Hormuz blockade, Supreme Court retirements and powering AI with coal
April 12, 2026
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Negotiators leave Islamabad without a deal to end the U.S.–Iran war, putting a fragile ceasefire and global energy flows at risk. Trump says the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Russia and Ukraine trade accusations of Orthodox Easter ceasefire violations. How looming U.S. midterms could reshape the Supreme Court, and why Washington is turning back to coal to power the AI revolution.
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