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New York Police Shoot Woman After She Stabs Two People in Times Square
Al-Taj News – A woman armed with a knife stabbed two people in Times Square in New York on Monday before police shot her, according to U.S. media reports. Local news reports said the suspect was taken to hospital in critical condition, while the condition of the two victims was not immediately known. For its part, the New York Police…
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Starting With Banks… U.S. Treasury Secretary Expects New U.S. Sanctions to Be Imposed
Al-Taj News – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the Treasury Department is likely to announce new weekly secondary sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on Iran, initially focusing on banks. After sanctions were imposed Friday on a branch of Egypt’s Banque Misr in the UAE over reported financial ties to Iran, Bessent said in an interview that…
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United States Moves to Curb Medical AI Errors
Al-Taj News – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has opened a public consultation to establish a new framework for regulating medical devices powered by generative artificial intelligence, amid concerns over errors that could affect doctors’ decisions and patient safety. The agency seeks to establish rules for evaluating these devices before they are placed on the market and monitoring their…
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United States: Republicans Concerned About Impact of Iran War on Midterm Elections
Al-Taj News – Six months after the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, concerns are growing within the Republican Party that the war, which has lasted longer than U.S. President Donald Trump expected, could become an electoral burden threatening the party’s chances of retaining control of Congress in the midterm elections scheduled for next November. Bloomberg quoted Republican strategists…
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U.S. Military on Alert in Anticipation of Iranian Response
Al-Taj News – Western media outlets reported that the U.S. military in the Middle East has raised its state of alert in preparation for any potential Iranian response, amid escalating tensions in the region. Earlier, the Public Relations Department of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement: “The American-Zionist enemy, stemming from its inability to resolve its internal…
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Cecil County fire leaves 4 displaced early Saturday morning
Four people were displaced after a single-family home went up in flames early Saturday morning in Cecil County, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. According to a release, on Friday at 9:08 p.m., a resident of the three-story residence at 125 Walnut Lane in Elkton called emergency services to report smoke in the attic. When fire department…
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Baltimore County Police request public’s help identifying suspect tied to early morning Parkville shooting
Baltimore County police are requesting the public’s help in apprehending a suspect tied to an early-morning Parkville shooting on Saturday. According to officers, the incident took place in the unit block of Solar Circle in Parkville at 4:10 a.m. After receiving reports of a shooting, police responded to the scene and found an adult male who had been shot in…
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U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Iran and Restrictions on an Egyptian Bank
Al-Taj News – The United States imposed new Iran-related sanctions on an entity and an individual on Friday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened days ago to take further measures amid the ongoing war. A post on the U.S. Treasury Department’s website said the sanctions target an individual linked to Bank Melli Iran and an entity based in Hong…
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“Trump Is No Longer Interested” .. Washington Closes the Door on Returning to the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran
Al-Taj News – The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. President Donald Trump has settled on continuing the policy of economic pressure on Iran and is now prepared to wait to see whether it will bear fruit, at a time when mediators’ efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back to the negotiating table are faltering. The newspaper quoted informed sources…
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Trump Refuses to Reveal His Position on Potential Sanctions Against Chinese Banks
Al-Taj News – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is not obligated to announce whether the U.S. administration will impose sanctions on Chinese banks that do business with Iran. Trump told reporters at the White House: “Who said I won’t?” He added: “You don’t know anything about that, and I’m not obligated to announce everything, right?” U.S. Treasury…
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