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Record fentanyl seizure at border enough to kill 57 million
Customs and Border Protection agents thwarted an attempt to transport more than 250 pounds of fentanyl and 395 pounds of methamphetamine over the southern border, the agency announced Thursday. "It was totally a cold hit" based on the agent's hunch, Coleman said. While the fentanyl has been sent to the laboratory for detailed analysis, the substance is so lethal that this amount has been estim... [Full Article...]
Federal Investigators Obtained ‘Several Years’ Worth of Records Following Roger Stone’s Arrest
Stone's attorneys have consented to this type of order from the judge, but the judge has not yet signed off. Stone faces charges of obstruction, lying to Congress, and witness tampering in the probe. The Times said when Trump was asked whether he had spoken with Stone about WikiLeaks and the stolen emails, he said, "No, I didn't". There is no evidence or accusation that I knew in advance about... [Full Article...]
Good Samaritan pays for 70 Chicago homeless to stay in hotel
The identity of the Good Samaritan is now not known. Removing the tanks removed the risk of explosion, but had also removed the most effective way the homeless population had for keeping warm. Nearly all of the homeless people took the Good Samaritan up on his offer, while one headed to the warming center. "It's a deadly situation for anyone", Rachev said about the extreme weather. [Full Article...]
Former U.S. Government Operatives Helped UAE Hack iPhones
When asked about Project Raven by reporters at a briefing in New York, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash acknowledged the country has a "cyber capability", but denied targeting US citizens or countries with which it has good relations. [Full Article...]
Students killed in walkway collapse at South African school, say officials
He said that counselling would be provided to all learners, parents and officials on the school grounds. Lesufi said two of the 23 injured pupils were checked and released into the care of their parents. "My condolences to the families of the deceased". The MEC said that some of the surrounding roads would be temporarily closed and asked residents to be understanding. [Full Article...]
T, farm sops likely to figure in Piyush Goyal Budget
This has now been doubled. Speculations are rife about a hefty package for farmers, with reports doing rounds that the government might allot Rs 1.3 lakh crore for the Ministry of Rural Development, up from Rs 1.12 lakh crore in the current fiscal year. [Full Article...]
University of Iowa student dies after being found outside in extreme cold
Gerald Belz, 18, a second-year pre-medicine major, was found on campus behind Halsey Hall at about 2:48 a.m.by University of Iowa Police. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died. Belz's father, Michael, described his son to KCRG as "a momma's boy with a tough exterior". The messages indicated that Gerald was going to bed with no plans to go out. [Full Article...]
No-deal Brexit may leave United Kingdom supermarket shelves empty, retailers warn
It will be down to Speaker John Bercow which proposals are selected for a vote later on Tuesday. The BRC noted that even if the British government does not undertake checks on products at the border, there will still be major disruption at Calais as the French government has said it will enforce sanitary and customs checks on exports from the EU. [Full Article...]