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☆ Singapore's traditional floating fish farms are disappearing. Meet the farmers battling costs and climate to keep the trade alive.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Amanda Goh | Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Floating fish farms used to be a common sight along Singapore's coast. But now, their numbers are dwindling: As of October, there were 74 sea-based fish farms left, down from 98 in 2023. Much like street peddlers and traditional villages, the floating fish farms are a part of Singapore's cultural and economic identity that is rapidly disappearing as the city-state evolves past its fishing village origins. Many locals still refer to these floating fish farms as "kelongs," even though they're not quite the same thing, Yeo said. He hopes to have a high-tech fish farm one day — ideally on land, where conditions are less unpredictable.

Persons: Alvin Yeo, Chu Kang, Amanda Goh, —, Yeo, it's, Heng, they're, " Yeo, Kevin Cheong, Cheong, Toh Tai Chong, gesturing, Jerry, James Cook University's, Kwee, Damian Chan, Wong Jing Kai, Ah Hua, Wong Organizations: Singapore Food Agency, SFA, Straits Times, Singapore Management University, National University of Singapore, Farmers, Singapore Aquaculture Locations: Johor, Singapore, Malaysia, Uganda, China, Indonesia, Johor Straits, James Cook University's Singapore, Myanmar

The two NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since their Boeing spacecraft ran into problems in June will have to remain there even longer, the agency announced Tuesday. They include NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who launched on the challenge-plagued first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner vehicle. The two originally intended to spend about a week at the space station but will wind up having lived and worked in orbit for more than nine months, including the added time for the latest delay. When the capsule launches — a mission known as Crew-10 — it is expected to carry NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi. Until then, the foursome will continue training for their mission at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA said.

Persons: crew’s, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Williams, Wilmore, Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, ” Steve Stich, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Kirill Peskov, Takuya Onishi Organizations: NASA, Space, Boeing, SpaceX, Flickr Officials, Space Center Locations: Florida, Russian, Houston

Officials confiscated more than 300 vials of counterfeit weight loss drugs. Counterfeit versions of Wegovy or Zepbound are different from compounded weight loss drugs. Novo Nordisk said it’s fighting counterfeit products and pursuing litigation against groups that sell counterfeit drugs. “You never know what they are mixing them with,” said Andrade, who spoke generally about the dangers of counterfeit drugs. The nature of the weight loss drugs — large amounts of people qualify for them and their high cost — make the problem even more challenging to control, said Mackay, who studies counterfeit drugs.

Persons: Emily Arnold’s, tirzepatide, Zepbound, Mounjaro, “, ”, Johnie Carter, Arnold, aren’t, Shabbir Safdar, ” Safdar, “ I’ve, Safdar, Eli Lilly, Emily Arnold, ” Lilly, Daniela Hurtado Andrade, Andrade, Timothy Mackey, Mackay, I’ve, ‘ Organizations: West, West Tennessee Drug, Force, drugmaker Novo Nordisk, West Tennessee Drug Task Force Officials, Food and Drug Administration, Tennessee Drug, FDA, Partnership, Safe Medicines, Criminal, Novo Nordisk, Mayo Clinic, University of California Locations: West Tennessee, Medina , Tennessee, U.S, Tennessee, China, Novo, Jacksonville , Florida, San Diego

☆ U.S. charges Colombians in deadly migrant smuggling scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( David Noriega | David Noriega Is An Nbc News Correspondent Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two Colombian nationals are facing extradition to the U.S. for their alleged role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the disappearance at sea of dozens of migrants. Rivera and Linero were arrested by Colombian authorities in coordination with the U.S. as part of Joint Task Force Alpha. Joint Task Force Alpha was started in 2021 with a focus on migrant smuggling through Central America and Mexico. Mandatory minimum sentences for migrant smuggling as a stand-alone offense are relatively low compared to similar offenses like drug smuggling, but these aggravating factors allow prosecutors to seek harsher punishments. While Joint Task Force Alpha was started by the Biden administration, analysts believe it is likely to continue or even expand under the incoming Trump administration.

