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U.S. prosecutors allege assassination plot of Sikh separatist directed by Indian government employee

An Indian government employee who described himself as a "senior field officer" responsible for intelligence ordered the assassination of a Sikh separatist in New York City in May, U.S. prosecutors alleged Wednesday. The court filing heightens scrutiny of India's spy services following similar allegations made by Canadian authorities in September.

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Astronomers discover six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star

Astronomers have discovered a six-pack of planets, formed at least 4 billion years ago and remarkably unchanged since, orbiting a nearby sun-like star. The new planets, described in a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature, could provide a breakthrough in the understanding of how planets form and why there are so many between the sizes of Earth and Neptune, a class known as "sub Neptunes" that is astoundingly common in our galaxy.
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Detroit bus driver kept job through 19 accidents until second fatality

During Geraldine Johnson's 26-year career as a Detroit Department of Transportation bus driver, she was involved in 19 on-the-job accidents — two of which resulted in fatalities — and was written up multiple times for reckless driving and other infractions, according to personnel files reviewed by The Detroit News.
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House prepares to drop China investment curbs from defense bill

WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators on Tuesday were poised to abandon plans to use the annual defense policy bill to tighten controls on U.S. investment in Chinese technology, according to people familiar with the discussions. House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry is effectively blocking a measure that would require firms to notify the government about certain investments in ...
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Senate intelligence chairman proposes revamp of surveillance program

With the clock ticking toward an end-of-year deadline, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at renewing a powerful but controversial surveillance program - known as Section 702 - that he hopes addresses concerns from fiercely skeptical privacy-minded lawmakers on both ends of the political spectrum without sapping the tool's usefulness.
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In D.C. 2020 election case, Trump demands information on U.S. government

Donald Trump's attorneys are seeking a vast trove of information about how the U.S. government investigated both him and his allegations of voter fraud in 2020 - the latest sign that the former president and 2024 Republican front-runner will fight charges in D.C. of election obstruction by relying on his unfounded allegation that President Biden's victory was "stolen" and other baseless conspiratorial claims.
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Massachusetts looks to hire ‘chief coastal resilience officer’ to respond to rising sea levels, extreme storms

BOSTON — A new employee within the state’s Office of Coastal Zone Management will be tasked with identifying the strategies, funding and a regulatory framework to address the impacts of climate change along Massachusetts’ 1,500-plus mile coastline. Warning that climate change “poses a very real threat to our coastal way of life,” Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday a state planning initiative dubbed ...