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On the Trail of the Mystery Woman Whose Company Licensed Exploding Pagers
She speaks seven languages, has a PhD in particle physics, an apartment in Budapest plastered with her own pastel drawings of nudes, and a career that took her around Africa and Europe doing humanitarian work.
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Missouri Health Worker Who Had Contact With Bird Flu Patient Develops Symptoms, US Officials Report
A second Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but was not tested for the virus, U.S. officials said on Friday....
Lebanon's Hezbollah Confirms Top Military Commander Ibrahim Aqil Killed in Israel Strike
Lebanon's Iran-aligned Hezbollah group confirmed in the early hours of Saturday that its top military commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed, calling him "one of its top leaders", without providing further details on his killing....
Opportunity Scholarships, ICE legislation vetoed
(The Center Square) – About 55,000 students and their families have been denied school choice by the North Carolina governor....
Cocaine busts galore at southern border, including from 'trusted traveler'
(The Center Square) – Noteworthy roundups of cocaine were announced by United States Customs and Border Protection this week across three border states....
San Francisco man with $2.4 million house got subsidized rent
(The Center Square) - Gregory Finkelson received a one-year prison sentence for theft of government property because of his fraudulent receipt of hundreds of thousands of dollars in low-income housing...
Election 2024: Buckhout, Davis split over economic policy
(The Center Square) – Republican Laurie Buckhout wants "America first" initiatives, incumbent Democrat Don Davis says the route is to invest in communities....
Biden Readies $375 Million Arms Aid Package for Ukraine
The United States is preparing a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine, breaking a months-long trend towards smaller packages for Kyiv for its military operations against Russia, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday....
US FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Self-administered Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved AstraZeneca's nasal spray flu vaccine for self-administration, making it the first of its kind....
US House Votes to Repeal Biden Administration Tailpipe Emissions Rules
The U.S. House of Representatives voted narrowly on Friday to repeal clean-vehicle rules adopted in March to cut tailpipe emissions by 50% from 2026 levels by 2032....
US Secret Service Probe Finds Lack of Diligence Ahead of Trump Rally Shooting
A U.S. Secret Service probe found communication gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the July attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally....
Factbox-Which Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Have Been Assassinated?
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and security sources in Lebanon said, escalating a year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group....
Israel Kills a Top Hezbollah Commander in Beirut Strike
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group....
Gov. Hochul's Rating Falls Below Trump in New York
(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's favorability among voters has hit a new low, according to a poll, which shows the Democrat is less popular than former...
Israel, Lebanon Have Intense Cross-Border Rocket Exchange
Israel reports Lebanon fired 150 rockets; Lebanon reports wave of Israeli strikes...
Exclusive-Hezbollah Handed Out Pagers Hours Before Blasts - Even After Checks
Lebanon's Hezbollah was still handing its members new Gold Apollo branded pagers hours before thousands of the devices blew up this week, two security sources said, indicating the group was confident they were safe despite an ongoing sweep of electronic equipment to identify threats....
China, Japan Agree Fukushima Discharge Plan, Paving Way to Restart Seafood Trade
China and Japan reached an agreement over the discharge of wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, the two governments said on Friday, paving the way for a restart of seafood shipments from Japan to China....
Exclusive-China Minsheng Bank Cut Beijing Staff Pay by Up to 50% in Austerity Drive
China Minsheng Bank has cut pay by up to 50% for its Beijing branch employees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in the biggest such move by a major commercial bank, in line with the country's austerity drive....
Investment Advisers Urge Clients Away From Cash After Fed Rate Cut
US dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. (REUTERS/Jose...
Taiwan and Bulgaria Deny Links to Exploding Pagers in Lebanon
Authorities in Taiwan and Bulgaria on Friday denied involvement in the supply chain of thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah....
Factbox-US Companies to Hire Thousands of Seasonal Workers for Holiday Season
U.S. companies from Target and Macy's to package delivery firm UPS plan to hire thousands of seasonal workers ahead of the all-important holiday season....
Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire After Heaviest Airstrikes Yet
U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon urged immediate de-escalation as hostilities rumbled on at the Lebanese-Israeli border on Friday, following Israel's most intense airstrikes in nearly a year of conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah....
Georgia Election Board May Order Hand Count of Votes in US Presidential Contest
A man with a stand selling wooden American flags turns around at the Pigs and Peaches country festival in Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. August 17, 2024. REUTERS/Megan Varner...
Soccer-Gotham FC to Be Honored at White House Reception
U.S. President Joe Biden will welcome NWSL champions Gotham FC at a White House reception on Monday, as the New York/New Jersey team become the first from the top-flight American women's league to receive the honor....
Huawei 'Super Fans' Annoyed at Lack of Supply as $2,800 Phone Hits China Stores
Huawei and Apple's latest smartphones went on sale in China on Friday, with many fans of the Chinese company disappointed that its much-anticipated $2,800 phone - more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max - was not available for walk-in customers....
Japanese Embassy in China Calls for More Security After School Boy Stabbed
Japan's ambassador to Beijing has asked for more security for Japanese nationals in China after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was killed this week in a knife attack that was the second to target school students....
UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Urge Immediate De-escalation
The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon urged de-escalation on Friday after a big increase in hostilities at the Lebanese-Israeli border, where Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah have been trading fire for almost a year....
Biden, 'Quad' Leaders to Talk Maritime Security as China Tensions Grow
Tensions brewing in Asia's trade-rich waters top the agenda as U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes leaders from Australia, India and Japan to his Delaware hometown for a diplomatic push to counter China in the waning months of his presidency....
Explosives Put in Devices Before They Arrived in Lebanon, Says Lebanon's UN Mission
A preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities into the communications devices that blew up in Lebanon this week found that they were implanted with explosives before arriving in the country, according to a letter sent to the U.N. Security Council by Lebanon's mission to the United Nations....
Macy's to Hire More Than 31,500 Employees for Holiday Season
Macy's said on Thursday it will hire more than 31,500 full and part-time employees for the upcoming holiday season - fewer than last year - as the U.S. department store gears up for a busy shopping period. ...
Trump Says Fed's Rate Cut Was 'Political Move'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half of a percentage point was "a political move." ...
Biden Expects Fed to Continue Cutting Interest Rates
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects the Federal Reserve to continue cutting interest rates and vowed that his administration would keep working to lower costs for Americans....