Persons: Hernando Manuel de la Cruz Rivera Orjuela, ”, Luis Enrique Linero, —, Rivera, Linero, Department’s, General Merrick B, Garland, Adam Isacson, ” Isacson, “, W, Berger, Biden, Trump Organizations: Agencia, The Agency, Court of, Task Force Alpha, Justice Department, La Agencia, Washington Office, Homeland Security Investigations, . Immigration, Customs Enforcement Locations: San Andrés, Nicaragua, United States, Court of Texas, Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Darien, Colombian, Southern Mexico

The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it had finalized a rule that requires businesses to disclose the total price, including fees, for any live event tickets or short-term lodging they offer consumers. Officials estimated that the rule could save consumers up to 53 million hours of wasted time per year in searching for the total price of tickets and lodging. Businesses must display the all-in total price of its product most prominently in its advertising and pricing information. The rule does not prohibit businesses from adding fees, nor does it limit the amount of fees they can charge. The bill would require ticket sellers to disclose the all-in cost of a ticket including fees.

Persons: they’re, ”, Lina Khan, Taylor Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, FTC

☆ Germany's auto giants are already reeling. Now Trump wants to turn them into American companies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Speaking on the campaign trail in late September, Trump announced his desire to turn Germany’s auto giants into American car firms. Rico Luman, senior sector economist for transport and logistics at Dutch bank ING, said Germany’s auto sector appears to be significantly exposed to Trump’s tariff threats. The potential imposition of tariffs on Germany’s carmakers, Luman said, would therefore make a bad situation even worse. “We are evaluating the tariffs Trump has proposed,” a spokesperson for Volkswagen told CNBC via email. Nonetheless, it is thought that Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico would bring an end to the USMCA.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, ” Trump, Europe wasn’t, it’s, Rico Luman, Luman, ” Luman, ” Michael Robinet, ”, Julia Poliscanova, ” Poliscanova Organizations: Union, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Benz Group, BMW, ING, Eurostat, ING Research, U.S, CNBC, Benz, P Global Mobility, Trump, Transport, Environment, America Locations: U.S, European, German, American, Savannah , Georgia, China, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Trump’s, Germany, United States, Wolfsburg, North America, Spartanburg , South Carolina

WASHINGTON — As public concern has escalated over drones flying in the skies above New Jersey and other East Coast states, the White House wants Congress to pass legislation that would give greater authority to the federal, state and local governments to address drones that fly in U.S. airspace. “We do need better authorities to deal with that growing ecosystem of drones in U.S. airspace," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday in an interview on NBC's "TODAY" show. Gaps exist in federal, state and local government authorities to deal with drones, Kirby said. “We know that there’s no national security threat. The bill was proposed last year by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., with a bipartisan companion bill introduced in the House.

Persons: White, John Kirby, Kirby, Biden, “, ” Kirby, Joe Biden, It’s, Chuck Schumer, Alejandro Mayorkas, ”, Schumer, Sen, Gary Peters, Mike Johnson, Andrew Garbarino, Chrissy Houlahan, Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries Organizations: WASHINGTON, White House, Security, White, House Intelligence, FBI, CIA, National Intelligence, Homeland, Robin Radar Systems, Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Locations: New Jersey, Coast, U.S, Northeast, D

Travelers with confirmed tickets to exit China within 10 days can enter the country in 60 places across 24 provinces, including the capital, Beijing, and China’s largest city, Shanghai. The expanded scheme also allows transit visitors to travel across regions during the 10 days, with some restrictions. Ju Huanzong / Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImaVisa waivers for transit passengers are popular among travelers, including Americans, who might otherwise be required to go through a tedious visa process for travel to China or elsewhere. Passport holders from 38 countries no longer need a visa at all, enabling them to stay in China for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family visits, exchange and transit purposes. The move was prompted by the Biden administration’s announcement that it had secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China for years.

Persons: Huanzong, Wang Jianwei, Biden, Kai Li, Mark Swidan, David Lin Organizations: China’s National Immigration Agency, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, U.S, State Department, Hua Foundation Locations: China, China’s, Europe, Latin America, Asia, United States, Canada, Beijing, Shanghai, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Harbin

This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. “Particularly after he served his country.”Supplying unclaimed bodies for medical research is widely considered unethical, and most major medical schools — and a few states — have halted the practice. NBC News spent months documenting the use of unclaimed bodies in medical research, submitting public records requests to dozens of state agencies, county coroners and medical schools. That included Pennsylvania, where an official said the body-donation program could not share how the 58 unclaimed bodies were used. He wants to see more regulation of the body donation industry and has written guidelines that call for donation programs to stop using unclaimed bodies.

