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U.S. tax dollars may have helped fund terrorism—and internal audits prove it. A new lawsuit alleges that UNRWA, the UN agency responsible for Palestinians, knowingly enabled a money-laundering scheme that funneled U.S. currency to Hamas. According to Avery Samet, a lawyer involved in the case, UNRWA was transferring hard U.S. currency into Gaza every […]
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A foul cell in a Moscow detention center was about the last place an American businessman named Michael Calvey expected to find himself after spending 25 years building a flourishing venture capital firm in Russia that transformed some tech startups into global brands. First, beefy agents from the F.S.B., the federal security service, ransacked his […]
In recent weeks, the fate of the United States Postal Service (USPS), a revered and vital public institution, has been uncertain. Since the start of his second presidency, Donald Trump has launched major changes to the federal government. Along with billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), the president has carried out widespread […]
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, 6abc shines a spotlight on the contributions of 29 influential African Americans in Philadelphia and beyond as we celebrate Black History Month. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander | Writer | 1898-1989 A native Philadelphian, Alexander was the first Black woman to receive […]
DETROIT — U.S. new car sales in 2024 continued to rise from their pandemic lows, bolstered by replenished inventories, higher incentives and surging demand for hybrid vehicles, automakers reported on Friday. Sales of new vehicles finished at 15.9 million last year, according to Wards Intelligence, up 2.2% from the prior year, and the highest since […]
One of the last remaining Navajo code talkers who helped the US and its allies win the second world war died over the weekend, according to officials. The death of John Kinsel Sr, 107, on Saturday left just two living Navajo code talkers: his fellow US marines Thomas Begay
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -A union representing striking machinists at Boeing said on Friday it is “actively engaged in indirect discussions” with the planemaker that are being facilitated by Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su. “We are fully committed to these talks. It is our responsibility to attempt to reach a resolution,” said the International […]
Not long before Bob Marley and the Wailers charted for the first time in the U.S. with their 1973 album Catch a Fire, reggae was starting to make some inroads on U.S. pop radio. Even in the early 1970s, reggae was a largely unknown genre to American listeners. Then in 1972, Three Dog Night took […]
The US fired about a dozen interceptors at Tuesday’s barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel, the Pentagon says. US President Joe Biden said the US “actively” supported Israel’s defence at his direction. He said he had spent the morning in the Situation Room – the White House hub for handling serious national security […]