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Month: August 2024

Iranian hackers used a ploy to target a former administration official and onetime confidant of John Bolton

Exclusive: Inside Iran’s hacking operation that has US officials on edge ahead of 2024 election

CNN By Sean Lyngaas, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Two years before Iranian hackers breached Donald Trump’s campaign this summer, they used a similar ploy to target a former administration official and onetime confidant of John Bolton, Trump’s national security adviser and prominent Iran critic. After infiltrating the person’s email account, the hackers sent what

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Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive

Associated Press NEA SILATA, Greece (AP) — A severe drought in northern Greece, worsened by successive heat waves and low rainfall, is causing water shortages that are threatening agriculture, drying up lakes, and stressing local communities dependent on tourism. Farmers struggling to irrigate crops as groundwater supplies dwindle, are using water trucks to save their

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Having Orbán in charge of EU’s presidency raises key question: Is Hungary for or against the EU?

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — As soon as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán assumed Hungary’s presidency of the European Union in July, one thing was clear: he increasingly stands for everything the EU opposes. Orban traveled to Moscow to hobnob with President Vladimir Putin, the EU’s archenemy because of his war in Ukraine. Orbán traveled to

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Church sex abuse scandals in East Timor met by silence, but Pope Francis’ visit brings new attention

Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the Catholic Church’s credibility around the world had finally arrived in Asia’s

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Dalai Lama returns to Indian headquarters after knee replacement surgery in the US

Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has returned to the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India after undergoing a knee replacement surgery in New York. Hundreds of followers in colorful flowing robes on Wednesday cheered the Dalai Lama at the airport and his residence, and several

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Residentes al sur de Salinas podrán ver obras de construcción como parte del nuevo proyecto de almacén de Amazon.

Residentes al sur de Salinas podrán ver obras de construcción como parte del nuevo proyecto de almacén de Amazon.

Sandra Iveth Santos SALINAS, Calif., (KMUV-TV) – Los residentes en Salinas pronto verán el comienzo de las obras de construcción como parte del nuevo proyecto de almacén de Amazon. Esto es a base al requisito del Plan Específico aprobado por el consejo de la Ciudad de Salinas en el 2010, en el Centro Industrial de

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Pennsylvania ammo plant boosts production of key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia

Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania ammunition plant that makes a key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia has managed to boost production by 50% to meet surging demand, with more capacity set to come on line. Along with two plants in nearby Wilkes-Barre, the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant recently increased production

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Haiti’s army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The announcement that Haiti’s military wanted recruits crackled through a small radio perched on a street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince where Maurenceley Clerge repairs and sells smartphones. It was early morning, and the 21-year-old paused, eager to hear the details. He envisioned earning enough to afford his own food

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