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Carr remained determined to defend what she believed was hers (Photo: NPS) In the early 1900s, an Indiana widow spent more than two decades fighting to defend her claim to 120 acres along Lake Michigan. Drusilla Carr had lived on the land for decades before it became valuable. As the city of Gary, Indiana, grew…

Netanyahu did not specify which of his sons, Yair or Avner, was allegedly targeted, but said the threat was serious enough to prompt him to seek stronger protection for prime ministerial candidates. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of attempting to assassinate one of his sons, making the claim during a phone call with…

“It is now time for world leaders to make to decision between America and Iran,” Bessent said. The United States has launched what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as an “unprecedented” economic campaign against Iran, targeting the country’s financial networks, oil revenues and global economic connections as Washington seeks to tighten pressure on Tehran.Bessent said…

AIM-424 test instrumentation round loaded into a weapons bay of an F-35. (USN) The US Navy has revealed a new very-long-range air-to-air missile designed to fit inside the F-35C’s internal weapons bay, potentially giving the stealth fighter a reach of more than 463 km against airborne targets without sacrificing its low-observable configuration.The AIM-424, also known…

Abhishek Banerjee seeks SC direction on disqualification of 20 TMC MPs. Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved Supreme Court seeking an early decision by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on disqualification pleas against 20 rebel party MPs. The matter is scheduled to come…

JPMorgan Chase has submitted a fresh workforce reduction notice to New Jersey employment regulators, detailing plans to eliminate 63 positions at its Jersey City location. The workforce adjustments represent the fifth separate filing the financial institution has lodged with state authorities this year, raising the cumulative count of job cuts at the Jersey City facility…

Investigators suspect a flammable substance has been used on the victims’ faces A Hindu family of four was found murdered inside their locked home in Bangladesh’s Rangpur city, with investigators uncovering disturbing details about the killings and an alleged attempt to destroy evidence.The victims were identified as retired Rangpur Zilla School teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, 65,…

The proposed rule will now enter a 30-day public comment period The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed raising the fee for certain H-1B visa petitions to $103,265. The proposal, posted in the Federal Register on Monday, would turn the controversial $100,000 H-1B payment introduced by the Donald Trump administration last year into…

Russia accused Britain of repeatedly taking steps that deepen its involvement in the conflict and prevent progress towards a negotiated settlement. Russia has accused the UK of ‘directly’ participating in the war in Ukraine after London agreed to share classified information to help Kyiv develop its own long-range missiles. The move has drawn a sharp…

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the growing partnership between New Delhi and Moscow.While meeting external affairs minister S Jaishankar, Putin said that his visit “underscores the level of relations that has been established between Russia and India for decades.”“Your visit today underscores the level of relations…