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Homeland Security watchdog halted plan to recover Secret Service texts

Comment on this story Comment The Department of Homeland Security’s chief watchdog scrapped its investigative team’s effort to collect agency phones to try to recover deleted Secret Service texts this year, according to four people with knowledge of the decision and internal records reviewed by The Washington Post. In early February, after learning that the […]

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NH Attorney General’s Office rules man shot, killed by police in Pittsfield was justified

HOURS LATER. HERE IN LACONIA, TROY, WMUR NEWS 9. MONICA: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS THE OFFICERS WERE JUSTIFIED WHEN THEY SHOT AND KILLED A SUSPECT IN PITTSFIELD LAST JUNE. INVESTIGATORS SAY ANTHONY HANNON BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE HIS HOME AFTER LEARNING HE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION DID THE REPORT SAYS AFTER […]

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False claim that WHO director-general was arrested

The claim: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was arrested for crimes against humanity More than 6,000 Facebook users have shared an article that claims World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been arrested for crimes against humanity and genocide, according to social media data aggregator CrowdTangle.  The article claims he was arrested because he took part […]

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WHO director-general says men who have sex with men should reduce number of sexual partners amid monkeypox outbreak

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday advised that men who have sex with men adjust how they go about sexual encounters amid the monkeypox outbreak, recommending that they reduce their number of sexual partners and reconsider initiating sex with new partners. During a briefing, Tedros stated more than 18,000 monkeypox cases […]

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Walmart, General Motors, Polaris and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walmart (WMT) – Walmart slumped 9.5% in the premarket after cutting its outlook for the current quarter and full year. The retail giant said higher prices for food and fuel are prompting consumers to cut back, and it’s had to cut prices at its stores to […]

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Metro’s general manager Randy Clarke faces challenges on first day

Comment on this story Comment New Metro General Manager Randy Clarke began his role at the transit agency Monday, marking the end of a leadership vacuum that was created during a tumultuous spring. Metro’s top two executives resigned in May after the transit agency revealed that nearly half of its train operators had not been […]

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HIMARS ‘Game Changer’ in Ukraine War, Russia ‘in Dire Shape’: Ex-General

Retired U.S. Army General Mark Hertling said Saturday that High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) given to Ukraine to assist in its fight against Russia are a “game changer,” contending that Moscow’s forces are now “in dire shape.” The White House on Friday announced that an additional $270 million in security assistance would be sent […]

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Here’s what Cadillac’s new $300,000 electric sedan will look like

The Cadillac Celestiq show car previews an upcoming electric sedan for General Motors. GM DETROIT – General Motors on Friday previewed what its most expensive Cadillac ever will look like as the automaker attempts to redefine the quintessential American luxury brand into an electric vehicle leader. The Detroit automaker unveiled a “show car” version of […]

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Board committee advances 2022-23 tuition schedules, general salary increases

YORK, Pa. — Pennsylvania resident undergraduates would see tuition increase by 5% at the University Park campus and 2% at the Commonwealth Campuses for the 2022-23 academic year under a plan recommended today (July 21) by the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning. However, as part of Penn State’s […]

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