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Facebook took down over 750 pages from Iran for 'inauthentic behavior'
Facebook's Head of Cybersecurity Policy Nathaniel Gleicher said in a blog post Thursday that the company had removed a total of 783 pages, groups and accounts for "engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior " tied to Iran: 262 pages, 356 accounts and three groups, as well as 162 accounts on Instagram. [Full Article...]
Dozens of vehicles in pileup after snow squall in Berks County
He says by 4 p.m., all vehicles were cleared. Pennsylvania authorities say that dozens of passenger and commercial vehicles were involved in a major pileup this afternoon. Twenty-four people were treated for injuries , two of whom were critical. In New York, all lanes are blocked on eastbound Interstate 90 because of a crash involving 21 vehicles, according to the NYS Police. [Full Article...]
Frustrated Trump says a wall ‘is a WALL!’
Trump's threat to unilaterally build the wall through an unprecedented use of emergency powers could upset congressional Republicans. "The Wall is getting done one way or the other!" he vowed. "Oh really, the president who wants the Congress to be completely irrelevant in how we meet the needs of the American people". "Let them work their will", she said of the appropriators serving on the conf... [Full Article...]
Norfolk weather: Fog descends as snow and ice warnings continue
A severe weather warning has been issued as up to 10cm of snow is expected in parts of the UK. There will be some variations and differing amounts of rain and snow, several cms in places with 10-15cm forecast over the Brecon Beacons. A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place for much of Hampshire and the South East from 1pm today until 9pm tomorrow. - A chance of injuries from slips ... [Full Article...]
Border officials report biggest fentanyl bust ever
Michael Humphreys, Area Port Director for the Nogales Port of Entry, told the press that CBP officers had seized 254 pounds of fentanyl and 395 pounds of methamphetamine at the Nogales port on Saturday morning. Fentanyl has caused a surge in fatal overdoses around the United States, including the 2016 accidental death of pop music legend Prince. The legal prescription form of the drug is use... [Full Article...]
Hearing loud noises in the cold? They could be frost quakes
This drastic temperature change causes the groundwater to freeze - and therefore expand - so suddenly that its surroundings can't shift to accommodate it, causing pressure to build under the surface. Extremely cold air like we have this week can cause lots of creaking and snapping sounds, but on rare occasions, it can cause a boom or bang. Unless you're right on top of the epicentre, the noises ar... [Full Article...]
Skirting US sanctions, Europeans open new trade channel to Iran
Trump pulled the U.S. out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions previous year. "If the [the mechanism] will permanently be restricted to exclusively humanitarian trade, it will be apparent that Europe will have failed to live up to its end of the bargain for Iran", political analyst Mohammad Ali Shabani told Al Jazeera. [Full Article...]
Russia Plays Power Broker as US-Taliban Talks Gather Steam
The U.S. invaded the country to oust the Taliban and al-Qaida in October 2001 in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, and the Central Intelligence Agency director warned as recently as Tuesday that Afghanistan could once again become a terrorist haven. [Full Article...]