Trump considers high-risk raid to seize 1,000 pounds of Iranian uranium inside country

President Trump is considering a military operation to send US soldiers inside Iran to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, officials said. Trump is open to the idea of sending the troops into Iran for days or longer to complete the mission, but the president is considering the risks to American soldiers, US officials familiar with the plan told the Wall Street Journal. As he weighs the dangers of the operation, Trump has encouraged his advisers to pressure Iran to agree to give up its atomic material as a condition for ending the war, according to the outlet.’…

Tudor Heart: A Renaissance gold necklace featuring a French-English pun on the love between Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon

QUICK FACTSName: Tudor HeartWhat it is: A gold necklace with a red-enameled pendantWhere it is from: Warwickshire, central EnglandWhen it was made: Circa 1518Half a millennium after a solid-gold Renaissance necklace was forged, a metal detectorist spotted it poking out of a dried-up pond in central England. The necklace’s heart-shaped…

Trump dominates CPAC poll as conservatives rally behind agenda, back Iran action

A new survey highlights President Donald Trump’s continued dominance within the conservative movement. According to a poll of more than 1,600 attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), held this past week from March 25–28, an overwhelming 96% said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president. An additional…

NFL set to hire replacement officials with CBA negotiations at impasse

The NFL is preparing to hire replacement referees for the upcoming season as talks between the league and the NFL Referees Association on a new collective bargaining agreement remain at an impasse, with the current CBA set to expire in the coming months.  In fact, the league has already given…

BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston charged with first-degree felony rape

A receiver on BYU’s football team has been arrested and charged with first-degree felony rape after a year-long investigation. Wideout Parker Kingston was arrested Tuesday in Utah after authorities alleged he sexually assaulted a 20-year-old woman last February, the Washington County Attorney’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday. The…

Nets blow late lead in ugly loss to Pacers — but gain boost in tank race

For the Nets, the endgame was galling.  For their tanking efforts, the end result might’ve been good.  Brooklyn blew a huge late lead and fell 115-110 to tanking rival Indiana before a crowd of 16,779 at Barclays Center on Wednesday night.  The Nets (15-38) squandered an 18-point cushion, and had…

Six House Republicans break with White House to repeal Trump’s  Canada tariffs

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers voted to overturn President Trump’s executive order that slapped a series of tariffs against Canada after GOP leadership tried unsuccessfully to stop the White House rebuke. While the measure, which was introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), will have little practical effect given that it must…

Kodai Senga is out to prove he can stay healthy and be a key Mets option

PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga is still taking the approach he can pitch like an ace for the Mets — even as the organization has pushed him toward a back burner. “These past two years have been frustrating and tough mentally,” the right-hander said through his interpreter Wednesday on…

Olympian ‘deeply regrets’ publicly revealing affair on-air

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid “deeply regrets” bringing his affair to light on live TV earlier this week. After winning the bronze medal in Tuesday’s men’s 20km biathlon, Laegreid got emotional in an interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK, admitting to cheating on his now ex-girlfriend. The infidelity isn’t the only…

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