U.S. offers $15M reward for woman accused of smuggling tech to Iran

A woman and three accomplices are charged with smuggling thousands of electronic components to Iran through front companies.

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US offers $15M reward for team accused of smuggling drone tech to Iran

The State Department is offering a $15 million reward for information linked to four Chinese nationals it says have helped the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) procure U.S. military ...
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Iran is riven with conflict. Donald Trump’s offer of talks won’t ease it

With internal politics at their most unstable for years, the risk of escalation is rising. The letter the US president, Donald Trump, says he sent to Iran’s leadership offering to reopen talks on ...
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EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash

Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets Act. Business live – latest updates The European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google ...
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Players tend to like games that give them rewards, Almedia study shows

Almedia’s latest report shows that mobile gamers respond very positively to games that offer real-world rewards
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Woman drops lawsuit accusing boxing champion Mike Tyson of 1991 rape

A woman who accused Mike Tyson of raping her in a limousine in 1991 is dropping her lawsuit against the former heavyweight boxing champion
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U.S. airman accused of killing woman on South Dakota military base

An active-duty U.S. Air Force member has been arrested on murder charges in the death of a South Dakota woman who went missing in August.
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China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions and the restart of nuclear talks

Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks on the issue
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US rebuts Hamas’s ‘entirely impractical’ ceasefire demands

Apparent rejection of new offer to free US-Israeli hostage dashes hopes of progress but will please Tel Aviv. The Trump administration has accused Hamas of making “entirely impractical” demands and ...
The Guardian - 6d
Iran criticises 'bullying countries' after Trump letter for nuclear talks

Trump says he offered Iran a chance to negotiate on their nuclear programme or face military action.
BBC News - Mar. 9
What to do with Iran and its Houthi proxies: Attack!

The U.S. launched airstrikes against Houthi rebel positions to deter them from targeting Israeli ships, while Iran and Russia have been accused of supporting the Houthis, and the U.S. has ...
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Woman accused in death of Telemundo reporter should not have been free when he died, AG says

Other men have accused the Louisiana woman linked to the death of a Super Bowl reporter of drugging and robbing them — and she shouldn’t have been on probation when the reporter was found dead last ...
NBC News - Mar. 11
Iran Signals Openness to Limited Nuclear Talks With U.S.

Iran’s U.N. mission said it would be willing to discuss its nuclear program if talks were restricted to military concerns, after its supreme leader appeared to reject President Trump’s offer to ...
The New York Times - Mar. 10
Woman who accused Worthy gets protective order

Attorneys for Tia Jones confirmed she was granted a protective order against Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy, adding that she is "fully cooperating with law enforcement as they continue to actively ...
ESPN - Mar. 13
Donald Trump: Iran will be held responsible for Houthi attacks

US president says consequences of any future attacks by Yemen’s Tehran-backed rebels will be ‘dire’. The US president, Donald Trump, has declared he will hold Iran directly responsible for any ...
The Guardian - 3d
China, Iran and Russia hold joint naval drills in Mideast as tensions rise between Tehran and US

China, Iran and Russia have conducted joint naval drills in the Middle East
ABC News - Mar. 11
Iran Releases French Citizen After 2 Years in Detention, Officials Say

Olivier Grondeau had been accused of spying while visiting Iran on a tourist visa. President Emmanuel Macron of France had denounced his detention as “disgraceful and arbitrary.”
The New York Times - 16h
Woman accused of drowning dog in Orlando airport bathroom so she could board plane

A Florida woman was arrested after police said she drowned her dog in an Orlando airport bathroom so she could board a plane.
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Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to felony in historic abortion case

A Louisiana woman accused of getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her daughter to end a pregnancy has pleaded not guilty to a felony.
CBS News - Mar. 12
How an obscure US government office has become a target of Elon Musk

Rightwing campaign propelled by tech billionaire accuses General Services Administration’s 18F of being a far-left cell. Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key ...
The Guardian - 5d
Iran’s supreme leader rails against Trump’s ‘bullying’ military threat

