Biden admin takes step advancing deal to free Americans held in Iran by issuing waiver for transfer of restricted Iranian funds to Qatar
The Biden administration has issued a waiver to allow banks to transfer $6 billion in restricted Iranian funds to Qatar without fear of sanctions -- a key step in a deal to free five Americans who have been deemed wrongfully detained in Iran by the US State Department.
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Mexico’s AMLO Proposes 81% Increase to Armed Forces’s Budget
Mexico’s armed forces are set to see an 81% increase under the Finance Ministry’s proposed budget for 2024.
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Trump asks judge to dismiss Georgia election subversion charges against him
Former President Donald Trump is asking a court to dismiss several criminal charges against him in the Georgia 2020 election interference case.
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American man rescued from cave in Turkey after being trapped for two days
An American caver has been rescued by emergency workers near Anamur, in southern Turkey, after he became stranded hundreds of meters underground earlier this month.
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Air New Zealand sees impact on its schedule from Jan 2024 amid engine issues
Air New Zealand said on Tuesday that Pratt & Whitney maintenance of its Geared Turbofan jet engine fleet
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Mexico's former foreign minister threatens to leave party over candidate selection process
Mexico’s former Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard says that he will wait to see how the ruling party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador handles his call to nullify its recently completed presidential candidate selection process, but warned that if not satisfied he will leave the party
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Texas student suspended over his loc hairstyle days after state's Crown Act takes effect
A Black Texas high school student has been suspended for more than a week because his loc hairstyle violated the district's dress code, his mother said. It could become a test of a new state law that bans discrimination based on hairstyles.
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This Startup Is Using Billions of Dollars to Build Japan’s Own TSMC
Japan’s government-backed Rapidus Corp. is lobbying chipmakers, their suppliers and research institutions to set up shop on the
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Biden asks Americans to honor Sept. 11 dead by rejecting extremism
By Nandita Bose ANCHORAGE President Joe Biden urged Americans on Monday not to succumb to the "poisonous politics
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Man charged with aiding Whitmer kidnap plot says he should have called police
A man charged with assisting the leaders of a plan to kidnap Michigan’s governor is denying any role
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Cease-fire declared after days of intense fighting in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp
An “immediate and lasting cease-fire” has been declared after a top Lebanese general met with officials from rival Palestinian factions, following days of fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, which left has left six people dead and more than 50 wounded
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Eldercare Startup Papa Loses Contracts With Major Health Insurers
Several major US health insurers, including Humana Inc., CVS Health Corp.’s Aetna and Molina Healthcare Inc., are declining
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