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Israel-Iran: Trump Hailed Truce Falters Within Hours as US Tries to Halt Escalation (Bloomberg)
Donald Trump ordered Israel to stop dropping bombs on Iran, calling it a “major violation” of a fragile ceasefire between the two countries he announced just hours ago.
“DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Tuesday.
Moments earlier, Trump told reporters he believed both Israel and Iran had violated the ceasefire but said he believed the fragile truce which was already being tested would hold.
The president’s mounting frustration was evident as he was leaving the White House to attend the NATO summit at The Hague. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f**k they’re doing, you understand that,” he said.
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Constitutionality Questioned: Trump Faces Bipartisan Pushback to Iran Strike as Some Republicans, Democrats Question War Powers (ABC News)
Analysis: A Weakened Iran Can Still Inflict Pain on the US — and the World (Bloomberg)
American Research Under Threat: Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard (New York Times)
The federal government annually spends billions funding research at Harvard, part of a decades-old system that is little understood by the public but essential to American science. This spring, nearly every dollar of that payment was cut off by the Trump administration, endangering much of the university’s research.
The money the government sends to Harvard is, in effect, not a subsidy to advance the university’s mission. It’s a payment for the role Harvard plays in advancing the research mission of the United States. This is the science model the U.S. has developed over 80 years: The government sets the agenda and funds the work; university scientists design the studies and find the answers.
The president’s willingness to upend that model has revealed its fragility. There is no alternative in the U.S. to produce the kind of scientific advancements represented by these grants.
'New Era of Partnership': EU and Canada Prepare to Sign Security Pact Ahead of NATO Summit (Bloomberg)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Brussels as his government looks to pave the way for Canada and EU members to join together on military purchases, making it faster and cheaper to access ammunition and to pool resources to acquire expensive and complex defense systems.
Stunning Space News: Vera Rubin Scientists Reveal Telescope’s First Images (New York Times)
The observatory, named after the astronomer Vera Rubin, is a joint venture of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. It was built on a mountain in northern Chile in the foothills of the Andes at the edge of the Atacama Desert. The location, high and dry, provides clear skies for observing the cosmos.
“Rubin Observatory is the greatest astronomical discovery machine ever built,” eljko Ivezić, the director of construction, said during the presentation revealing the first images. He noted that for the first time, the number of observed celestial objects will be greater than the number of people living on Earth.
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