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Iranpress: World Newspapers: Subway killing in NY both stuns city and divides it

World Newspapers: Subway killing in NY both stuns city and divides it

Friday, 05 May 2023 21:17

Almost as soon as the video of one subway rider in New York, US, choking another to death began to ricochet across the internet, the killing came to signify more than the tragic death of one man. For many New Yorkers, the choking of the 30-year-old homeless man, Jordan Neely, was a heinous act of public violence to be swiftly prosecuted, and represented a failure by the city to care for people with serious mental illness. Many others who lamented the killing nonetheless saw it as a reaction to fears about public safety in New York and the subway system in particular. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Afghanistan once again a hotbed for terrorism plotters

World Newspapers: Afghanistan once again a hotbed for terrorism plotters

Sunday, 23 April 2023 21:22

Less than two years after President Biden withdrew US personnel from Afghanistan, the country has become a significant coordination site for ISIS as the terrorist group plans attacks across Europe and Asia, and conducts “aspirational plotting” against the United States, according to a classified Pentagon assessment that portrays the threat as a growing security concern. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Fox and Dominion abruptly settle for $787.5 M

World Newspapers: Fox and Dominion abruptly settle for $787.5 M

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 21:53

US news network Fox News abruptly agreed on Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of misinformation about the 2020 election, averting a lengthy and embarrassing trial just as a packed courtroom was seated in anticipation of hearing opening statements. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Leaked intel altered little in strategies

World Newspapers: Leaked intel altered little in strategies

Sunday, 16 April 2023 21:17

In the leaked American intelligence documents, Ukraine’s predicament looks dire. Missiles for its Soviet-era air defenses are projected to run out by May. Its position in the key city of Bakhmut is “catastrophic.” Its military has taken losses of more than 120,000 dead and wounded — less than Russia’s estimated toll, but enormous for a country with less than onethird of Russia’s population. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Bitcoin devours energy, and others pay a price

World Newspapers: Bitcoin devours energy, and others pay a price

Tuesday, 11 April 2023 21:06

US Texas was gasping for electricity. Winter Storm Uri had knocked out power plants across the state, leaving tens of thousands of homes in icy darkness. By the end of Feb. 14, 2021, nearly 40 people had died, some from the freezing cold. Meanwhile, in the husk of a onetime aluminum smelting plant an hour outside of Austin, row upon row of computers were using enough electricity to power about 6,500 homes as they raced to earn Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Political world weighs fallout of Trump case

World Newspapers: Political world weighs fallout of Trump case

Thursday, 06 April 2023 21:08

In an ordinary presidential-primary season, the indictment of a front-runner over hush money paid to a porn star would, at the least, be an opening for rivals to attack. But a day after the arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump on 34 felony counts, one thing was clear: This will not be an ordinary political season. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: In Trump return, New York awaits historic moment

World Newspapers: In Trump return, New York awaits historic moment

Tuesday, 04 April 2023 21:07

Donald J. Trump traveled to New York from Florida on Monday to face arraignment in the first indictment of a former American president, his trip was monitored minutely from the moment he left his Palm Beach estate until he arrived at Trump Tower in Midtown. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: US volunteers add to chaos on battlefield

World Newspapers: US volunteers add to chaos on battlefield

Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:19

Now, after a year of combat, many of those Americans who rushed to Ukraine by the thousands, are fighting with themselves and undermining the war effort. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Xi and Putin tighten bond against West

World Newspapers: Xi and Putin tighten bond against West

Wednesday, 22 March 2023 20:53

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, declared an enduring economic partnership on Tuesday, promising to bring more Russian energy to China and more Chinese companies to Russia as the two leaders sought to insulate their countries from Western sanctions and other consequences of the war in Ukraine. 214

Iranpress: World Newspapers: US Federal Reserve caught wind of bank

World Newspapers: US Federal Reserve caught wind of bank's issues before collapse

Monday, 20 March 2023 21:00

The American Silicon Valley Bank’s risky practices were on the Federal Reserve’s radar for more than a year — an awareness that proved insufficient to stop the bank’s demise. 214

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