Scott Neuman

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U.S. 'Stands With The People,' Imposes Sanctions On Myanmar's Coup Leaders

Thursday, February 11, 2021

The Treasury Department froze the assets of 10 current and retired top-ranking military leaders in Myanmar after a coup earlier this month that toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Germany's Merkel Warns Coronavirus Variants Could 'Destroy' Gains Against Pandemic

Thursday, February 11, 2021

The German chancellor defended her government's decision to extend a COVID-19 lockdown into March, as she issued a stark warning about fast-spreading new strains.

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European Commission President Says Late Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine Slowed Rollout

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

"We are still not where we want to be," Ursula von der Leyen told European Parliament lawmakers in Brussels on Wednesday.

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Chinese Probe Enters Mars Orbit With Plan For May Landing

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

China's space agency, fresh off a successful sample-return mission to the moon, says the ambitious Tianwen-1 rover mission it launched in July had reached the Red Planet.

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Faulty Throttle Identified As Possible Factor In Crash Of Indonesian Airliner

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Investigators say an engine throttle appears to have malfunctioned while the autopilot was engaged, possibly contributing to last month's crash of a Boeing 737-500 that killed all 62 people aboard.

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Town Of Palm Beach Hears Arguments On Trump's Permanent Move To Mar-A-Lago Full-Time

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

"We feel that this issue threatens to make Mar-a-Lago into a permanent beacon for his more rabid, lawless supporters," an attorney for a group opposing Trump's move to the club argued.

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U.S. Carriers Train In South China Sea In Likely Signal To Beijing

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

The move appears to be a show of strength meant to signal the new administration's determination to stand firm against China's steady encroachment in the strategic waterway.

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Woman Who May Have Stolen Laptop From Pelosi's Office Is Arrested

Monday, January 18, 2021

The FBI is investigating a claim that she intended to sell the computer to a Russian friend, who planned to then pass it to the Kremlin's foreign intelligence service.

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Publisher Cancels Book By Sen. Hawley, Citing His Role In Inciting Capitol Attack

Friday, January 08, 2021

Simon & Schuster says it has decided not to publish Hawley's forthcoming book The Tyranny of Big Tech, suggesting that the lawmaker helped foment Wednesday's violence.

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Jonathan Pollard, Cold War Spy Who Spent 30 Years In U.S. Prison, Arrives In Israel

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

The former U.S. Navy analyst who passed secrets to Israel, has arrived in Israel a month after the U.S. Justice Department allowed his parole to expire.

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CDC Likely To Recommend Shortening Coronavirus Quarantine Period

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Federal health officials could reduce the quarantine from the currently recommended 14 days to as few as seven for people who test negative for the virus.

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Mexico Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths

Friday, November 20, 2020

The milestone comes just two days after the country reported one million confirmed coronavirus infections. Mexico is only the fourth country to surpass 100,000 COVID-19 deaths.

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Thailand's Prime Minister Signals Tougher Measures Against Anti-Government Protests

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Premier Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized power in a coup six years ago, issued a statement addressing months of unrest, promising to use "all" the country's laws to quash the protests.

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FAA Clears Boeing's 737 Max To Resume Passenger Service

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

After 20 months on the tarmac following two fatal crashes, Boeing's troubled airliner has been given the green light by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Iowa Governor Reverses Course, Issues Mask Mandate As COVID-19 Cases Rise

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

With hospitals in the state filling up with patients, Gov. Kim Reynolds, who once dismissed restrictions as "feel-good" measures, said Monday: "If Iowans don't buy into this, we'll lose."

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4 Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Successfully Dock With Space Station

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency reach the ISS after a 27-hour flight following Sunday's liftoff from Kennedy Space Center.

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2 Weeks After Eta, Nicaragua Braces For Massive Hurricane Iota

Monday, November 16, 2020

Iota, now a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph, is expected to hit Nicaragua on Monday evening, bringing catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and extreme rainfall.

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Ukraine's President Hospitalized With COVID-19

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who announced Monday he'd tested positive for the coronavirus, has been taken to a Kyiv hospital. A spokeswoman says his symptoms are "nothing serious."

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Britain, EU Join U.S. In Condemning China's Crackdown On Hong Kong Lawmakers

Thursday, November 12, 2020

London and the European Union denounced Beijing's move to disqualify some of the territory's pro-democracy lawmakers — an action that sparked the mass resignation of the opposition.

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Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Anti-Segregation Icon Ruby Bridges, Dies At 86

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

In 1960, she braved death threats and racial epithets to accompany her daughter to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, desegregating the school.

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