On Monday’s Front Page: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed along with other officials after their helicopter crashed in poor weather, HHS has suspended EcoHealth Alliance from receiving federal funding for its research, and more.


Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, once seen as a leading candidate to become Tehran’s next supreme leader, was confirmed dead along with other officials Monday after their government helicopter crashed in a mountainous region in Iran’s eastern province over the weekend.
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Former President Donald Trump has rallied supporters in the Upper Midwest, attended his son’s high school graduation and feted foreign leaders since his historic criminal trial began in mid-April.
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When the federal government shut down taxpayer money for EcoHealth Alliance, the company linked to the Wuhan virus lab, it may have doomed plans to start a bat research laboratory in the U.S.
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Guns, bombs, drones and artificial intelligence tend to steal today’s headlines. But there’s another side — albeit a much less sexy one — to the world of U.S. Special Forces, one that’s central to accomplishing missions quickly, effectively and safely.
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Two years after Thailand’s military-led government decriminalized cannabis, the country’s elected civilian prime minister abruptly announced last week he wants to end legalized recreational use by the end of the year.
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