Persons: CORNELIUS, —, Karen Wandel, Wandel, Libero Marinelli, Marinelli’s, Karen Wandel “, ” Wandel, “, ”, Joy Balta, ” Karen Wandel hadn't, he'd, Will Crooks, NBC News Wandel, Marinelli Organizations: Army, NBC, Louisiana State University, NBC News, Point Loma Nazarene University, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Justice, U.S . Department of Veterans Affairs Locations: N.C, South Carolina, North Carolina, California, Massachusetts, Vietnam, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Point, Fort Worth, New Jersey

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter crashed on Monday near Potrero, an area in the far southeastern reaches of San Diego County close to the U.S.-Mexico border, killing the pilot, according to CBP. The CBP Air and Marine Operations aircraft crashed during a border security mission north of state Route 94 and two miles south of Barrett Lake around 10 a.m., according to a CBP spokesperson. One CBP Air Interdiction Agent, who was the pilot and sole person aboard the aircraft, was killed in the crash, CBP said. Katz said the flight track shows the pilot flying erratically before crashing, but the track log doesn’t suggest anything was wrong with the helicopter itself. The Air and Marine Operations is a separate component of CBP, a spokesperson with the agency clarified to NBC 7.

Persons: SkyRanger7, Robert Katz, Katz Organizations: U.S . Customs, Border Protection, CBP, CBP Air, Marine Operations, Air, NBC, Eurocopter, Air and Marine Operations, National Transportation Safety Locations: Potrero, San Diego County, U.S, Mexico, Barrett Lake, Sol Valley, Brown, Granite, Coronado

Postal Service. Trump nodded toward a possible move to privatize the Postal Service at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Asked about the agency, Trump said privatization was “not the worst idea I’ve ever heard,” adding that “we’re looking” at it. The Postal Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump's remarks. The Postal Service ranks second only to the National Park Service in popularity among government entities, according to a survey this year by the Pew Research Center.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, I’ve, ”, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Biden, Anton Hajjar, Governors —, Hajjar, “, DeJoy, Gerry Connolly, Biden’s Organizations: U.S . Postal Service, Trump, Postal Service, Governors, Postmaster, Senate, Monday, American Postal Workers Union, National Park Service, Pew Research Center, Republicans, Washington Post, of Governors, FedEx, UPS, “ Locations: Florida, U.S, Hajjar, D

☆ Sara Sharif: Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London Associated Press —The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder. After the girl died, the three fled to Pakistan, where Urfan Sharif phoned UK police to say he “legally punished her, and she died,” prosecutors said. “We have been here before – and each time we have said ‘never again.’”This handout photo from the Surrey Police Department shows Urfan Sharif, 43, the father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif. The father and stepmother got custody of Sara and her older brother after reports that their mother abused them. Despite accusations that Urfan Sharif was physically abusing his children, the accusations were never tested in court.

Persons: Urfan Sharif, Beinash Batool, Sara Sharif, Faisal Malik, ”, “, John Cavanagh, Rachel de Souza, ‘, ’, Sharif, Olga Sharif, Sara, Sara Sharif's, Batool, ” Cavanagh Organizations: London Associated Press, Police, Central, Court, Surrey Police Department, Reuters, Surrey County Council Locations: England, Pakistan, London, Britain, Surrey

☆ Prince Harry and Meghan share rare photo of their children on Christmas card
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have shared a rare photo of their children on their Christmas card this year. This is the couple's first Christmas card to feature their children since 2021. Archewell“On behalf of the office of Prince Harry & Meghan, the Duke & Duchess of Sussex, Archewell Productions and Archewell Foundation, we wish you a very Happy Holiday Season and a joyful New Year,” the card reads. This year marks the first time since 2021 that Harry and Meghan have released a Christmas card featuring their children, whose privacy they fiercely guard. Other members of the royal family have released their Christmas cards too.

Persons: Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess, Sussex, Harry, Meghan crouch, Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet, Archewell, Duke, Duchess of, won’t, King Charles, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Tim Laurence Organizations: CNN, Archewell, Archewell Foundation, CNN’s Royal, UK’s, Media Locations: Duchess of Sussex, Buckingham

The Storm Corps – the 11th Army Corps of the North Korean military – are “better trained, (have) better physique and (are) better motivated than your average North Korean soldier,” Chun said. KCNA/Reuters/File‘Fair game’Mental strength, however, may not be enough to overcome the worst challenges the North Korean soldiers could face. But some North Korean military units are well supplied, and “have regular food and logistical supply,” said 38 North’s Madden. “These North Korean units, their main mission is to disrupt,” said Chun, the former South Korean army officer. South Korean intelligence suggests North Korean soldiers in Russia could be receiving salaries of $2,000 a month.

