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Malaysia’s communications minister said the country will choose partners for its rollout of 5G based on the country’s own standards and not U.S. recommendations as Washington advises allies around to world to be wary of working with the Chinese firm Huawei.  “My position is very clear, we have our own safety standards, we have own […]

A Florida mother is planning to take legal action against a school district after her 6-year-old daughter was held in a mental health facility for 48 hours. Martina Falk said her daughter, who attends kindergarten at Duval County Public Schools, was allegedly taken to River Point Behavioral Health without her permission under the Baker Act. […]

The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani won a second term leading the country, an independent election commission announced Tuesday. However, Ghani’s opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, also claimed victory, which could threaten the country’s stability and the planned peace negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban, The Associated Press and The New York Times reported.   The contested election, […]

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro during an appearance on CNN Tuesday said that the economy was “horrible” under the Obama administration, prompting pushback from the network’s anchor Poppy Harlow. Harlow highlighted Department of Labor statistics showing Obama averaging 227,000 jobs created per month during his last 35 months in office versus Trump’s average of 191,000 jobs per […]

Top House and Senate Republicans issued a rare joint statement on Tuesday supporting Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrTrump says he has ‘total confidence’ in Barr In defense of William Barr Trump suggests he may sue over Mueller investigation MORE amid criticism over recent Justice Department decisions involving Trump associates. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison […]

Defense Secretary Mark EsperMark EsperUS defense chief says Taliban deal ‘looks very promising’ but not without risk Trump defense chief hits ‘predatory’ China as rising global threat Lawmakers wary as US on cusp of initial deal with Taliban MORE knocked China as a growing threat to world order at an international security conference in Munich on […]

Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamGraham warned Pentagon chief about consequences of Africa policy: report Senate braces for fight over impeachment whistleblower testimony US defense chief says Taliban deal ‘looks very promising’ but not without risk MORE (R-S.C.) told Defense Secretary Mark EsperMark EsperGraham warned Pentagon chief about consequences of Africa policy: report Lawmakers push back […]

The United Arab Emirates’ nuclear regulator approved a nuclear reactor Monday, paving the way for the first commercial nuclear power plant in an Arab nation. The Barakah reactor, run by a joint venture with Korea Electric Power Corp., is now free to begin loading fuel and eventually begin full commercial operation over the next several […]

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Federal prosecutors alleged a Florida doctor defrauded Medicaid, Medicare and other insurance providers to the tune of $26 million by billing them for nonexistent procedures. Prosecutors with the Northern District of Florida allege Dr. Moses D. Degraft-Johnson submitted a series of false claims and pocketed the money between September 2015 and February 2020, in some […]