Ayatollah Khamenei says US demand to reopen talks on Iran’s nuclear programme is aimed at domination. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has criticised what he described as bullying ...
The Guardian - Mar. 8
Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring militant terror group after train hijacking

A spokesperson offered no evidence for the claim after 26 people were killed on a train that was hijacked in Balochistan province on Tuesday. Pakistan’s military has accused neighbouring India of ...
The Guardian - 6d
South Carolina woman arrested in connection with Myrtle Beach wildfire

A woman accused of igniting a more than 2,000 acre wildfire last week in South Carolina, threatening the lives and homes of hundreds, has been arrested and charged, officials said on Friday.
NBC News - Mar. 8
Woman linked to death of Telemundo Super Bowl reporter to be charged with murder

The Louisiana woman accused of theft and fraud in connection with the death of a Super Bowl reporter near New Orleans last month will also be charged with second-degree murder, authorities said ...
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Iran denies aiding Yemen's Houthi rebels after US strikes and threat from Trump

Iran has once again denied aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them
ABC News - 4d
Community speaks out after woman accused of holding man captive for years

The former principal and neighbors of a man who authorities believe was being held captive by his stepmother for 20 years in Waterbury, Connecticut, are speaking out. Kimberly Sullivan was arrested ...
NBC News - Mar. 13
Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy

A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his identity, police in Maryland announced.
ABC News - 2d
Iran’s top leader rejects talks with the US over missile range, regional influence

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he rejects a U.S. push for talks between the two countries because they would be aimed at imposing restrictions on Iranian missile range and its ...
ABC News - Mar. 8
Iraq fears power cuts as US ends sanctions waiver for electricity purchases from Iran

The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday
ABC News - Mar. 9
US strikes Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Trump warns Tehran against supporting militant group which has disrupted shipping in the Red Sea
Financial Times - 5d
Israel accused of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza by U.N. experts

United Nations-backed human rights experts accused Israel of the use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence in its war with Hamas in Gaza.
NBC News - 6d
Unhoused San Diego woman towed in van found dead inside a month later

Family of Monica Cameroni De Adams, 65, files $50m damages claim as lawyer accuses city of ‘burying her alive’. An unhoused woman living out of her van in San Diego was towed away by authorities, ...
The Guardian - 6d
Meta's Community Notes will use tech from Elon Musk's X

Meta’s upcoming Community Notes feature for monitoring misinformation will use some technology developed by Musk’s X for its similar service.
NBC News - Mar. 13
Hamas offering 5-to-10-year truce with Israel: US official says

Hamas offered to hand over governance of the Gaza Strip in exchange for a five-to-10-year truce in its war with Israel, President Trump’s special envoy for hostage negotiations said on Sunday. Adam ...
The Hill - Mar. 10
Trump threatens Iran with ‘dire’ consequences for Houthi attacks

Militants claim strike on American aircraft carrier after US president orders largest military operation of his second term
Financial Times - 3d
Trial Set for Men Accused of Targeting Iranian Dissident in New York

Prosecutors say the men helped direct a murder-for-hire scheme aimed at Masih Alinejad. The trial is expected to show Iran’s efforts to punish those who criticize it, no matter where they are.
The New York Times - Mar. 10
US says airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen will continue indefinitely

Strikes began on Saturday with the aim of punishing Iran-backed armed group for attacks on Red Sea shipping. US officials have said airstrikes launched against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis will ...
The Guardian - 4d
Lauren Boebert accused of racism and ableism over her criticism of Al Green

Republican faces backlash for saying Democrat shook ‘his pimp cane’ at Trump during congressional address. The extremist Republican US House member Lauren Boebert has been accused of racism, ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
Harvard offers free tuition to students from families earning under $200,000

Ivy League school is latest US university to make step with aim to make it affordable to ‘more students than ever’. Harvard University is offering free tuition to more students, the Ivy League ...
The Guardian - 3d
Iran using drones and apps to enforce women's dress code, UN says

Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a UN report.
BBC News - 6d

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