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Pakistan Transfers Man Acquitted In US Reporter's Killing
A PakistaniBritish man who was on death row for 18 years before his acquittal in the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl was transferred Monday to a government safe house for security reasons, police said.
Nevada Announces $45M Settlement With McKinsey Over Opioids
Nevada has struck a $45 million settlement deal with McKinsey & Company for the global consulting firm's role in advising opioid makers how to sell more prescription painkillers amid a national overdose crisis.
Slain Spa Workers And Customers Mourned By Families
Mothers, grandmothers, brothers They loved to cook, dance, sing and travel. They worked long hours, sometimes in settings their children little understood. These are the eight people killed by gunfire at three Atlantaarea massage businesses. Seven of the...
Germany Set To Extend COVID-19 Lockdown, Draft Proposal Says
The Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases said the number of cases per 100,000 population over a week stood at 103.9 on Sunday
Women Mark Mothers' Day In Beirut With March To Damaged Port
Dozens of women, including mothers who lost their children in the massive Beirut explosion last year marched to the stilldamaged scene of the blast on Saturday to mark Mothers' Day.
Long Dormant Volcano Comes To Life In Southwestern Iceland
A long dormant volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland flared to life Friday night, spilling lava down two sides in that area's first volcanic eruption in nearly 800 years.
Ten Iranian Nationals Charged With Evading U.S. Sanctions
U.S. prosecutors charged 10 Iranian nationals on Friday over an alleged longrunning scheme to dodge U.S. sanctions on Tehran by disguising $300 million in transactions, including the purchase of two oil tankers.
President Biden Urged to Rescind Trump-Era Ban on H-1B and Other Foreign Work Visas
In June 2020, Trump halted the processing of non-immigrant H-1B, L-1, H-2B, and J-1 visas, based on the alleged potential risk to the labour market.
Gunmen Kill 13 Police In Ambush In Central Mexico
Armed gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican police in an ambush in the central State of Mexico on Thursday, local authorities said, one of the worst mass slayings of security forces to rock the country in recent years.
Trump Casino Miami? Florida Gambling Bill Raises Possibility
Donald Trumps struggling Doral golf club near Miami could be thrown a lifeline if a Florida bill being hammered out behind closed doors allows more gambling in the state and the property is allowed to operate a casino.
Civil Rights Leaders Unite Around California Ethnic Studies
As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and racism, educators and civil rights leaders in California called on the state Board of Education to approve the nations first statewide model ethnic studies curriculum for high school student...
Burns Confirmed As CIA Director As US Faces Diverse Threats
The Senate on Thursday confirmed without opposition veteran diplomat William Burns as director of the CIA, giving him control of the nation's premier spy agency as the U.S. government confronts a diverse array of international threats from China, Russia,...
The Latest: Police Considering If Spa Attack Was Hate Crime
The Latest on the Atlantaarea shootings at massage parlors where eight people were killed (all times local):
S Carolina Lawmaker Draws Ire From Fellow Dems On Trans Bill
Twentythree South Carolina Republicans have signed onto a measure aimed at blocking hormonal treatments for transgender youth. But the bills chief sponsor is a Democrat, prompting intense scrutiny from within his own party.
'Operation Varsity Blues' Reenacts And Reorients A Scandal
Chris Smith didnt initially think the 2019 college bribery scandal made for a good documentary subject. He was editing Fyre, the hit Netflix documentary about the musicfestival fiasco, when his longtime collaborator, Jon Karmen, suggested another real tal...
Why is Myanmar Military Killing Peaceful Protesters? Where is Suu Kyi? All You Need to Know on the Crisis
At least 138 people, including children, have been killed since the coup, according to the United Nations Human Rights office.