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Pentagon Admits Iran War Cost $33.4B, Drained U.S. Munitions

The U.S. Defense Department's (War) Office of Inspector General on Monday released its first congressionally mandated report on the war with Iran, covering Feb. 28 through June 30, and concluded that the conflict caused U.S. munitions shortfalls and supply-chain bottlenecks.

Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations

President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center, a source familiar with the decision said, after its members argued the institution is in “dire” financial and structural shape.

Nick Reiner prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in the killing of parents Rob and Michele Reiner, DA says

Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, officials said Tuesday.Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he consulted with senior prosecutors in his office, considering aggravating and mitigating factors in the case and the wishes of the victims’ loved ones.

Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on plaza, building

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from inscribing President Donald Trump’s name on the center’s main building to honor him and from naming its campus after Trump.