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Behind US Moves To Cut Banque Misr UAE From Dollar Banking Over Alleged Iran-Linked Transactions  A proposed Treasury rule would block the bank’s UAE operations from holding correspondent accounts with US financial institutions  By Giorgia Valente/The Media Line  The US Treasury Department has proposed restricting Banque Misr UAE’s access to correspondent banking in the United States, accusing the Egyptian bank’s UAE operations of processing transactions for companies linked to Iran’s […]

By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – A UFC event in Hawaii could finally be on the horizon after years of Hawaiian athletes making an impact as fighters for the organization. UFC CEO Dana White said on “The Rich Eisen Show” on Wednesday that a new arena being built in the 50th state could enable UFC to put on an event in Hawaii. “One of our biggest […]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Led by D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai, the Chicago Bears like their depth at running back. Health is an issue at the moment. Monangai is week to week with a leg injury after he got hurt during practice on Aug. 16. Swift departed Thursday’s padded practice with a trainer. Coming off their first NFC North title since 2018, the Bears visit the Carolina Panthers for […]

HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto Castro, grandson of former President Raúl Castro, and Cuba’s Oil Industry Supply Import Company, known as Abapet. The company is responsible for importing special equipment and spare parts needed to sustain Cuba’s crumbling power grid. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works. “He is a Great Patriot, who is respected by all,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Driscoll gave no explanation for his decision to quit […]

Maryland voters will get to decide in November on a congressional redistricting amendment being pushed by Democrats as part of nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House in future elections. The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the proposed constitutional amendment must be placed on the November ballot, reversing two lower court rulings that had blocked it from going to voters. But the court directed the ballot summary to […]

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked Thursday to cancel a court date for a hearing over a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing was scheduled for Sept. 8 in the latest bid by Sandusky’s lawyers to secure a new trial for him. The judge in the case scheduled a […]

By Nilo Tabrizy, Edward Carron, Idrees Ali and George Sargent Sept 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding earlier this week that an analysis published by Reuters showed likely resulted from a direct hit by a U.S. munition. An explosion that ripped through a wedding celebration in southern Iran on Tuesday likely resulted from a […]

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government and the country’s exporters of meat, poultry, eggs, honey and other animal products scrambled Thursday after a European Union deadline expired, triggering a suspension of imports over concerns about the use of antibiotics and antimicrobial drugs in livestock. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s agriculture ministry said Thursday that it would consider reciprocal measures if a satisfactory solution is not reached. “Brazilian authorities expressed […]