a href="https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/has-the-markets-black-swan-just-arrived?utm_source=publication-search" rel>ventured a guess</a> was potentially between Nvidia and CoreWeave.</p>
<p>I wrote about the two following critical analysis that began circulating in lesser-trafficked analyst circles about the circuitous relationship between Nvidia and CoreWeave. As a reminder, here’s <a href="https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/downsize-your-euphoria" rel>one video discussing the relationship</a> I linked to with another writeup by <em>The Mad King</em> (paywalled now) — both of which made their rounds in mid-2023.</p>
<p>That circuitous relationship seems to, again, be what’s holding up CoreWeave:</p>
<figure><a data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ad8c601-ff54-4cfa-8b1b-03eb7ae88435_1200x630.jpeg" rel target="_blank"><img alt data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0ad8c601-ff54-4cfa-8b1b-03eb7ae88435_1200x630.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":630,"width":1200,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":129990,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":"https://quoththeraven.substack.com/i/159987636?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ad8c601-ff54-4cfa-8b1b-03eb7ae88435_1200x630.jpeg","isProcessing":false}' height="315" loading="lazy" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ad8c601-ff54-4cfa-8b1b-03eb7ae88435_1200x630.jpeg" width="600"></a></figure><p>“CoreWeave has been compared to WeWork because its tremendous revenue growth has come at the expense of unsustainable capex and cash burn, which in turn require tremendous constant outside investment (or debt): CoreWeave burned nearly $6 billion of cash in 2024 and $1.1 billion the previous year, because of the massive capex to build out its AI infrastructure,” <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/ai-bubble-canary-meets-coalmine-coreweave-reportedly-drastically-downsizes-ipo-size" rel>Zero Hedge wrote Thursday morning</a>, in their must-read analysis of the situation.</p>
<p>“Not surprisingly, CoreWeave - which also counts Microsoft as its largest customer - has been frequently rumored to be a core spoke in revenue roundtripping schemes involving Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI,” they continued.</p>
<p>And over the course of time since <em>my</em> 2023 article, other players in the same industry—namely Super Micro—have also <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/28/super-micro-shares-fall-23percent-on-filing-delay-hindenburg-research-report.html" rel>had skeptical eyes cast upon them</a>.</p>

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<p>And just yesterday, legendary short-seller Jim Chanos raised critical questions about one of Nvidia’s acquisition of Lepton AI.</p>
<p>“Don’t know if this deal happens, and it’s not particularly big, but trying to buyout your resellers is usually a huge red flag. It’s often a way to bury inventory costs and/or avoid receivables provisioning,” <a href="https://x.com/RealJimChanos/status/1904968699582251447" rel>Chanos wrote on X</a>.</p>
<p>He continued: “Just to be clear, these kinds of deals w/customers and distributors do not necessarily have to be material in size to be material in impact, since near the end-of-cycles managements know that missing guidance by even a few pennies can be disastrous…”</p>
<p>For those unfamiliar with Jim Chanos’s pedigree, not only was he first to blow the whistle on Enron, he teaches a course called “A History of Financial Market Fraud: A Forensic Approach” at Yale. His short-sale of Enron shares was dubbed by Barron’s as "the market call of the decade, if not the past fifty years."</p>
<p>Does the CoreWeave IPO necessarily denote that there’s fraud or wrongdoing under the surface? No. But at the very least, what it does show is that the market’s appetite for the AI story—and perhaps for risk-on type investments in general—isn’t what it was a year ago. When companies start pricing IPOs under expectations, it is an indicator that the bid many thought to exist in the market—whether it’s for a specific industry, specific style of stock, or specific name in general—<em>isn’t there.</em></p>
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<hr><p>To me, this CoreWeave news this morning, combined with concerns that Mr. Chanos raised yesterday—on top of what we already knew—sure seems to suggest to me that the AI story may at least be temporarily losing steam. Lest we also forget just yesterday it was <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-pulls-back-more-data-center-leases-us-europe-analysts-say-2025-03-26/" rel>announced that Microsoft was pulling back</a> from more data center leases “due to an oversupply relative to its current demand forecast”.</p>
