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How Iranian Informants Were Failed by the CIA

The spy was minutes from leaving Iran when he was nabbed. Gholamreza Hosseini was at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran in late 2010, preparing for a flight to Bangkok. There, the Iranian industrial engineer would meet his Central Intelligence Agency handlers. But before he could pay his exit tax to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys Prediction, Game Preview

Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 4 game on Sunday, October 2

USA Today Sports Media Group

DOJ seeks expedited appeal of Trump’s special master ruling

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to expedite its review of an order appointing a special master to scrutinize documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

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Fact-checking the Texas governor debate between Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke

WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Beto O’Rourke clashed over a range of topics Friday night in their sole debate, not always with the facts on their side.

Tribune News Service

U.S. has much to gain from Nord Stream damage, Russia says at U.N.

The Russian ambassador to the United Nations on Friday told the Security Council that the U.S. has much to gain in gas trade from damage to the Nord Stream pipeline system under the Baltic Sea but stopped short of blaming Washington for this week's explosions.

Reuters

9/11 survivors upset latest legislation doesn’t include $3B for World Trade Center health program funding gap

WASHINGTON – By a vote of 400–31, the “Fairness for 9/11 Families Act” was approved by the House on Friday, leaving many survivors and responders wondering why a similar bill is not advancing to shore up their underfunded health program.

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Putin’s annexation bid in Ukraine triggers new sanctions, Western condemnation

WASHINGTON — The war in Ukraine lurched into a volatile new phase Friday as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees declaring the annexation of four Ukrainian regions, drawing widespread international condemnation and triggering punitive new economic measures from Washington and its Western allies.

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Phillies extend wild-card lead to one game with win over Nationals in Game 1 of doubleheader

WASHINGTON — Need an elixir for a losing streak? How about something potent to stave off a late-season collapse?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Biden calls Hurricane Ian ‘an American crisis’ as South Carolina hit, Florida devastated

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Ian is “likely to rank among the worst in the nation’s history” and is posing a crisis to the nation, President Joe Biden said Friday, addressing the powerful storm that devastated Florida this week and reconstituted Friday in the Atlantic for a second U.S. landfall in South…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

US sanctions Russia after Putin annexes parts of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The United States and Group of 7 allies responded Friday to what they called Russia's illegitimate annexation of Ukrainian territories, issuing a new round of sanctions and warning other nations that they will be similarly punished should they support the Kremlin's latest move.

Los Angeles Times

US Imposes Sanctions on Russia over Annexation of Swath of Ukraine

The United States on Friday imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia over its declared annexation of a swath of Ukraine, targeting hundreds of people and companies, including those in Russia's military-industrial complex and lawmakers. Washington acted after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday proclaimed the biggest annexation in Europe since World…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. extends debt relief to Pakistan after floods

Washington on Friday rolled over an agreement to suspend service payments on $132 million of Pakistan's debt, the U.S. embassy in Islamabad said, after devastating floods exacerbated the South Asian nation's economic crisis.

Reuters

Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat

WASHINGTON — Alex Ortiz thought he was done with Capitol Hill. After a decade as a staffer for “the representative for all Alaska,” Ortiz carried out the sad duty this spring of packing up Don Young’s office after the Republican’s sudden death — even at 88 years old, it still…

Tribune News Service

The Week Ahead: Looking for signs of softening

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. is encased in rock. It’s Creole marble from Georgia. The stone is considered relatively soft, which makes it easier to cut. The marble strikes a majestic image of stability and resoluteness just blocks from the Potomac River.

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Link between ocean acidification and fast-melting Arctic ice discovered by scientists

Washington After discovering acidity levels increasing three to four times faster in the western region of the Arctic Ocean than in any ocean waters elsewhere, an international team of researchers has sounded new alarm bells. Read more on Dynamite News:

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Imposes New Sanctions on Iran’s Petroleum Sales

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of involvement in Iran's petrochemical and petroleum trade, pressuring Tehran as it seeks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “So long as Iran refuses a mutual return to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),…

Tribune News Service

Q&A: Who makes ‘the best members of Congress’? This former staffer has an idea

WASHINGTON — As far as Joe Sempolinski is concerned, “it would be an honor to serve for four minutes.”

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: One way of stemming the tide of book bans? Allow for compromise

In November 2020, Washington held the nation’s first-ever state referendum on sex education. By a nearly 60% to 40% plurality, voters in the Evergreen State approved a set of guidelines that include information about contraception, LGBTQ identities and sexual consent. But the guidelines also allow parents to opt out of…

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Game of the Week: How the Eagles can beat the Jaguars

How can the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Jacksonville Jaguars in what might be the NFL's game of the year? Doug Farrar investigates the stats and tape.

Bangkok Post

Boeing has not completed work needed for 737 MAX 7 approval, says FAA

WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Boeing it has not completed work needed in order to certify the 737 MAX 7 by December, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

The Independent UK

Bodies and floatplane parts recovered from Puget Sound

The bodies of some of the 10 victims and most of a floatplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound earlier this month have been recovered

Reuters

U.S., Pacific Island nations vow to strengthen partnership in summit declaration

The United States and Pacific island nations vowed to strengthen their partnership in a declaration released on Thursday, the second day of a summit, as Washington tried to address their needs amid its concerns over China's role in the region.

Tribune News Service

Nationwide abortion ban would put more patients at risk, doctors tell House lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Abortion restrictions in Texas and other states are preventing patients from receiving much-needed services, providers and advocates told Capitol Hill lawmakers Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Kamala Harris under a microscope: Deft Asia diplomacy despite DMZ gaffe

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’s whirlwind tour of Japan and South Korea this week amounts to a microcosm for the state of her vice presidency: an ambitious, historic and increasingly confident effort still beset by the occasional high-profile gaffe.

Reuters

Explainer-How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

The United States has imposed several rafts of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in February, targeting its central bank, major lenders, oligarchs and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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