A partial government shutdown. A war in Iran. Warnings about sleeper cells. And in the middle of it all: Americans left to wonder if their travel plans are safe.Those concerns were echoed in part by former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who told CNBC the nation is operating in a “heightened security threat […]
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How Epstein lured girls to his Zorro Ranch and kept authorities away – NBC News
news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeAt least 10 women and girls say they were groomed at what was once Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.To girls without much money who needed help with college or a career, visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s 10,000-acre New Mexico ranch felt like being treated to an exclusive […]
More US Marines and warships being moved to Middle East, reports say – BBC
More US Marines and warships are being deployed to the Middle East, two officials confirmed to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.The officials said the reinforcements were to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, with one official adding that the group would be led by the Japan-based USS Tripoli, an […]
U.S. bombing of Kharg Island, Iran's critical oil hub, sparks new threats to target Gulf oil infrastructure – NBC News
news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeU.S. forces have carried out “large-scale” strikes on Kharg Island, a critical hub of Iran’s Gulf oil operations, with the country responding by threatening to strike U.S. allies’ oil facilities if any of its infrastructure is damaged.U.S. Central Command said Saturday that naval mine storage facilities and […]
Kharg Island: Why has it been targeted by the US? – BBC
Donald Trump has said the US military has bombed a small island off the coast of Iran – home to a major oil terminal that is considered the country's economic lifeline.The US president said Kharg Island's military facilities were "totally obliterated" but that it had held off targeting its oil infrastructure.Trump, however, warned that he […]