<p>Even David Faber on CNBC <a href="https://x.com/ConsensusGurus/status/1904989671920181687" rel>did a good job yesterday pushing back</a> on CoreWeave’s IPO. I know I give CNBC a lot of shit—and much of it well-deserved for things like perpetually <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-10-fund-management-firms-that-lost-the-most-money-in-the-past-decade-youll-never-guess-no-1-d07d2196" rel>inviting on the largest value destroyer over the last 10 years</a> for her opinion on things—but Faber has done great lately.</p>
<p>Not only did he raise critical questions about customer concentration and debt load just hours before the IPO was significantly downsized, I also watched him a couple of weeks ago argue the bear case against multiple analysts who pushed the same AI narrative we’ve heard for the last year, and made bombastic claims like stocks that are trading at 40x earnings are “cheap” because they’re down a couple percent off their highs.</p>
<p>I’ve often said that crypto is the tip of the risk-taking spear, and to watch that asset class as the canary in the coal mine for the rest of the market. As it relates to equities, however, AI is the tip of the narrative spear that still lures people into buying technology equities. If that narrative starts to crumble, I don’t think it is too much of a stretch to suggest there could be a domino effect in the rest of the equity market.</p>
<p>I don’t want anything to do with these AI names until I get significantly more clarity on the space and the overall market is far less volatile.</p>
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The annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner will no longer feature a headline performance from comedian Amber Ruffin as tensions between the White House and the press group have escalated ahead of next month’s ritzy event.  The WHCA President Eugene Daniels said in a Saturday email to members that the board unanimously decided that…

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<p>Maryland lawmakers are scrambling to address a staggering $3.3 billion budget shortfall.</p>
<p>To close the gap, far-left Governor Wes Moore and activist Democrats have proposed a wave of tax hikes that would hit Marylanders' wallets the hardest amid a deepening affordability crisis. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">QUESTION:</p><p>Maryland lawmakers spent too much money. The state has a $3.5 BILLION deficit.</p><p>To close the gap, Annapolis is looking to raise your taxes/fees. Here's a list of the proposed increases. Which affect you most? Or... have you already ordered the U-Haul truck?</p><p>Tax…</p>
— Chris Papst (@chrispapst) <a href="https://twitter.com/chrispapst/status/1905954341623599452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>With power bills already skyrocketing to record highs for many folks due to backfiring and disastrous green energy policies, these same progressive lawmakers are creating even more nightmares for taxpayers—this time by proposing a tax that effectively targets sleep.</p>

<p>A small but vocal group of conservative Republicans in the Maryland House of Delegates were stunned on Friday when far-left Democrats pushed through HB 858—a bill that establishes a mattress stewardship program under the guise of promoting safe disposal and recycling. This is another tax on Marylanders as the state sinks into financial turmoil and elevated credit downgrade risks. The new 6% tax on mattresses is on top of the existing 6% sales tax. </p>
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<p>Del. Mark N. Fisher (R-Calvert), one of the leaders of the Maryland House Freedom Caucus, blasted the "Sleep Tax" and asked if there would be a "snoring surcharge."</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Democrats just passed the ‘Sleep Tax’. Marylanders already pay a 6% sales tax when you buy a mattress. Now, <a href="https://twitter.com/mddems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mddems</a> want you to pay a surcharge. Is that a ‘snoring surcharge’? <a href="https://t.co/Pt0atYzupZ">pic.twitter.com/Pt0atYzupZ</a></p>
