Five Americans Freed in Iran Prisoner Swap Land in Us
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Woodside, Chevron Agree to Asset Swap
Chevron and Woodside Energy agreed to an asset swap that they said will sharpen their focus on the massive LNG operations they each operate in Western Australia.The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
Only 35% of Americans trust the US judicial system. This is catastrophic | David Daley
American confidence in the courts has hit a record low across party lines. This is worrying – if not surprising. The US supreme court has been hijacked by the extreme right and corrupted to its ...The Guardian - 5h -
US officials travel to Syria in search of missing Americans, meet with rebel leaders
Top U.S. officials are in Syria making the first face-to-face contact with rebel groups that took over the country in a lightning offensive earlier this month, their mission aimed at searching for ...The Hill - 1d -
U.S. releases 2 Guantánamo prisoners, leaving 27 at American camp in Cuba
The Pentagon announced two more prisoners were released Wednesday from Guantánamo Bay. Another prisoner's release was announced earlier this week.CBS News - 2d -
US Bureau of Prisons pays ‘historic’ $115m to survivors of staff sexual abuse
Payout settles claims of abuse and retaliation at women’s prison in Dublin, California, now permanently closed. The US Bureau of Prisons (BoP) has agreed to pay $115m to more than 100 survivors of ...The Guardian - 3d -
CNN: Freed Syrian prisoner in report was intelligence officer
CNN acknowledged this week it had been misled by a man purporting to be a Syrian prisoner but who was, in fact, a former intelligence officer under the Assad regime. The outlet said in a report ...The Hill - 4d -
Brett Baty landing spots: Five teams who could trade for former top Mets prospect and give him a second chance
Baty has been on the trading block since the rise of Mark Vientos, but that doesn't mean he's washedCBS Sports - 4d -
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan, his lawyer says
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan, his lawyer saysABC News - 4d -
She Swapped Her ‘Spinsterlicious Life’ for Him
Eleanore Wells loved her single, child-free life so much that she wrote a book about it. Then, at 60, she moved to Australia where she met Anthony Graham.The New York Times - 4d -
Labuschagne out after Siraj bail swap
Australia's Marnus Labuschagne is dismissed after India seamer Mohammed Siraj's swaps the bails around at the striker's end in an attempt to bring a change of fortune.BBC News - 6d -
Iran sentences an Iranian-American journalist to 10 years in prison
A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years on prison after finding him guilty of collaborating with a hostile governmentABC News - Dec. 14 -
US to pressure UK to import high-quality American meat in Trump trade deal
US industry ready to drop demand to export chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef in move set to anger British farmers. The United States is expected to push Britain to allow tariff-free access ...The Guardian - Dec. 14 -
'I felt like a breathing corpse': Stories from people freed from Syria torture prison
The BBC speaks to men released from Saydnaya prison - a place known as the "human slaughterhouse".BBC News - Dec. 14 -
American Airlines flight forced to make emergency landing after likely bird strike
An American Airlines flight departing from New York City for Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff after a possible bird strike. No ...CBS News - Dec. 13 -
US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say
The U.S. military has brought an American who was imprisoned in Syria for seven months out of the countryABC News - Dec. 13 -
US military flies missing American out of Syria
The U.S. military on Friday flew a missing American citizen out of Syria this week, after the stunning fall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. Travis Timmerman was transferred to U.S. forces ...The Hill - Dec. 13 -
American Travis Timmerman flown out of Syria after release from prison
A U.S. defense official told CBS News that Travis Timmerman was flown out of Syria and into Jordan by the U.S. military and handed over to the State Department.CBS News - Dec. 13 -
American Freed From Syrian Regime Prison Was on Levantine Pilgrimage
The man, who gave his name as Travis Timmerman, was handed over to U.S. military officials after seven months in captivity.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 13 -
Former Syrian prison official charged in US with torture
A former Syrian official under the rule of former President Bashar Assad was federally indicted in the U.S. for torturing prisoners held at Damascus Central Prison from 2005-08, according to a ...The Hill - Dec. 13 -
Former prison head charged with torture in US
