Last month, former Mexican defense secretary Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested in the US for his alleged involvement with drug cartels. Cienfuegos will now be returned to Mexico for trial upon the …
Argentina’s President Struggles to Avert Economic Crash
Last year, Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez was elected to lift the country out of a harmful and devastating economic recession. Now, the economy is facing a surmounting crisis as COVID-19 …
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Transportation Department Rolls Out New Program to Further Drive Drone Integration
The UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) was created through a presidential memorandum and began in October of 2017. The three-year program has now come to a close, however, the Transportation …
4 Startups Tapped to Pilot Capabilities at Defense’s 5G Living Lab
The National Security Innovation Network Starts program executed a contest to find startup companies to assist the Pentagon in rolling out 5G technology domestically and abroad. Almost 50 startup …
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Lebanon Brings Back Hariri as Prime Minister Amid Political Crisis
Saad Hariri, former Lebanese Prime Minister, has been nominated to serve again just a year after his resignation due to popular protests. Hariri's nomination is risky due to ongoing protests over …
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House Democrats to Call for Big Tech Breakups
Democratic lawmakers reportedly plan to introduce legislation that would break up the power of big technology companies that currently rule over the US's tech industry. This may look like a forced …
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U.S. Warns Iraq It Is Preparing to Shut Down Baghdad Embassy
The Trump administration has announced it will be closing the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq if the Iraqi government refuses to stop a series of rocket attacks by Shiite militias against US interests. …
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Federal Agency Compromised by Malicious Cyber Actor
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an analysis report yesterday detailing a recent cyberattack on a federal agency's network that was achieved through leveraging …
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House Energy and Commerce Greenlights Bill to Explore AI, Blockchain Use for Consumer Safety
Last week, bipartisan legislation was introduced to the House of Representatives that aims to direct the government into utilizing blockchain technology to secure transactions and protect US consumers …
Kabul bomb targets VP, kills 10 civilians
In Kabul, Afghanistan, a targeted attack against the country's first vice president was misfired, killing 10 people and wounding at least 31 others, including several of the VP's bodyguards. The vice …
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