Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the British-Australian academic detained by Iran for more than two years on espionage charges, has been freed in an apparent prisoner exchange for three Iranians.
Philippines offers to let nurses work in Britain and Germany in exchange for coronavirus vaccines
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The Philippines will let thousands of its health care workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in Britain and Germany if the two countries agree to donate coronavirus vaccines, a senior official said on Tuesday. Britain...
Family of Americans held hostage in Iran urges Biden administration to make release key part of Iran policy
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Washington The family of two Iranian-Americans held in Iran is urging the Biden administration to make the release of hostages a key part of its Iran policy and to ensure that they are not left behind again. Babak N...
National security adviser says White House has started to communicate with Iran over American hostages
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Washington The Biden administration has begun to communicate with Iran over American hostages in the region, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday, calling the issue a "significant priority" for the Whi...
A Utah city has been forgiving parking tickets in exchange for food donations
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. A city in Utah is letting residents donate food in exchange fo...
5 things to know for February 19: Texas, Iran, Covid-19, NASA, Capitol riot
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Biden taps Iran envoy to face challenges of confronting both Tehran and polarized views at home
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Washington The Biden administration has tapped Robert Malley, a progressive foreign policy expert who served on the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal, as its new top envoy for Iran. In...
15-year-old Louisiana girl fatally stabbed in apparent fight with 4 other girls in grocery store, police say
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A 15-year-old girl is dead after police say she got into a fight with four other young girls at a grocery store in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The fight took place Saturday around 7:30 p.m., according to a news re...
California man injured in apparent shark attack off Maui
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A 73-year-old California man snorkeling off Maui's Ka'anapali Beach on Friday morning was apparently bitten by a shark, according to the Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety. The man was approximately 40 yards ...
Boston-based political scientist accused of acting as an unregistered agent of Iran
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A Boston-based political scientist and author has been arrested and charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent of the Iranian government. Federal prosecutors said Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, 63, was to make...
Iran unveils underground missile base on Gulf coast, state media says
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Iran has unveiled an underground base for "strategic missiles" on its Gulf coastline, according to state media. Video broadcast by state media Friday showed the head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, Major Gen...
The academic gap between Black and White college football players grew in 2020, report says
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College students faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country, prompting remote-learning provisions and shortening athletic seasons. For student-athletes playing football...
South Korea sends anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tanker
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Seoul, South Korea Seoul has dispatched an acclaimed anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf on Monday. The Cheonghae Unit, which includes S...