US strikes launchers on Iran’s Larak Island in first known attack in weeks

US strikes launchers on Iran’s Larak Island in first known attack in weeks

Jordan’s army said shortly after the IRGC statement that it had intercepted eight missiles. “Air defense systems intercepted eight missiles that breached the Kingdom’s airspace at dawn today, Monday,” Jordan’s armed forces said in a statement, quoting the army’s spokesperson, reported by the state Petra News Agency. The US strike is the first known attack…

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Seeing the world through old maps

Seeing the world through old maps

The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century. Correspondent Martha Teichner explores the world as depicted by cartographers, through maps that are whimsical, political, or intentionally distorted, and examines why – in…

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