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A funeral was held in Minab for the 168 children killed when their elementary school was attacked on the first day of the bombing campaign Thousands of mourners have filled the streets of the southern Iranian city of Minab for the funeral of 168 schoolgirls and staff killed in an attack on an elementary school on the opening day of the US-Israeli strikes.Images from the funeral show row upon row of small, shallow graves – the final resting places of children aged mostly between seven and 12.Participants dressed in mourning black and carried photographs of the deceased as the funeral…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has entered into a multiyear AI content licensing agreement with News Corp that could generate up to $50 million per year for the media company that owns the Wall Street Journal among many other major publications. The Wall Street Journal reports that Meta Platforms has secured a comprehensive AI content licensing deal with News Corp, the parent company of the Journal, in an arrangement that will compensate the media giant with up to $50 million annually. The agreement represents one of the most significant partnerships between major technology firms and traditional media organizations as AI continues to reshape the…

Due to the widespread corruption and cartel infiltration in the border state of Tamaulipas, Mexican military forces kept local and state authorities out of the loop in a recent operation targeting a commander with the Gulf Cartel. The raid took place last week, when a group of special forces soldiers with Mexico’s Army arrived at the Reynosa International Airport from Mexico City. From there, the soldiers moved to a rural community called Sandoval, which is just west of Matamoros. Credit: Breitbart News Foundation / Cartel Chronicles The soldiers moved quickly and were able to carry out a raid at a…

U.S. businesses went on a hiring spree in February, the latest data from payroll processor ADP shows. Private sector employers added 63,000 workers, a big rebound from the mere 11,000 in ADP’s revised January estimate. Economists had forecast 43,000 jobs added in the month. This was the strongest hiring in the private sector in seven months, according to ADP’s data. “We’ve seen an increase in hiring and pay gains remain solid, especially for job-stayers,” said ADP chief economist Nela Richardson. Annual pay is up 4.5 percent for workers who have stayed in their jobs. The biggest pay gains for job…

A 19-year-old husband fatally shot his 24-year-old wife, then himself, in a Homewood, Alabama, hospital just minutes after the birth of their first child Sunday night. WVTM 13 reported that Kynath Terry Jr. shot his wife, Precious Johnson, numerous times around 9:25 p.m. then turned the gun on himself. The Homewood Police Department described the incident as “an apparent murder-suicide and is domestic in nature.” Terry’s mom admitted the couple had been having marital problems and that the Johnson did not want Terry’s family to be at the hospital when the child was born. Despite the problems, Terry’s mom said she…

Texas Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are headed to a runoff, extending a member-on-member matchup defined by the latest fight over generational change. Neither Green, 78, or Menefee, 37, earned a majority of votes in the newly drawn Houston 18th District resulting from Texas Republicans’ recent gerrymander of the state’s congressional map. Green, a civil rights icon, jumped into the race after his former district was scrambled by the GOP’s redistricting. The matchup comes as the Democratic Party is engaged in an intense debate about whether the old guard should step aside and make room for a younger…

The IDF’s ground push into the neighboring country comes as the Iran-backed military group says it is ready for “open war”   Israeli forces have moved deeper into southern Lebanon and seized additional positions for the first time since the 2024 ceasefire with the aim of targeting Hezbollah. The move marks a broader expansion of Israel’s military campaign across the region. Israel carried out airstrikes on Lebanon in retaliation for rocket strikes on the Jewish state by Hezbollah, which in turn was responding to the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes over the weekend.   On Tuesday,…

The Chinese Foreign Ministry deftly avoided committing to any concrete support for Iran during its press briefings on Monday and Tuesday, failing to answer directly if it would offer military aid to the Islamist regime or use its veto power at the United Nations Security Council in its favor. China is one of Iran’s closest allies on the international stage and depends heavily on Tehran for its oil supply. Iran is a full member of the China-led BRICS alliance, created to oppose American interests globally. China’s international policy arm was unequivocal in condemning “Operation Epic Fury,” the American operation that eliminated…

During an appearance on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continued heaping praise on President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their strikes on Iran. He likened the two to Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill for their World War II heroics. “John Fetterman’s big enough to be three Democratic senators,” he said. He’s going to be seen in history as a very commonsense guy. John Fetterman loves his country, and he’s not afraid to say Israel’s the good guy and the Ayatollah is the bad guy. Democrats are associating themselves with opposing a military operation to take…

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that lawmakers are waiting for the White House to formally request emergency cash to support the war in Iran, as administration officials reportedly consider seeking up to $50 billion. In an interview, Johnson said he hadn’t heard yet about a specific funding level but that “we’ll pass a supplemental when it’s appropriate and get it right.” “We’re waiting on the White House and [the Pentagon] to let us know, but we have an open dialogue about it,” he said when asked whether Congress could pass a $50 billion supplemental funding bill. Passing any emergency…