Pete Hegseth estimates the Iran war will cost $37.5 billion, disruptions in the Red and Black seas could impact oil supplies, and Lydia Corbett’s ponytail made her Picasso’s muse. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:
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Plus, the risk to oil supplies grows with disruptions in the Red and Black seas, and Lydia Corbett’s high ponytail made her Picasso’s muse.
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