— Mark Fisher (@fisher4maryland) <a href="https://twitter.com/fisher4maryland/status/1905646848695566372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Torrey Snow of WBAL Radio said this about the ridiculous tax passed on sleep...</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Oh, you think I'm joking! Maryland Democrats literally passed a bill to tax your good sleep! House Bill 858. Look it up! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/maryland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#maryland</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/democrats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#democrats</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mattresstax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mattresstax</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wesmoore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wesmoore</a> <a href="https://t.co/HeI3yTHQht">pic.twitter.com/HeI3yTHQht</a></p>
— Torrey Snow WBAL (@TorreySnowWbal) <a href="https://twitter.com/TorreySnowWbal/status/1905681892327960674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania Mattress stores right now….. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Maryland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Maryland</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MooreTaxes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MooreTaxes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MooreFees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MooreFees</a> <a href="https://t.co/MiVbY2t4Ex">https://t.co/MiVbY2t4Ex</a> <a href="https://t.co/pqOu0PXMU7">pic.twitter.com/pqOu0PXMU7</a></p>
— Libertarian Party of Maryland (@LPMaryland) <a href="https://twitter.com/LPMaryland/status/1905676026077708684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Also, Moody's Ratings recently warned that Maryland—a state heavily dependent on the federal government—faces heightened recession risk in the era of DOGE-related cuts. The warning comes amid a twin crisis: a <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/maryland-democrats-clearly-denial-state-races-twin-crisises">ballooning state deficit and a power bill crisis</a>. </p>
<p>If far-left Gov. Moore and Democrats are willing to tax Marylanders' sleep, these woke activists could easily push another bill to tax thinking. </p>
<p>Maryland Dems...</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Maryland Dems Lose All Sense Of Reality: Focus On Condoms For Kids, Reparations As Crises Pile Up <a href="https://t.co/WnoOnJxnbi">https://t.co/WnoOnJxnbi</a></p>
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) <a href="https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1897434485261549819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>It's time for common sense to re-enter Maryland politics after decades of Democrats torpedoing the state to the brink of financial crisis. Perhaps the Maryland House Freedom Caucus will be those heroes needed to rescue the imploding state.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Parolin está bem posicionado para o Papado, bem como suficientemente bem alinhado com a virada multipolar na geopolítica planetária.</em></strong></p>
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<p>O mundo católico esteve em uma situação de tensão e expectativa nas últimas semanas por causa da situação convalescente do Papa Francisco, que parecia estar piorando dia após dia e indicava uma inevitabilidade de sua sucessão próxima. Não obstante, sua condição melhorou repentinamente e, por enquanto, afastou-se a grande questão de “quem será o próximo Papa?”.</p>
<p>Ainda assim, o Papa tem 88 anos de idade e sua saúde segue debilitada, como não poderia deixar de ser. De modo que se afastou-se a imediatez da questão da sucessão papal, ela ainda paira no horizonte próximo da Cristandade católica.</p>
<p>Agora, poderíamos nos perguntar: “E que importa a eleição do Papa?”. Bem, em um diálogo sobre a Polônia entre Stálin e Churchill, o líder soviético perguntou “E quantas divisões o Papa tem?”, indicando um desinteresse por levar em consideração o Papa como ator na geopolítica. Data vênia, discordaríamos dessa posição. Ao contrário, nos parece que o Papa ainda é um ator relevante na geopolítica.</p>
<p>Realmente, estamos longe da era da ordem jurídica medieval, na qual as figuras do Imperador e do Papa atuavam como eixos demarcadores do limite de uma civitas cristã, dentro da qual se almejava preservar um certo grau de estabilidade e paz por sobre os reinos e nações. Mas seria um equívoco descartar completamente o potencial político do Vaticano.</p>
