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Oil tanker sabotage crew were poised to cut more cables when caught, Finland says
Crew on board an oil tanker accused of sabotaging undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were poised to cut other cables and pipelines when Finnish authorities boarded the vessel last month, the head of the Finnish investigation said. Baltic Sea nations are on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Leaders of the NATO member states around the Baltic Sea are set to meet in Helsinki on Tuesday to d
2 min read - USThe Independent
Black cop is accused of trafficking his white wife while flying to their honeymoon destination
Exclusive: Anthony Williams “spent his life fighting crime, and now to be accused of a crime so heinous as trafficking his own wife is unfathomable,” attorney Jasmine Rand told The Independent.
5 min read - USThe Tennessean
NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Bree Smith leaves station after nine years
The popular weather forecaster is gone with no explanation from the station beyond a statement thanking her for keeping viewers safe and informed.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Russia sees shift from Trump towards recognising 'realities' in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia says it has detected a shift from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his team towards recognising the "realities" on the ground in Ukraine, and sees this as a welcome sign as it prepares to study his plan for ending the war. The Kremlin says it is open to a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Trump, which the Republican said on Monday would take place "very quickly". Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was ready to study Trump
3 min read - USKTLA articles
Over 40 arrests made in Palisades Fire zone by Santa Monica police
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The Santa Monica Police Department has made over 40 arrests from the start of the Palisades Fire on Jan. 7 through Jan. 13. The department said all of those arrested were in the city’s evacuation zones, and most of them violated the curfew law enforcement put in place, which lasts from […]
2 min read - WorldPeople
Passenger Asks Solo Traveler to Switch to Middle Seat So She Can Sit with Her Husband — Then 'Scoffs Aggressively' When She Declines
The solo traveler wrote on Reddit that she was asked to move from the Economy Plus seat she bought to accommodate a couple
3 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
What to do with your 401(k) when you retire
For many employees, what to do with a 401(k) plan at retirement has been a foregone conclusion: Roll it over. In a 2021 Pimco survey of retirement plan consultants and advisors, 36% of firms said they were actively encouraging participants to stay put in their plans following retirement. If you’re pondering whether to leave the assets behind or roll them over for retirement, here are the key questions to ask, listed in order of importance. What’s the quality of the 401(k)?
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