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According to South Korean news outlets, around 30 middle schoolers were publicly shot last week in North Korea for watching South Korean shows.

North Korea executed 30 teenagers for watching South Korean dramas: reports

Xi Jinping told an EU leader that the US was trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, per the Financial Times, amid increasing tensions.

China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says

North Korean soldiers have reportedly departed for Russia following reports that the Asian nation will deploy troops in Ukraine to aid Moscow’s forces. An elite military training delegation led by the head of a prestigious military academy in Pyongyang left earlier this week for a “visit” to Russia, according to a report by Reuters.

N. Korean Soldiers Depart for Russia Amid Ukraine War: Report

The Independent

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea’s front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps.The warning by Kim Yo Jong came after South Korea performed firing exercises in its tense land and sea borders with North Korea in the past two weeks. The exercises were the first of their kind since South Korea suspended a 2018 agreement with the North aimed easing front-line military tensions in June.“The question is why the enemy kicked off such war drills near the border, suicidal hysteria, for which they will have to sustain terrible disaster,”...

Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim hits out at South Korea’s ‘suicidal hysteria’

NBC News

A key U.S. ally fired warning shots Friday — live ones to repel North Korean soldiers and a diplomatic volley to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin, as tensions rise after his new mutual defense pact with Kim Jong Un. South Korea, which has so far only provided non-lethal aid...

Putin threatens to arm North Korea, warns U.S. ally South against ‘big mistake’

In 2022, a 22-year-old man was publicly executed in North Korea for sharing and listening to K-pop music and South Korean films, according to a recent human rights report by South Korea’s Ministry of Unification. The information was gathered from testimonials of North Korean defectors. Accusations and harsh punishments.

22-year-old publicly executed in North Korea for watching K-pop: Report

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Kianna Writes

7-Eleven Shakes Up Its Store Strategy: Closures and New Openings on the Horizon. Hey everyone, have you heard the latest about 7-Eleven? It looks like the convenience store giant is going through some big changes this year. According to a report from CBS News, 7-Eleven is planning to close down 272 locations across the US in 2024. That's quite the number, right? Especially when you consider that last year, they closed 184 stores. This means we're looking at an increase of 88 closures compared to 2023. However, the exact locations and dates of these upcoming closures haven't been disclosed yet.

Giant Convenience Store Chain  Closes 270 Locations Nationwide

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Fox News

North Korean engineering and construction personnel deployed to Russia-occupied Ukraine would be "cannon fodder," the Pentagon warned at a Tuesday press conference.

Pentagon threatens North Korean soldiers will be 'cannon fodder' if sent to aid Russia in Ukraine

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Butler, PA

The face of the gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump has now been unmasked -- and he looks like your average adolescent.

First Photos of Donald Trump Shooter Surface

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A report said North Korea may send troops to aid Russia in Ukraine. If true, it would be due to their numbers not effectiveness, experts told BI.

North Korean troops could be sent to Ukraine due to their sheer numbers, not their effectiveness, experts say

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

The USS Roosevelt arrived for military exercises with South Korea and Japan just days after Russia and North Korea agreed to a major defense pact.

A US Navy aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea just days after Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact

- Advertisement - It was reported that a high-ranking North Korean military official, responsible for managing funds for the country’s “weapons modernization” project, embezzled $30 million and fled last month. This amount reportedly constitutes 30% of the $100 million slush fund allocated by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the modernization project.

North Korean military official in China flees with $30M from weapons project

Latin Times

Mexican authorities found what they suspect is a tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. in Tijuana after receiving an anonymous tip. The country's National Guard arrived at a yard used by food trucks to find someone digging in the property. Baja California's Secretary of Public Safety, Leopoldo Tizoc...

Suspected drug tunnel connecting Tijuana and the U.S. found after anonymous tip

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

The US government is closely monitoring the potential deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine to aid the Russian military. This comes amid reports that Pyongyang is planning to send military engineering units to Russian-occupied territories for rebuilding work. These units were previously deployed in China and are often disguised...

US Monitoring Potential Deployment of N. Korean Troops in Ukraine

Russia's new alliance with North Korea, necessitated by its war in Ukraine, has South Korea deeply concerned.

North and South Korea are locked in a dangerous arms race. Putin may be about to make this worse.

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CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

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Japan Warns on China, N. Korea in Defense White Paper

Joint military activities around Japan by China and Russia are of “grave concern” and North Korea poses a greater threat than ever, Tokyo’s defense ministry said...

Japan Warns on China, N. Korea in Defense White Paper

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