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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs opened Taiwan's 14th US office in Phoenix after two letters from China's consulate asked her to object. Chip suppliers weighing the state now have a host government publicly on Taiwan's side, and Beijing has answered so far only in writing.
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The USS George Washington is heading to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, leaving the western Pacific without a US carrier. The tradable Iran risk fell anyway.
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Reuters reported on September 9 that Iranian forces recovered the 19-foot autonomous vehicle after it failed near the Strait of Hormuz. The Navy calls the lost unit older and defective; Anduril has called the platform the most reliable on the market.
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Pax Silica has signed two of ASEAN's eleven members, both of them US security allies well before December 2025, so the only thing that would move the region's arithmetic is a letter Washington has drafted and not yet sent.
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FOIA records reported by the Guardian show the FCC chair meeting the White House, Fox and Sinclair. The independence standard regulated firms were told to plan against is not the one in force.
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