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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 27m

For the first time since 2018, oil tankers affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran are allowing others to track their movement on the high seas — and Tehran watchers are mystified about the reason for the sudden transparency

Tehran Watchers Mystified as Iranian Oil Tankers Suddenly Allow Themselves To Be Tracked for First Time in Years

Could it be a conciliatory attempt by Iran following the recent United Nations Security Council’s ‘snapback’ renewal of global sanctions against Tehran?…

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 59m

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Europeans need to pressure countries purchasing Russian oil

Ukrainian Officials Lay Groundwork for New Weapons Deal Ahead of Trump-Zelensky White House Meeting

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Europeans need to pressure countries purchasing Russian oil.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 1h

From Newt Gingrich: President Trump’s recent visits to Jerusalem and Sharm El-Sheikh were unimaginably historic

Will Putin Learn the Lesson of Trump’s Triumph at Sharm El-Sheikh?

America's president is patient, but there is a limit to his patience. Then, he is relentlessly effective in imposing his will.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 1h

President Trump says he will not take questions from “ABC Fake News” after one of its star anchors, George Stephanopoulos, abruptly cut off Vice President Vance during an interview

Trump Says He Will Not Take Questions From ‘ABC Fake News’ After Stephanopoulos Badgered JD Vance, Cut Interview Short

The president’s relationship with ABC is growing increasingly combative.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 2h

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreign nationals who mocked Charlie Kirk following his assassination last month

Trump Administration Revokes Visas from Foreign Nationals Who Mocked Charlie Kirk After His Death

The president posthumously awarded Kirk the Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony Tuesday afternoon.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 2h

Exclusive: A hearing on Thursday over whether the government violated a plea deal it negotiated with a lieutenant of fallen crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried threatens to return the spotlight to a young prosecutor who defied President Trump early in his second term

Exclusive: Star Prosecutor — Danielle Sassoon — Who Resigned in Defiance of Trump's DOJ Must Testify About Allegedly Violating Plea Deal in Crypto Case

The erstwhile acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York secured a conviction against Sam Bankman-Fried.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 3h

A groundbreaking study using administrative data from Finland has put hard numbers on the old office taboo: dating the boss

Exhaustive New Study Suggests That Dating the Boss Pays — Until It Doesn't

'Entering a relationship with a manager increases the subordinate's earnings by 6%, but breaking up triggers an abrupt 18% earnings decline,' the…

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 3h

From Rebecca Sugar: The document that Mr. Trump signed at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt talked about the region becoming “a place where everyone can aspire to peace”

After Trump’s Breakthrough in Gaza, the Fog of Peace Emerges

We don’t yet have peace, though. We have promises. We’ve had those before.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 4h

The head of the armed forces issued a new edict on social media for credentialed members of the press on Monday, claiming that the Pentagon will have the “same rules as every U.S military installation"

Hegseth Doubling Down on Media in Pentagon With Odd New Edict

‘Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts,’ he writes on X.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 4h

The legislation’s author says the law was never meant to criminalize the college football tradition

Florida Law Aimed at Curbing Trump Protesters Nets Felony Charges for Florida Football Fans Who Rushed Field Following Victory Over Texas

The legislation's author says the law was never meant to criminalize the college football tradition.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 5h

Sweden has maintained a more permissive approach to religious dress than many European neighbors, but that consensus now appears to be fracturing

'You Have To Adapt': Sweden Joins Growing List of European Nations Seeking Bans on Islamic Burqas, Niqabs in Public

Sweden has maintained a more permissive approach to religious dress than many European neighbors, but that consensus now appears to be fracturing.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 5h

Mr. Biden said he was “deeply grateful and relieved” that the 20 living Israeli hostages were finally released on Monday

In Rare Move, Joe Biden 'Commends' Trump for Reaching Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

'It’s good that President Trump adopted and built on the plan the Biden administration developed,' Blinken says.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 6h

Harrowing footage is surfacing on social media capturing masked gunman carrying out executions of accused collaborators

With Public Executions and Beatings, Hamas Starts Reasserting Its Control of Gaza

