Category: 1. Iran
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Medical examiner ID’s jail inmate who died as Brandon Pleffner, 44
The central jail on Front Street in downtown San Diego. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Authorities on Thursday publicly identified an inmate who died last weekend at San Diego Central Jail.
Deputies performing routine…
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Nearly 12,000 Afghan refugees return home in single day
KABUL, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) — A total of 2,102 Afghan families with 11,855 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Saturday, Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Sunday.
The commission…
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El Cajon man, 55, killed while crossing dark stretch of Jamul highway
A California Highway Patrol cruiser at the scene of a crash. (File photo courtesy of OnScene.TV) A pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV early Thursday on a rural road in East County, according to the California Highway…
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‘He Can Fight His Little Heart Out’: Trump On Zelensky Refusal Of Peace Plan
Washington presented Kiev this week with a new draft proposal for ending the conflict, pressing the Ukrainian leadership to accept it by next Thursday. According to media reports, the proposed 28-point plan includes multiple clauses repeatedly…
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Carney wraps United Arab Emirates visit with pledge of $70B to be invested in Canada
ABU DHABI — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1 billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 million in investment from the United Arab…
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Las Vegas approves 30-year extension of tax that pays for police officer positions
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Las Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — A property tax in the Las Vegas Valley will continue to pay for Metropolitan Police Department officers for an additional three decades.
The Clark…
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USC student union building evacuated following false bomb threat
A bomb threat that turned out to be false prompted the evacuation of the student union building at USC on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.
The USC Public Safety Department wrote on X that the building was evacuated at 2:31 p.m….
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Thailand’s GDP is projected to grow by a modest 2% this year, according to NESDC estimates
The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) projects Thailand’s GDP growth for 2025 at 2%, following a contraction in the third quarter to 1.2%, down from 2.8% in the second quarter. Private consumption and exports are key…
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