<p>Em primeiro lugar, o Vaticano conta com uma “população” virtual de 1,3 bilhão de pessoas, a totalidade dos católicos do mundo, os quais são influenciados pelas palavras do Papa em vários graus, dos mais absolutos aos mais sutis. Outras religiões não desfrutam do mesmo grau de centralização que o Catolicismo, de modo que entre as lideranças religiosas do mundo, a mais poderosa é, naturalmente, o Papa, o Patriarca de Roma.</p>
<p>Isso significa que o Papado possui uma influência natural sobre resultados eleitorais em várias partes do mundo (algo que todo ibero-americano sabe muito bem), sobre políticas públicas, bem como sobre serviços sociais diversos. É claro que tudo isso se dá de forma usualmente sutil, pelo menos nos tempos atuais. Mas a influência está aí.</p>
<p>Essa realidade tem dado ao Vaticano um poder diplomático invejável.  Sabe-se, por exemplo, da influência de João Paulo II na aceleração do colapso do sistema comunista na Polônia, mas inclusive nos anos recentes, o Vaticano tem conduzido a sua própria diplomacia voltada para a transição multipolar, com destaque para as relações com a China, a reaproximação com a Igreja Ortodoxa Russa, a mão estendida para Cuba, e muito mais importante: os apelos para que a Europa recupere um papel construtivo nas relações internacionais com o apoio do Papado para mediar o conflito ucraniano.</p>
<p>E a prova de que a atuação internacional do Vaticano tem relevância e recebe atenção de líderes mundiais está, inclusive, na abdicação de Bento XVI. Naturalmente, é complicado especular sobre esses temas, mas já há uma boa bibliografia indicativa de que a saída de cena de Bento XVI adveio de uma pressão avassaladora vinda dos EUA e de um profundo cansaço do Papa no esforço de resistir à pressão – pressão provocada pelo pivô do Vaticano na direção da Rússia e pelas declarações indicativas de uma intenção de uma aliança Vaticano-Moscou para combater o niilismo promovido (era esse o entendimento de Bento XVI) pelos EUA.</p>
<p>É por isso que apesar, de fato, do Papa não dispor de divisões blindadas ou mesmo de armas nucleares, o Vaticano ainda é um dos maiores centros de soft power do planeta, bem como possui elevada capacidade de desempenhar operações sutis de guerra não convencional.</p>
<p>A reflexão sobre “quem sucederá o Papa”, portanto, permanece relevante mesmo agora.</p>
<p>Essa questão estando resolvida, portanto, resta analisar quem poderiam ser o sucessor do Papa Francisco caso ele faleça nos próximos anos.</p>
<p>Em primeiro lugar, é necessário recordar que é muito improvável que se vote por um candidato com mais de 80 anos. Os cardeais com essa idade, inclusive, não podem mais votar, o que exclui praticamente todos os candidatos do último conclave, e também reduz as chances do guineense Robert Sarah, um favorito dos tradicionalistas e conservadores.</p>
<p>Ademais, é necessário levar em consideração que o Vaticano gira em torno, fundamentalmente, da disputa entre conservadores e progressistas, com um setor centrista tentando sustentar um certo equilíbrio entre as tendências.</p>
<p>Por essa linha de pensamento, aquelas figuras que são as “ideologicamente” mais próximas do Papa Francisco entre os cardeais atuais em condições de serem eleitos são o italiano Matteo Zuppi e o filipino Luis Tagle.</p>
<p>Zuppi foi indicado para o Colégio de Cardeais precisamente pelo Papa Francisco e também é ao Papa Francisco que ele deve todos os seus cargos e nomeações e ele pode ser considerado o seu preferido para a sucessão. Chances razoáveis ele tem, já que como presidente da Conferência dos Episcopal Italiana Zuppi seria o representante de um grupo de cardeais que corresponderia a 20% do eleitorado. Na prática, ele é ainda “mais progressista” que Francisco, tendo posições muito fortes em defesa da imigração, bem como em defesa de abençoar casais LGBT na Igreja, mas as suas realizações (e, portanto, sua reputação no Colégio de Cardeais) são mínimas.</p>
<p>É importante, ademais, apontar que Zuppi é o emissário especial do Papa Francisco para a questão ucraniana, tendo visitado Volodymyr Zelensky…sem oferecer uma visita equivalente a Vladimir Putin. Assim, apesar do esforço do Papa Francisco por reivindicar um papel de mediador do conflito, o seu encarregado da questão parece ter um pequeno pendor para o lado ucraniano.</p>
<p>Luis Tagle, por sua vez, seria o primeiro Papa asiático e, de fato, tem sido interpretado como o “Bergoglio da Ásia” e essa, em tese, seria a sua vantagem. A Ásia é, afinal, o futuro da Igreja Católica (junto com a África), de modo que um Papa asiático seria um bom símbolo desse futuro. E Tagle, de fato, parece contar com os favores de Francisco: diferentemente de Zuppi, favorito do Papa, mas sem cargos importantes, Tagle é Pro-Prefeito do Dicastério para Evangelização, Presidente da Comissão Interdicasterial para Religiosos Consagrados, Presidente da Federação Católica Bíblica, e assim por diante.</p>