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☆ New satellite images show the Russians packing up their stuff amid a flurry of activity at a key airbase in Syria
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New satellite images show activity at Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria. The images appear to show the movement of military equipment over the past few days. Newly captured satellite imagery seems to show the Russians moving military equipment out of a strategic airbase in Syria as its long-standing presence in the country remains in limbo. The heavy equipment is missing in this December 17 image. There is no mass gathering of heavy equipment visible on December 10.

Persons: Assad, BlackSky, Syria's, Bashar Assad, Sukhoi Su, MAXIME POPOV Organizations: Base, Business, Hmeimim Air Base, Russia, Moscow, European Union, Getty, Kremlin Locations: Syria, Russia, Russian, Hmeimim, Damascus, Tartus, Africa, Sukhoi, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ The head of Russia's chemical weapons was killed when a scooter bomb exploded in Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's head of chemical weapons was killed on Tuesday when a bomb in a scooter in Moscow went off. A high-ranking Russian general responsible for Russia's chemical weapons was killed on Tuesday by a bomb placed in a scooter. AdvertisementLieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed by a bomb planted in a scooter parked on a street in Moscow, the country's investigative committee said in a statement on Telegram on Tuesday. "Kirillov was a war criminal and an absolutely legitimate target," the source said, accusing Kirillov of giving orders to use banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces. He was sanctioned by the UK in October for the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, including the choking agent chloropicrin.

Persons: Igor Kirillov, Russian Federation Igor Kirillov, Kirillov, Dmitry Medvedev, Kirillov's Organizations: Ukrainian Security, Chemical Protection Troops, Armed Forces, Russian Federation, Business, Ukraine's, Ukrainian, Financial Times, Ukraine's Security Service, Russia's Security, TASS Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Russia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Pfizer, Broadcom, Teva Pharmaceuticals and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pfizer — Shares traded around 4% higher on the heels of the biopharmaceutical company's 2025 outlook arriving in line with Wall Street expectations . Nvidia , Broadcom — Shares of Nvidia and Broadcom fell more than 1% and nearly 5%, respectively, following the chip stocks' move in opposite directions in prior sessions. On Monday, Nvidia fell into correction territory . Affirm Holdings — Shares fell more than 3% after the buy now, pay later company announced a private offering of $750 million of convertible senior notes . Amentum reported a pro forma loss of 21 cents per share in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared to earnings of 17 cents per share in the year-ago period.

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☆ Igor Kirillov: Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Nectar Gan | Maria Kostenko | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Russian general who was wanted by Ukraine for using chemical munitions was killed by a remotely detonated bomb in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian authorities said. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who oversaw Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed by an explosive device planted in an electric scooter outside an apartment building some 7 km (4 miles) southeast of the Kremlin, according to Russia’s investigative committee. The power of the explosive device, which was detonated remotely, amounted to some 300 grams of TNT, Russian state news agency TASS reported. Kirillov’s death came a day after Ukrainian prosecutors charged the general in absentia with the use of banned chemical weapons in the war on Ukraine. Kirillov had also been sanctioned by Britain for the “abhorrent use of inhumane chemical weapons” on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Persons: Igor Kirillov, ”, Kirillov Organizations: CNN, TASS, Security Service, Britain Locations: Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Ukraine kills top Russian general in Moscow it accuses of chemical weapons crimes
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Defense Ministry's radiological, biological and chemical protection unit, speaks at a briefing over an alleged chemical attack on the Syrian city of Douma, at the Patriot park in the Moscow region on June 22, 2018. A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind. An SBU source confirmed to Reuters that the Ukrainian intelligence agency had been behind the hit. "The liquidation of the chief of the radiation and chemical protection troops of the Russian Federation is the work of the SBU," the source said. Moscow holds Ukraine responsible for a string of high-profile assassinations on its soil designed to weaken morale and punish those Kyiv regards guilty of war crimes.

Persons: Igor Kirillov, Ukraine's, Kirillov, Dmitry Medvedev Organizations: Russian Defense, Patriot, Ukrainian, Russia's, Chemical Protection Troops, Reuters, Russian Federation Locations: Syrian, Douma, Moscow, Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Kirillov, Russia

☆ Germany’s auto giants were already reeling. Now Trump wants to turn them into American companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Speaking on the campaign trail in late September, Trump announced his desire to turn Germany's auto giants into American car firms. "I want German car companies to become American car companies. Trump has since announced plans to introduce new tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico in one of his first acts in office. Rico Luman, senior sector economist for transport and logistics at Dutch bank ING, said Germany's auto sector appears to be significantly exposed to Trump's tariff threats. "We are evaluating the tariffs Trump has proposed," a spokesperson for Volkswagen told CNBC via email.

