Iran escalated tensions with the United States on Tuesday, harassing a U.S.-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz hours after sending a drone toward a U.S. aircraft carrier—an aggressive move that ended with an American fighter jet shooting the drone down.

President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House approved it with a 217-214 vote. "This bill is a great victory for the American people," Trump said...

In the sweltering underbelly of Miami, one routine bust changes everything. When The Rip hits, millions vanish into questions no one dares ask aloud. Partnerships fracture, secrets surface, and every choice carries a deadly cost. Trust no one. The RIP Review COMING SOON WOKE REPORT Freeze, We’re the DEI With two white male leads, Netflix had no choice but to pick everybody else on Damon and Affleck’s special police force from a Target commercial. It wouldn’t even be so bad if it weren’t for the clown costume they put Teyana Taylor in in an effort to make her look tough. The reason that the Woke-O-Meter isn’t lower: The diverse cast is mostly just there, and while the female characters talk a little tough, they really are little more than jumped-up set pieces. It looks artificial, but it’s not a significant issue. The post The RIP first appeared on Worth it or Woke.

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“A violin-enhanced power ballad like only Sleep Theory could craft,” reads a press release regarding the band’s latest single “Words Are Worthless.” “The video, which features the band in performance mode, boasts a Goth noir vibe.” Words Are Worthless The track is taken from the band’s debut album, “Afterglow,” which came out last May. “Afterglow,” Sleep Theory’s first full-length for the Epitaph imprint, has accumulated over 515 million global streams to date. ### The post Sleep Theory’s New Single “Words Are Worthless” appeared first on RockinTown.

The French President first announced in December that he is interested in resuming dialogue with Moscow, after which the leaders of Italy and Germany agreed that they also support reestablishing a line of communication with the Kremlin.