Author: Daniel snow

A projectile hit buildings as Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 13, 2025.Leo Correa | AP PhotoThe Iron Dome missile defense system, or “Kippat Barzel” in Hebrew, is widely regarded as one of the most important tools in Israel’s defensive arsenal.Designed to protect Israeli citizens from aerial attacks by launching guided missiles to intercept incoming rockets and other short-range threats, the mobile all-weather defense system has been fully operational since March 2011. Israel’s Defense Ministry says the system has been upgraded several times and “successfully prevented countless rockets from hitting Israeli…

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The uranium trade’s shelf life may last years.According to Sprott Asset Management CEO John Ciampaglia, a “real shift” upward is underway due to increasing global energy demand — particularly as major tech companies look to power artificial intelligence data centers.”We’ve been talking about uranium and nuclear energy non-stop for four years at Sprott, and we’ve been incredibly bullish on the segment,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.Ciampaglia’s firm runs the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (SRUUF), which Morningstar ranks as the world’s largest physical uranium fund. It’s up 22% over the past two months.The firm is also behind the Sprott…

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After a busy day of excelling at work and tending to your daily tasks, it’s not uncommon to feel pretty drained by the time you get home. But if you experience that feeling frequently or find yourself stuck in bed and unable to do things for yourself, you could be in a state of “functional freeze.”A functional freeze is a mind-body response to being stressed or overwhelmed. It can look like struggling to decide what task to complete next, and spending hours in one spot looking at your phone instead, says Liz Tenuto, known on social media as “The Workout…

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A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to be used in the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday Celebration and Parade, is seen near U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. Alexander Drago | ReutersWASHINGTON — Thousands of troops will descend on Washington, D.C., on Saturday, accompanied by dozens of tanks and helicopters overhead, as President Donald Trump stages a high-profile spectacle to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary.Trump, whose 79th birthday falls on the same day, has long pushed for a military parade in the nation’s capital — an idea that was swatted down during his first term by Pentagon officials.Now,…

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Minnesota Legislature House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park held a morning press conference to lay out the priorities of the DFL majority Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 St. Paul, Minn.Glen Stubb | Star Tribune | Getty ImagesFormer Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed early Saturday in what appears to be a “politically motivated assassination,” Gov. Tim Walz said.”Out state lost a great leader and I lost the dearest of friends,” Walz said during a news conference.Walz also said that Minnesota Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were each shot…

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