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Pashtun jirga challenges Pakistan’s authority, demands army’s exit and autonomy

October 15, 2024

Pokemon Go’s Scopely on the hunt in Japan for gaming M&As
TOKYO — Fresh off its acquisition of Pokemon Go’s Niantic, U.S. gaming giant Scopely is looking to grow its relations with Japanese peers with lucrative intellectual property (IP) franchises. In an interview with Nikkei, Scopely co-CEOs Walter Driver and Javier Ferreira described their plans to increase investment in Pokemon Go and other games and to…
European probe snaps first images of the sun’s south pole
From the spacecraft’s observations, scientists discovered that magnetic fields with both north and south polarity are currently present at the sun’s south pole. This mishmash of magnetism is expected to last only a short time during the solar maximum before the magnetic field flips. Once that happens, a single polarity should slowly build up over…
Bessent floats extending tariff pause for countries in ‘good faith’ trade talks
Treasury Secret Scott Bessent signaled the Trump administration’s openness on Wednesday to extending President Donald Trump’s current 90-day tariff pause beyond July 9 for the United States’ top trading partners, as long as they show “good faith” in ongoing trade negotiations. The U.S. has 18 “important trading partners,” Bessent said at a hearing before the…
RFK Jr. taps eight new members for CDC’s vaccine advisory panel
Health and Human Services Secret Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has tapped eight new members to join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine advisory committee, just two days after firing the previous slate. Kennedy said Wednesday on X that the new members would convene on June 25 for a scheduled meeting. He referred…
ICE rejected Mahmoud Khalil’s request to be detained closer to newborn son, emails show
After nearly three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil made a request to move closer to his family. It was denied by the agency last week, according to emails reviewed Wednesday by NBC News. Khalil’s legal team asked in late May that he be transferred to a detention center in…
Head of controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation refuses to reveal who funds it
TEL AVIV — The new executive chairman for the controversial American-backed humanitarian organization distributing aid in the Gaza Strip refused to reveal the donors who are financing the agency, though he did tell NBC News that to his knowledge the group is not funded by the Israeli government. Johnnie Moore, an evangelical Christian and former…
Top Japan power provider JERA to triple LNG imports from US
TOKYO — Japanese energy importer JERA will expand purchases of U.S. liquefied natural gas under deals announced Thursday, helping to triple the company’s supply of American LNG. JERA agreed to buy up to 3.5 million metric tons of LNG a year from three U.S. suppliers. This is in additional to a deal made last month to purchase 2…
Daughter of Gilgo Beach suspect believes her dad is the killer. His wife isn’t sold
A just-released Peacock document, “The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets” takes viewers inside the Massapequa Park home of alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann. And for the first time, both Heuermann’s estranged wife and his daughter discuss the case, highlighting a difference of opinion on the question of the New York City architect’s guilt. “No…
U.S.-born Asian Americans no longer the healthiest group among older adults
For the first time in two decades, older Asian Americans are no longer the healthiest U.S.-born aging racial group with the lowest rates of disability, according to a study published last month in the Journals of Gerontology. The report focused on adults aged 50 and older, and used disability prevalence as an indicator for overall…