Additional Kenyan Police Deployed to Haiti as US Promises Support for Anti-Gang Security Mission

As he visits the Dominican Republic on the final stop of his five-day overseas mission to the region, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sending strong assurances that the Trump administration is not shutting down the United Nations-authorized and heavily U.S.-financed multinational armed force trying to help neighboring Haiti root out deadly armed gangs….

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National Bank Shifts More Transactions from Counters to Digital Platforms

National Bank of Greece is moving cash withdrawals and money transfers below 900 euros, as well as cash deposits or bill payments for amounts under €2,000, away from branch counters, mandatorily transferring these categories of transactions to digital networks. Cash withdrawals for amounts under €900 will only be made via ATMs, cash deposits for amounts…

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City Council Veterans Propose Banning Jan. 6 Riot Participants from Chicago Government Jobs

A group of Chicago aldermen want to ban people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol Building — including the ones recently pardoned by President Donald Trump — from working for the city. Four City Council members plan to introduce a resolution later this month directing the city’s Human Resources Commissioner…

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Military Reports Complete Removal of Wreckage from Midair Collision Near Reagan Airport

All the major pieces of the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 and the Black Hawk army helicopter that crashed over the Potomac River last week have been removed as of Thursday, according to military officials. The Baltimore District of the Army Corps of Engineers, along with the Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage…

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