Persons: Donald Trump, Johnny Mercer, Brandon Bell, Donald Trump's, Trump, Europe wasn't, it's, Rico Luman, Luman, Michael Robinet, Elijah Nouvelage, Mercedes Benz Organizations: Presidential, Johnny, Johnny Mercer Theatre, Getty, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Benz Group, BMW, ING, Eurostat, ING Research, U.S, CNBC, Benz, P Global Mobility, Trump Locations: Savannah , Georgia, U.S, European, German, American, China, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Trump's, Germany, United States, Chattanooga , Tennessee, Wolfsburg, North America, Spartanburg , South Carolina

☆ A severe oil spill shows the dangers of Russia's dark fleet
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two Russian vessels were damaged during a heavy storm on Sunday, causing a massive oil spill. On Monday, the EU sanctioned 52 dark fleet ships. A massive oil spill involving two Russian tankers is underscoring the dangers of the dark fleet of ships that's been boosting President Vladimir Putin's war chest. About 30% of the shadow tankers carrying Russian oil were at least 20 years old, according to CREA. Related storiesOn Monday, the EU sanctioned 52 dark fleet ships.

Persons: Vladimir Putin's, CREA, Sweden — Organizations: EU, Greenpeace, European Union, Research, Energy, Clean, European, European Commission, Bloomberg Locations: Kerch, Crimean, Russia, Greenpeace Ukraine, Finland, Europe, Russian, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden

☆ Argentina exits recession in win for libertarian president Milei
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Argentina has come out of a deep recession in a major victory for the country’s unorthodox President Javier Milei, who has spent the past year enacting sweeping — and painful — reforms in Latin America’s third-largest economy. Gross domestic product grew 3.9% in the July-to-September quarter compared with the previous three months, Argentina’s statistics agency said Monday. The agriculture and mining sectors drove the expansion, with consumer spending also growing strongly. The news of the economic rebound comes a year after Milei was elected on a ticket to tackle chronic hyperinflation and overhaul the long-suffering economy. Milei inherited an economy in crisis, racked by hyperinflation that reached 211% last December and which was fueled by previous governments’ money printing to fund spending.

Persons: Javier Milei, Milei, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: London CNN —, Gross, International Monetary Fund, IMF Locations: London CNN — Argentina, United States, Argentina

☆ Syria: Hundreds of thousands of bodies could be buried in mass graves, advocacy group says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Irene Nasser | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Syrians are starting to uncover mass graves across the country, shedding light on the magnitude of atrocities committed during the brutal rule of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad. After years of work to expose mass graves, Moustafa told CNN he’s finally been able visit suspected sites after Assad’s fall. On Monday, reports emerged of more than 20 bodies found in a mass grave north of Izraa in Daraa governorate, southern Syria. Bodies identified by numbersIn 2020, a man known as “the Gravedigger” told a German court he was recruited by the Assad regime to bury hundreds of bodies in mass graves, according to the ICMP. SETF’s Moustafa said he is aware of at least eight mass grave sites in Syria.

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Ferguson, whose video has been viewed more than 1.5 million times, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. Other TikTok users have shared similar beliefs that the drones may be searching for nuclear weapons or dirty bombs. The mystery behind the drones is also furthering decades-old conspiracy theories. One refers to Project Blue Beam, which involves a supposed government plot to fake an alien invasion and spark panic. One New Jersey mayor, Ryan Herd of Pequannock Township, told NBC New York that answers are necessary to quell community concerns.

Persons: Joe Rogan, John Ferguson, Ferguson, Donald Trump, Trump, doesn't, Sabrina Singh, Chris Smith, shouldn't, Smith, Sen, Rick Scott, Cory Booker, Ryan Herd, Herd, Phil Murphy, Adam Kinzinger, Kinzinger Organizations: FBI, NBC, Trump National Golf Club, Army's, Federal Aviation Administration, Pentagon, NBC New, . New, . New Jersey Gov, Republican Locations: New Jersey, Kansas, Bedminster, U.S, Iran, Russia, China, North Korea, Pequannock Township, NBC New York, ., . New Jersey

An ATF officer works the scene of a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 16. WMTVThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is on the scene of a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, as officials work to learn more about the gun that was used. Police said on Monday that the suspected shooter was believed to be a student at Abundant Life Christian School. The suspect was found dead inside the building, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. This post has been updated with additional information from the ATF.

Persons: Josh Campbell “, we’ve, ” Campbell, Shon Barnes Organizations: Christian School, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, ATF, CNN, Police, Madison Police Locations: Madison , Wisconsin

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