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DHS adds top counterterrorism intelligence official to leadership team

executive (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new terrorism” target=”_blank”>counterterrorism< said in a Friday announcement to DHS staff that John Cohen, coordinator for counterterrorism at DHS, will now also serve as acting head for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A). “John has over three decades of experience in law …

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Test drive: Has the 2022 Nissan Pathfinder found its way?

The Nissan Pathfinder has been searching for its roots. (Nissan) The all-new 2022 Pathfinder is the largest one ever made, but incorporates some styling and spirt from the original 1987 make truck. (Nissan) It remains a front-wheel-drive crossover with available all-wheel-drive like the outgoing edition, but has been engineered to …

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Vatican: Pope to deliver Sunday blessing from Rome hospital

ROME – Pope Francis will follow in the footsteps of St. John Paul II and deliver his weekly Sunday blessing and greeting from the Rome hospital where he is recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said Friday. EXPLAINER: POPE FRANCIS, THOUGH HOSPITALIZED, IS STILL IN CHARGE The Vatican’s daily medical …

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Bug experts dropping gypsy moth name after deeming it offensive

wild-nature experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it’s considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. natural-science” target=”_blank”>The Entomological Society of America< The society is taking a hard look at some of the more than 2,000 common insect names to remove derogatory and geographically inaccurate ones. …

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Grizzly bear shot, killed after fatal attack of California woman

A wild-nature” target=”_blank”>grizzly bear< woman from her tent and killed her earlier this week was fatally shot early Friday by wildlife officials, who used night vision goggles to stake out a chicken coop that the bear raided near the town where the woman was attacked. The bear was shot by …

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