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The US military is “dangerously low” on missiles used in the US-Israel war on Iran, according to an analysis from Bloomberg Economics. The outlet’s reporting estimates that the US has likely fired more than half of its most advanced Patriot air defense interceptors and about 40% of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) interceptors to defend US forces from retaliatory attacks by Iran during the conflict Donald Trump launched on 28 February. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong was on course to win the party’s nomination for Wisconsin governor on Wednesday by a clear margin, according to the polls – presaging the latest in an extraordinary wave of leftwing victories across…

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