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SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Next week’s episode of Smackdown will feature a WWE Intercontinental Championship Match, a cage match, and a beat the clock challenge. During this week’s show, Ricochet was confronted by Shankey backstage during an interview. Shankey said he wanted a shot at Ricochet’s Intercontinental Championship, and …

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It was one of the final decisions Trump officials made before leaving office. On January 15, 2021, the Treasury Department eased sanctions on Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, temporarily restoring his access to a web of companies and frozen bank accounts that U.S. officials say he used to bilk more than $1.3 billion in mining revenues …

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U.S. fighter jets shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon that had drifted across the United States for several days on Saturday, bringing an end to the opening chapter of a tense public standoff with Beijing over the intrusion into U.S. airspace. The balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina shortly after …

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Washington — A new federal initiative dedicated to keeping America’s technological advances out of the hands of foreign adversaries will be part of the Biden administration’s strategy to combat growing threats from China, the Justice Department announced Thursday. The Disruptive Technology Strike Force, an interagency partnership between the Departments of Justice and Commerce, will aim to …

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A multi-year U.S. intelligence review has deemed it “very unlikely” that a foreign adversary is behind the mysterious neurological symptoms known as “Havana Syndrome” that have been reported by more than a thousand American officials since 2016, significantly undermining a theory shared by some victims and lawmakers that U.S. personnel were being targeted by a …

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GARDEN CITY, NY — Local charities are the unsung heroes of our communities. Nonprofit and not-for-profit organizations strive to create lasting change and positively impact the lives of those around them. Some people start organizations as a way to cope with grief, some see an issue they want to tackle, and some want to bring …

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DANVERS, MA — Danvers Town Manager Steve Bartha publicly informed the community on Thursday night that he had received a conditional offer to become the next town manager in Lexington and that “it is something I am excited about.” While Bartha said the job switch will not be finalized until he meets with Lexington officials …

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Un soutien inattendu et sujet à caution. Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a assuré, jeudi 5 septembre, “soutenir” la candidate démocrate Kamala Harris, actuelle vice-présidente des Etats-Unis, pour la présidentielle américaine. Cette déclaration, faite lors d’un forum économique à Vladivostok, intervient au lendemain d’accusations d’ingérences électorales formulées par Washington et rejetées par Moscou. Les autorités américaines ont pris, …

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“La pollution de l’air ambiant provoque plus de 4,5 millions de décès prématurés chaque année.” Dans un rapport publié jeudi 5 septembre, l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) établit clairement un lien entre le réchauffement climatique, la multiplication des feux de forêt et la pollution de l’air, et alerte sur ce “cercle vicieux” aux conséquences désastreuses sur la …

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Pour avoir dénoncé les talibans, elle est menacée de mort. La taekwondoïste afghane Marzieh Hamidi, réfugiée en France depuis trois ans, a déposé plainte mardi 3 septembre pour notamment “menaces de viol et de mort réitérées”, “cyberharcèlement et appels téléphoniques malveillants”, a appris franceinfo auprès de son avocate, confirmant une information du journal Le Parisien. À l’origine …

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