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View More NewsIn brief Myriad traders are becoming increasingly confident that the U.S. will put boots on the ground in Iran before the end of this month. Meanwhile, they expect Iran’s current ruling regime to remain in place by October. At the same time, Myriad traders penciled in an 83% chance that WTI crude oil futures hit $120 per barrel before falling to $55. Traders grew confident on Friday that U.S. military personnel will physically enter the terrestrial territory of Iran after an American fighter jet was reportedly shot down.On Myriad, a prediction market owned by Decrypt’s parent company DASTAN, users penciled…
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It is not normal to hear objections raised when universities award honorary doctoral degrees. The distinction, often conferred at happy graduation ceremonies, brings attention to exemplary achievement by the recipient. The aim is to nominate recipients who, in the tradition of the university, elevate all of us. This is true with academic recipients who represent the best of scholarly inquiry, but also with popular figures who represent universalist aspirations.Francesca Albanese has been the UN Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur for occupied Palestinian territories since 2022. In every medium, she leads the accusation that Israel has been committing genocide in the…
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