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Pakistan blames neighbors Afghanistan and India as bomb blast kills 12 outside Islamabad courts

[ad_1] Islamabad, Pakistan — A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital killed at least a dozen people on Tuesday, Pakistan’s interior minister said, as senior Pakistani officials accused the country’s neighbors India and Afghanistan of being complicit in the attack. “At 12:39 p.m. (0239 Eastern), a suicide attack…

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Suspect arrested in 1994 assassination of Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio

[ad_1] Federal prosecutors in Mexico arrested another alleged accomplice in the 1994 assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, a crime that shocked the country and remains unsolved, even though the confessed killer has been imprisoned for more than 30 years. A federal official who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly,…

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We asked a former federal agent to review videos showing use of force against protesters. Here’s what he found.

[ad_1] You’ve seen the videos in newscasts and social feeds: Federal agents employing chokeholds, firing pepper spray at close range, and even using vehicle maneuvers to control immigration protests. These videos have spurred debate over whether agents have violated federal policies on use of force, which is authorized “only when no reasonably effective, safe, and…

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Utah judge rejects Republican-drawn congressional map, opts for one with a Democratic-leaning district

[ad_1] Salt Lake City — A Utah judge on Monday rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers, adopting an alternate proposal creating a Democrat-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans hold all four of Utah’s U.S. House seats and had advanced a map poised to protect them. Judge Dianna Gibson ruled…

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Scientists discover new “lucifer” bee with devil-like horns lurking in critically endangered wildflower in Australia

[ad_1] As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a “lucifer” bee with devil-like horns. The species, dubbed Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, was found in the state of Western Australia, Curtin University announced on Tuesday. Kit Prendergast at the university’s School of Molecular and Life Sciences discovered the bee…

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