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Ex-Olympic snowboarder charged with ordering killings in drug ring across North America Ex-Olympic snowboarder charged with ordering killings in drug ring across North America 02:38 A Belgian court jailed dozens of people Tuesday in the country’s biggest ever drug trial, with the ringleaders sentenced to up to 17 years behind bars. More than 120 defendants
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Terror expert: Leadership of Hezbollah has been “decapitated” Terror expert: Leadership of Hezbollah has been “decapitated” 02:37 Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group announced Tuesday that Naim Qassem, a deputy to its slain long-time leader Hassan Nasrallah, will helm the Iran-backed organization. Qassem has been serving as the group’s acting leader since Nasrallah’s death. “Hezbollah’s (governing) Shura
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Climate change has ramifications for food safety, experts warn Climate change has ramifications for food safety, experts warn 02:35 CHICAGO (CBS) — Warmer temperatures are impacting the food supply and its safety, experts warned amid an outbreak of E. coli that has struck McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. Experts said pathogens—the bacteria that can make us sick—are
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Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran after being convicted on terror charges disputed by his family, the country’s judiciary reported Monday. Sharmahd, 69, was one of several Iranian dissidents abroad in recent years either tricked or kidnapped back to Iran as
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Washington — Voters in Puerto Rico who are angered by an offensive remark about the island at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday have little recourse because residents of the territory cannot vote in the presidential election. But there are millions of Puerto Ricans living in
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More than a third of all tree species worldwide face extinction, threatening ecosystems, plants, animals and economies around the world, experts warned Monday. In all, 38% of trees are at risk, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature global assessment. They face threats from climate change, deforestation, invasive species, pests and disease
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Apple Intelligence has finally arrived. Apple devices got a little bit smarter on Monday when the tech giant officially released its first Apple Intelligence features in the U.S. through its iOS 18.1 software. The tech giant is rolling out new, AI-powered tools in a phased approach, and a number of AI-enabled features it has touted
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Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, said they’ve opened investigations after two ballot boxes went up in flames early Monday morning. In Portland, an incendiary device was placed inside the ballot box and used to set it on fire, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement. Police said a suspicious device was found
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Hurricane Helene, North Carolina’s deadliest storm in modern times, ravaged communities in the westernmost corners of the state, but it has not deterred resilient residents from early voting. In fact, turnout is shattering records in a battleground state that could determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. “What most of the affected counties are
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At first glance, an initiative called “Progress 2028” appears to be a progressive version of “Project 2025,” the conservative blueprint spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation that includes policy proposals for the next president. However, Progress 2028 is not linked to Vice President Kamala Harris or any progressive group, according to an analysis by CBS News;
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