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April 23, 2025

Pentagon taps China expert John Noh as Indo-Pacific point person
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department has picked former congressional staffer John Noh to be assistant secret of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, making him the top official for the region if confirmed. In nominations sent to Congress on Monday, the Pentagon also presented Alexander Velez-Green, known as a “prioritizer” and former national security adviser to Sen.…
Chinese couple charged with smuggling a biological pathogen into the U.S.
A Chinese researcher in Michigan and her boyfriend have been charged with smuggling a biological pathogen that “can cause devastating diseases in crops” into the United States, according to federal charging documents unsealed Tuesday. Yunqing Jian, 33, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, and her boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, 34, were charged with multiple…
Trump pardons 2 divers who freed 19 sharks off the coast of Florida
MIAMI — Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline several miles from shore have been pardoned by President Donald Trump. Pardons for Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr. were signed Wednesday. They had been convicted in 2022 of theft of property within…
Zay Flowers has “no limits” from knee injury, Ravens want to get him the ball more
Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers missed the team’s playoff action with a knee injury, but he avoided surgery this offseason and is on track to be back in his familiar place in the offense come the start of the 2025 season. Flowers has been practicing at the team’s OTAs and said on Tuesday that he…
South Korea election live: Lee Jae-myung set for 11 a.m. inauguration
SEOUL — South Koreans voted Tuesday in an out-of-cycle presidential election, following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to impose martial law in early December. Front-runner Lee Jae-myung of the left-leaning Democratic Party prevailed over Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party. Here are some of our recent articles…
Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea presidential election
SEOUL — Lee Jae-myung has been elected South Korea’s next president, the National Election Commission said early Wednesday, setting the stage for the left-leaning Democratic Party to take power following a monthslong political crisis. Lee will be inaugurated at 11 a.m., the interior ministry said. His conservative opponent, Kim Moon-soo, conceded defeat.
200-year-old condom featuring erotic art goes on display in Amsterdam museum
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands’ national museum has a new object on display that merges art with Amsterdam’s infamous Red Light District: a nearly 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art. The Rijksmuseum said in a statement that the playful prophylactic, believed to be made around 1830 from a sheep’s appendix, “depicts both the playful…
Trump signs order doubling steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%
WASHINGTON — U.S. tariffs on steel aluminum and steel are set to double to 50% on Wednesday, a levy the Trump administration says will safeguard the American steel industry from inexpensive imports. On Tuesday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation for the tariff hike — up from 25% announced in March — to…
Hotel security supervisor testifies in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
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