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Bulgaria considers US request to host Air Force tankers as Iran war heats back up
Up to eight U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft could soon be positioned at a military base in Bulgaria, the country’s leader said this week.
'Sweet lady' stabbed woman 100 times, then traveled the world, started a family and worked as a popular realtor for years — now her secret is finally out: Cops
Top inset: Mayra Velasquez (Facebook). Bottom left inset: Mayra Velasquez (Tarrant County Sheriff's Office). Bottom right inset: Irasema Chavez (Arlington Police Department). Background: Surveillance footage released by police in Texas that allegedly shows Mayra...
The Perils of Suing the FDA to Avoid Preemption
There is a well-worn saying in electrical engineering — if you want to break a circuit, you can cut the wire or trip the breaker. Plaintiffs in several consolidated spinal-cord stimulator cases recently tried something more creative — they attempted to...
Texas Court Deems Double-Fraction Royalty to be “Fixed”
Source: YouTubeSummary“Better the end of a thing than the beginning thereof ... .” Ecclesiastes 7:8. The writer was probably prophesying about Texas’ never-ending double-fraction mineral disputes.Next up: Ovintive USA, Inc. et al v. High Noon...
Securities Transfer Tax: a welcome simplification for LP secondary transactions?
The UK government has published draft legislation for a new Securities Transfer Tax (STT), which is expected to replace the existing stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax (SDRT) regimes for transfers of securities.The proposal is intended to modernise and simplify the...
Chinese destroyer trains with live fire inside Japan’s EEZ for first time
A Chinese navy guided-missile destroyer trained with live machine-gun fire inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the first such incident acknowledged by Japan’s Defense Ministry.
US Army deploys Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system to Guam
The U.S. Army deployed its new hypersonic missile, the Dark Eagle, on Guam during an exercise in June, according to U.S. Pacific Command.
Hanwha Philly wins $2 billion contract to build missile-testing ships for Pentagon
Hanwha Philly Shipyard, the U.S. shipbuilding subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, has secured a $2 billion contract to build two missile-tracking vessels for the U.S. military, according to the company.
EDPB Guidelines on Anonymisation: What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know
On 7 July 2026, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted its Guidelines 02/2026 on Anonymisation for public consultation (the “Guidelines”), replacing the Article 29 Working Party’s Opinion 05/2014 that served as one of the...