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Russia sentences U.S. man Robert Woodland to prison on drug charges Giga Mail

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A Russian court has sentenced an American man to 12 and a half years in prison on drug charges, his lawyer told the Reuters news agency on Thursday. Robert Woodland, who’s believed to be a U.S.-Russian dual national who was living outside Moscow and working as a teacher, was detained in January and has been … Read more

Nikki Hiltz, transgender runner, qualifies for U.S. Olympic team after winning 1,500-meter final Giga Mail

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American transgender middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday with a record-breaking performance in the women’s 1,500-meter final. Hiltz finished the race in first place with a final time of 3:55.33 at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials, held at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, surpassing Elle St. Pierre’s … Read more

U.S. woman accused of posing as heiress in scam extradited to the U.K. to face fraud charges Giga Mail

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A woman accused of traveling across the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress and scamming several victims out of tens of thousands of dollars has been extradited to the United Kingdom, a U.S. official said Tuesday. Marianne Smyth, 54, faces charges of theft and fraud by abuse of position for allegedly stealing more than … Read more

U.S. soldier in Japan charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl in Okinawa Giga Mail

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Tokyo — Japan’s government is calling for stricter oversight of U.S. troops stationed in the country after a soldier was charged over the alleged sexual assault of a Japanese teenager in Okinawa. Prosecutors in the southern island region charged the U.S. soldier in March, top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters on Tuesday. Local media said … Read more

U.S. to resume avocado inspections in Mexican state that were halted by violence Giga Mail

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U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will gradually resume, U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar announced Friday, a week after they were suspended over an assault on inspectors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors “will gradually begin to return to the packing plants following recent aggression against them,” Salazar said … Read more

U.S. fast tracks air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine ahead of other countries Giga Mail

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The U.S. is moving Ukraine to the top of the list to receive air defense interceptors to defend its cities against the onslaught of Russian missile attacks. The policy decision applies to interceptors the Patriot and other air defense systems use to shoot down incoming missiles and drones.  “We’re going to reprioritize the deliveries of … Read more

American tourist found dead on Greek island; search ongoing for another U.S. traveler Giga Mail

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An American tourist was found dead near the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday, local media reported. It is the latest in a string of recent cases in which tourists in the Greek islands have died or gone missing. Another tourist found the man in the sea near the old port of Mathraki and informed … Read more

Remains of WWII-era plane carrying U.S. diplomat and downed by Soviet bombers found by divers Giga Mail

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Remains of WWII-era plane carrying U.S. diplomat and downed by Soviet bombers found by divers Giga Mail

A World War II-era mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Finnish passenger plane carrying American and French diplomatic couriers that was shot down over the Baltic Sea appears to have been solved more than eight decades later. The plane was en route from Tallinn to Helsinki when it was downed by Soviet bombers on June … Read more