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Inflation averaged 5.2% under Biden. Even with a war and tariffs to rebalance global trade March core annual CPI rose 2.6%
CNN: "US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks...The systems Beijing is preparing to transfer are shoulder-fired anti-air missile systems known as MANPADs" cnn.com/2026/04/11/pol…
في ظل الأوضاع الداخلية الحاضرة، وحرصاً على القيام بواجبي كاملاً في الحفاظ على امن اللبنانيين ووحدتهم، قررت تأجيل سفري إلى الأمم المتحدة والولايات المتحدة، لمتابعة عمل الحكومة من بيروت.
NEW: Several U.S. Navy vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday without coordinating with Iran, a U.S. official told Axios, in a move contrary to Iranian state media reports that a destroyer had turned back after a warning. The official said the operation was intended to boost confidence for commercial shipping and reinforce freedom of navigation
The new renderings of President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch were unveiled Friday. A 12-page plan was released by the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts, showcasing the towering structure. Trump's proposed arch would be built near the Arlington Memorial Bridge, in between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, with a traffic circle connecting Northern Virginia to Washington, D.C. Trump originally revealed the plan in 2025 at a White House dinner party and has claimed that the country has been waiting two centuries to build such a structure. "For 200 years they've wanted to build an arc," Trump said, referring to an arch. "They have 57 cities throughout the world that have them. We're the only major city – Washington, D.C. – that doesn't." In February, a group of Vietnam War veterans and a retired architectural historian sued to block the construction, citing that it would "dishonor their military and foreign service" by obstructing the Arlington National Cemetery view. If built, it would become the tallest triumphal arch in the world.
