State Department orders evacuation of non-emergency personnel from Beirut embassy
The State Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel from the U.S. embassy in Beirut, a move officials confirmed as mandatory and described as "prudent" given the escalating military posture across the Middle East. The embassy isn't closing. A State Department official made that...
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Mexico kills cartel kingpin 'El Mencho' with U.S. intelligence support as 25 National Guard members die in retaliatory attacks
Mexico's army killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the drug lord known as "El Mencho," in a military operation Sunday night, decapitating the leadership of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The strike triggered a wave of cartel violence that left 25 Mexican National Guard members dead across six sepa...
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Mexican military kills cartel kingpin 'El Mencho' with U.S. intelligence support
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the fugitive drug lord known as "El Mencho" who carried a $15 million U.S. bounty on his head, is dead. The Mexican Defense Department announced Sunday that Oseguera Cervantes was killed during a military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, on February 22. He became wou...
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Mexico erupts in cartel chaos after army kills drug lord 'El Mencho,' U.S. Embassy warns Americans to shelter in place
The State Department on Sunday warned U.S. citizens in parts of Mexico to shelter in place until further notice, citing "ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity." The alert covers the Mexican states of Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Guerrero, and Nuevo Leon. Ac...
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Suspected Russian mole in NYC pleads guilty after texting FBI agent 'Catch me baby' and landing in jail
Nomma Zarubina, the 35-year-old Russian native suspected of operating as a Kremlin asset in New York City, pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts of making false statements. One count covered her lies to the FBI about contacts with Russian spy agents. The other covered a false claim on her natural...
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Armed intruder shot dead after breaching Mar-a-Lago perimeter identified as 21-year-old North Carolina man
A 21-year-old North Carolina man carrying a shotgun and a gas can was shot and killed by Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy early Sunday morning after he breached the secure perimeter of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. The suspect has been iden...
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EPA Repeals Biden-Era Power Plant Emissions Rule as China and Senate Democrats Both Push to Keep It
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it is repealing Biden-era amendments to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, rolling back 2024 regulations that the Trump administration argues would have strangled America's coal sector. The repeal will save an estimated $670 million. The e...
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Three Iranian Nationals Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Google Trade Secrets for Tehran
Three Silicon Valley engineers, all Iranian nationals, have been charged after allegedly attempting to sell Google's trade secrets to Iran. Samaneh Ghandali, her sister Soroor Ghandali, and Mohammadjavad Khosravi reportedly intended to use their positions at large tech firms to gain access to files ...
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More Than 60 US Warplanes Mass at Jordan Base as Trump Signals Iran Decision Within Days
More than 60 attack aircraft were spotted on satellite imagery on Friday at Muwaffaq Salti, a US base in Jordan, roughly triple the number of jets normally stationed there. At least another 68 cargo planes have landed at the base since Sunday. The buildup is the clearest signal yet that the military...
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U.S. Military Kills Three More Suspected Narco-Terrorists in Fourth Pacific Strike This Week
The U.S. military struck another suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing three men identified as narco-terrorists. It was the fourth such strike announced by U.S. Southern Command this week. SOUTHCOM said the strike was carried out at the direction of Commander Ge...
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