Samir Ousman Alsheikh is accused of torturing and ordering the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison.BBC News - Dec. 13 -
Ontario to restrict electricity exports to US and bar American-made alcohol if Trump tariffs applied
A senior official in Canada’s most populous province says that Ontario could bar American-made alcohol and restrict electricity to three U.S. states if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping ...ABC News - Dec. 12 -
US man found wandering near Damascus after months in Syrian prison
Mr Timmerman told CBS that he was detained upon entering Syria seven months ago.BBC News - Dec. 12 -
US believes circulating video could show missing American, officials say
The U.S. believes an individual seen in a video circulating online could be Travis Pete Timmerman, an American who went missing from Hungary earlier in the year.ABC News - Dec. 12 -
American freed after 7 months detention in Syria
An American citizen detained in Syria was freed on Thursday after rebels overtook the city of Damascus, toppling the rule of President Bashar Assad and releasing thousands from imprisonment ...The Hill - Dec. 12 -
CBS News speaks with man who says he's just been freed from Syrian prison
A man identifying himself as Missourian Travis Timmerman tells CBS News he was liberated from a Syrian prison upon dictator Bashar al-Assad's ouster.CBS News - Dec. 12 -
American imprisoned in Syria freed following fall of Assad regime
An American man from Missouri who was held in a Syrian prison for months has been found alive and freed during the country’s revolution. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports for TODAY.NBC News - Dec. 12 -
American man tells CBS News he was freed from Syrian prison
A man identifying himself as American Travis Timmerman tells CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer he was freed from a Syrian prison earlier this week as rebel forces ousted longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad. ...CBS News - Dec. 12 -
American is freed after being detained for seven months in Syria
American is freed after being detained for seven months in SyriaABC News - Dec. 12 -
US sent Austin Tice 'message' to Syria's HTS rebels emptying Assad prisons
The U.S. is communicating with rebel groups inside Syria amid the search for missing American journalist Austin Tice, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.ABC News - Dec. 11 -
This stat has given us the NCAA Tournament winner for 20 years: Here are five teams who could buck the trend
The Week 6 AP Top 25 has been an important set of rankings in college basketball the last two decadesCBS Sports - Dec. 10 -
US seeks to balance backing Syrian people, protecting American interests: ANALYSIS
The Biden administration wants to avoid a power vacuum after the rebel takeover.ABC News - Dec. 10 -
US aim to lead on AI threatened by land shortage
Power-hungry high-tech industries are driving demand for sites with ready access to the power gridFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Syrians search notorious Assad jail for underground cells while freed prisoners rejoice
Powerful images have emerged showing Syrians, including women and children, being freed from prisons across the country after the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad.NBC News - Dec. 9 -
Inside a High-Stakes U.S.-China Prisoner Swap
A Stanford student and a Uyghur activist are among those who waged a long battle to get attention from Washington for family members jailed in China.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 7 -
Freed hostage shares struggles as husband remains in captivity
Aviva Siegel, one of the hostages freed from Gaza during last November's brief ceasefire, joined Meet the Press to share her experience a year after her release. Her husband, Keith, remains a ...NBC News - Dec. 6 -
US shuts down prisons amid scrutiny over sexual abuse and crisis of suicides
Bureau of Prisons closes California facility and suspends operations at six others as rights activists call for clemency. The US Bureau of Prisons (BoP) announced on Thursday it was permanently ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years
One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back homeABC News - Dec. 4 -
Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Laureate, From Prison for 21 Days
The activist, whose health has deteriorated, had bone surgery last month. She was just 19 when Iran’s morality police detained her.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi gets 3-week reprieve from prison in Iran after surgery
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been temporarily released from prison in IranABC News - Dec. 4 -
U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack that exposed live phone calls
Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, U.S. officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their ...NBC News - Dec. 3
