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Syria Arrests Ex-Assad Officer

Syrian security forces arrested Lieutenant Colonel Musab Abu Rukba, a former officer from the Assad regime, in Nawa city in southern Syria's Daraa province. Abu Rukba was convicted by a Vienna court last month of charges including bodily…

Disney Buys Farm Land

In the 1990s, a small Japanese-American family farm, owned by the Fujishige brothers, stood next to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The family had repeatedly refused offers from Disney executives to sell their land, which was valued…

Pentagon Funding Threats

The Pentagon has threatened to cut federal funding from 30 US universities, including Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Johns Hopkins, over foreign academic partnerships that are deemed a national security risk. The…

Georgia Tech Football Season

Georgia Tech's new head coach Brent Key is entering his first full season without quarterback Haynes King, who led the team to nine wins last year. Despite losing key players including a receiving corps that combined for 1,661 receiving…

Alaska Gubernatorial Election

Seventeen governor-lieutenant governor candidate pairs competed in a primary election in Alaska on Tuesday to advance to the November general election. Former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and his running mate Zac Johnson finished…

Breastfeeding in Gaza Strip

Eman Huneidq, a 38-year-old mother of three from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, is struggling to care for her nine-month-old daughter, Ward, due to her own health conditions and the difficulties faced by mothers in Gaza. Eman has diabetes and…

Medical Sign Language Mistake

A deaf woman named Samantha, who booked an appointment for a flu jab but not a Covid vaccine, was given the wrong vaccine at her doctor's surgery because she wasn't provided with a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter. The Parliamentary…

Columbia House Closing Notice

Columbia House, a mail-order business that once offered 12 CDs for a penny to new members, had announced its closure after 71 years. The company, which was founded by Columbia Records in 1955, originally aimed to expand music sales to…

Repeat Offender Gets Parole

Brittany Barry, 35, has been pre-approved by the Parole Board of Canada to be released on day parole next month. She was sentenced to 6 years in prison after pleading guilty to drunk driving causing the deaths of Laura Hannah, 53, and her…

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Polina Buhrova, a Ukrainian shuttler from Kharkiv, has been competing at the World Championships in New Delhi, where she spoke about the pain of war and its impact on her life. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which started in…

Australian Death Abroad

An Australian citizen has died in Vietnam, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has confirmed the death while offering condolences to the family. Due to privacy obligations, DFAT cannot provide further information about…

NC State Football Preview

N.C. State is entering its 14th season under coach Dave Doeren, who has become the program's all-time leader in career wins. The team is looking to build on recent success, including a bowl win for the first time since 2017. With a new…