Harrowing footage is surfacing on social media capturing masked gunman carrying out executions of accused collaborators.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 7h

The new projection directly challenges the Trump administration’s repeated claim that foreign governments would be the ones paying the import taxes

American Consumers To Bear Brunt of Trump Tariffs, Goldman Sachs Predicts

The new projection directly challenges the Trump administration's repeated claim that foreign governments would be the ones paying the import taxes.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 13h

Leaders at the FBI and Justice Department are engaging in a war of words with the New York Times on X over the newspaper’s recent feature on the Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, which highlighted alleged tensions between both agencies

FBI and DOJ Leaders Denounce ‘Trash’ New York Times for Article on What Pam Bondi, Deputy AG Think of Kash Patel

In a piece on Deputy Attorney General Blanche, the Times says DOJ leaders see Patel as a ‘lightweight’ more focused on social media than his job.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 14h

In the cases now in the news, the virus of criminal prosecutions, as we’ve called it, has gone on for years, and Mr. Netanyahu, a leader who saved his nation, was called to testify in the middle of the war, write the editors of the Sun

Trump Is Right on a Pardon of Netanyahu

It’s a moment to remember that the lawfare can be worse than the underlying disease.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 14h

The man who set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in April while Governor Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside has pleaded guilty to attempted murder, arson, and other charges

Pro-Palestinian Activist Pleads Guilty in Plot to Kill Josh Shapiro, Burn Down Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion

Cody Balmer will spend up to 50 years in prison on attempted murder and arson charges.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 15h

From Alan Dershowitz: President Trump’s brilliant diplomacy has resulted in freeing the hostages and implementing a cease-fire

Dershowitz: Trump’s Peace Plan Succeeds Because of Israel’s Military Victories

Enemies of the Jewish state have to be convinced that the Israeli blood shed on October 7 is not cheap.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 15h

Mr. Trump predicts that peace will soon bless the Mideast, which might remain a dream for a while, write the editors of the Sun

Trump Is Greeted With Adulation Abroad

The Middle East and the wider world is unable to deny success — even if the war against Israel’s enemies is far from concluded.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 16h

From Rebecca Sugar: The sight of 20 young men returning home after two years of torture could make one believe in anything, any miracle — even peace in the Middle East

After Trump’s Breakthrough in Gaza, the Fog of Peace Emerges

We don’t yet have peace, though. We have promises. We’ve had those before.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 16h

Actor Rockmond Dunbar will finally have his day in court after four years, bringing forth a lawsuit against the producers of the hit television series “9-1-1” over claims that they cut him from the show after he refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine

Former ‘9-1-1’ Star To Argue Case That Disney Shouldn't Have Fired Him for Refusing Covid Vaccine in 2021

Rockmond Dunbar says that his religious faith led to his refusal of mandated needle jab in 2021.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 16h

Angel Reese isn’t waiting for anyone to hand her wings. She’s too busy earning them herself

While WNBA Feuds, Angel Reese Is Growing Wings on a Victoria’s Secret Runway

Caitlin Clark nemesis is spending offseason building her brand and legacy.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 17h

Now, it seems, Beijing intends to make the most of the upper hand it has gained by the West’s shortsightedness, write the editors of the Sun

The U.S.-China Trade War

The rising hostility underscores the need to reassert America’s independence from the world’s second largest economy.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 17h

Calls are growing for CNN to fire its original star, Christiane Amanpour, after the anti-Israel television personality claimed that Israeli hostages held by Hamas were “treated better” than Gazans. An apology from Ms. Amanpour has failed to quell the uproar

CNN Under Pressure To Fire Christiane Amanpour After She Claimed Jewish Hostages Were ‘Treated Better’ Than Gazans

Calls are growing for the longtime CNN personality’s ouster, despite her apology.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 17h

The Georgia congresswoman has been on a tear against her party for not tackling the issues most important to the American people

‘What’s Going on With Marjorie?’: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Rift With Her GOP Colleagues Grows Wider

The Georgia congresswoman has been on a tear against her party for not tackling the issues most important to the American people.

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