<p>Ele, porém, não é tão progressista quanto Zuppi, já que assume uma posição mais firme contra o aborto e é mais ambíguo no que concerne a bênção a casais LGBT. Não obstante, o fato dele ser tão jovem (para os padrões papais) pesa contra sua eleição. É que tendo a mesma idade que João Paulo II ao ascender ao Papado, seria previsível um excessivamente longo mandato papal para Tagle – o que seria insuportável para aqueles que estão já saturados com o estilo do Papa Francisco ou que creem na necessidade de uma virada “à direita” para preservar o equilíbrio da Igreja.</p>
<p>Quanto ao campo conservador, os seus preferidos são o alemão Gerhard Müller e o húngaro Peter Erdo.</p>
<p>Müller, que pertence à era Bento XVI e é Cardeal-Prefeito Emérito da Congregação para a Doutrina da Fé, tem um longo histórico de ocupação de cargos no Vaticano, como no Dicastério para Textos Legislativos e inúmeros outros cargos, onde apesar de seu conservadorismo ele parece se concentrar na garantia da continuidade histórica da Igreja. Suas posições, porém, são as mais radicalmente opostas às do Papa Francisco e dos progressistas em todas as questões: da possibilidade de ordenar mulheres como diáconos à bênção a casais LGBT, passando pelo discurso climático, pela comunhão para divorciados e até mesmo a questão do Acordo China-Vaticano. Ele é, ainda, mais pró-ucraniano que o já pró-ucraniano progressista Zuppi.</p>
<p>Com posições tão polarizantes – que envolvem até acusações de heresia contra o Papa Francisco – a probabilidade de que ele consiga os votos necessários é mínima.</p>
<p>O húngaro Peter Erdo parece uma alternativa conservadora mais palatável que Müller. Outrora um dos cardeais mais jovens dos últimos séculos, Erdo é um forte aliado de Viktor Orban e pode ser considerado um dos responsáveis pela restauração da Cristandade na Hungria, após décadas de ateísmo obrigatório. Erdo, ademais, possui uma posição no diálogo interreligioso que aponta para o fortalecimento de laços com a Igreja Ortodoxa Russa e uma postura mais aberta para o diálogo com a China. Ao mesmo tempo em que ele é crítico da imigração em massa e da “abertura” para casais LGBT e divorciados, Erdo é leal ao Papa Francisco evitando confrontá-lo diretamente.</p>
<p>Mas o candidato atualmente mais forte para suceder Papa Francisco não é nem um dos progressistas, nem um dos conservadores, mas o próprio pilar do “centrismo” no Vaticano, o Cardeal Pietro Parolin.</p>
<p>Parolin é o Secretário de Estado do Vaticano desde 2013, ou seja, o seu Ministro de Relações Exteriores. Antes disso ele foi Núncio Apostólico na Venezuela, sendo um dos principais responsáveis pela restauração de abalados laços entre Caracas e o Vaticano. Nessa posição, os seus feitos são inúmeros e admiráveis. Parolin não apenas restaurou laços com Cuba, como mediou conversas entre Cuba e os EUA. Em 2017, enquanto a Rússia era demonizada pelo Ocidente, Parolin visitou Moscou, o primeiro Secretário de Estado do Vaticano a fazê-lo em duas décadas. Ele, ademais, foi o arquiteto do Acordo Vaticano-China sobre a indicação de bispos chineses, ajudando a construir a moldura adequada para dar continuidade e fortalecer o labor católico na China, enquanto simultaneamente respeitando as demandas securitárias do Estado chinês. Até com o Talibã Parolin buscou uma ponte, com o fim de tentar influenciar a organização a ser mais moderada em seu retorno ao poder.</p>
<p>No que concerne a Rússia, a sua posição é mais neutra que a de Zuppi e Müller, inclusive pelo fato de que, historicamente, Parolin foi o responsável por dar continuidade à geopolítica “russófila” inaugurada no Vaticano por Bento XVI.</p>
<p>Tudo isso enquanto o Cardeal Parolin assume posturas conservadoras, porém moderadas, nas questões morais que têm gerado polêmica e polarização dentro da Igreja Católica.</p>
<p>Na medida em que boa parte do Colégio de Cardeais parece não querer uma continuidade absoluta com Francisco na sucessão papal, ao mesmo tempo que prefeririam evitar um Papa conservador excessivamente polarizante, Parolin parece ser o candidato do “compromisso” entre as várias facções do Vaticano.</p>
<p>O italiano, está, então, bem posicionado para o Papado, bem como suficientemente bem alinhado com a virada multipolar na geopolítica planetária.</p>
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