Biden to lift Cuba's status as terror sponsor in exchange for prisoners' release

The move is likely to be reversed by the incoming Trump administration.

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Biden administration removes Cuba from state sponsors of terrorism list

President-elect Donald Trump designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism shortly before he left office in January 2021.
NBC News - 2h
Germany welcomes release of German Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return home

Germany has welcomed the release of a German Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return to Germany
ABC News - 1d
Germany welcomes release of German-Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return home

Yahoo News - 1d
Biden extends legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants

The Biden administration announced it would extend the temporary legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela.
CBS News - 4d
Former FBI informant who fabricated Biden claims sentenced to prison

The former FBI informant who fabricated claims about President Biden and his son Hunter Biden accepting bribes was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison, according to court documents. ...
The Hill - 5d
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returns home after release from prison in Iran

Sala, who had been held since 19 December, greeted by family members and Italian PM at Rome airport. Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was held in solitary confinement for almost three weeks ...
The Guardian - 6d
Biden to visit New Orleans as FBI releases new video of attacker

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are set to visit New Orleans Monday in the wake of the New Year's Day terrorist attack that killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more. The visit ...
CBS News - Jan. 6
Myanmar to release prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar’s military government will release more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain
ABC News - Jan. 4
Biden to travel to New Orleans to meet with families following terror attack

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will head to New Orleans on Monday, the site of a New Year's Day terror attack that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more, the White House announced ...
NBC News - Jan. 3

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Impeached South Korean president detained over martial law declaration

South Korea's anti-corruption agency says impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained.
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Altadena couple among thousands dropped by insurance before wildfires

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Sen. Duckworth says Hegseth's hearing "confirmed that he is not qualified" for defense secretary

Democratic Senators criticized President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, an ...
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Los Angeles area disaster help centers open amid wildfires

As the dust and ash from wildfires begins to settle in some southern California areas, Los Angeles area evacuees are turning to local and federal officials for help. CBS News Los Angeles reporter ...
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