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The new missile launchers handed over to the front-line troops are going to be deployed soon at the borders.

North Korea deploys 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers near South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean authorities on Thursday were questioning a suspected North Korean resident who crossed into the South, according to South Korea’s military. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters that South Korean soldiers secured an unidentified individual who was...

South Korea media says North Korean resident crossed border waters to defect

The Independent

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to have added a new luxury car to his collection of premium rides, raising doubts about the effectiveness of stringent sanctions banning export of luxury items to the country.The latest model of Mercedes-Benz SUV was seen rolling out of Mr Kim’s armoured train during his visit to flood-hit areas, Yonhap news agency reported.Arriving in Uiju county in North Phyongan province on 9 August, Mr Kim addressed the public from inside a carriage of his train.Pictures shared by North Korean media showed him standing near a Mercedes Maybach GLS 600, the top model of the...

Kim Jong-un’s newest luxury car shows how easily North Korea can get around sanctions

North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic, according to tour operators. At least two China-based operators announced that tourists will soon be allowed to visit the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon. Reclusive North Korea...

North Korea to reopen for tourism after five years

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Prince William isn’t coming across in the best light in Robert Jobson’s bombshell new book Catherine, The Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future Queen. 
Not only has it been revealed that the Prince of Wales spoke to the late Queen ...

Meghan Markle Reportedly Told Prince William To 'Take Your Finger Out Of My Face' During Heated Conversation About Kate Middleton, New Book Claims

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

 South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions between the war-divided rivals.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday that the winds could carry the balloons to regions north of the South Korean capital, Seoul. Seoul City Hall and the Gyeonggi provincial government issued text alerts urging citizens to beware of objects dropping from the sky and report to the military or police if they spot any balloons. There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage. North Korea in...

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea

- Advertisement - A report has come out alleging that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un exiled his interpreter, blaming her for the failure of the historic summit with former President Donald Trump. Thae Yong-ho, a former member of the National Assembly for the ruling People Power Party and now appointed...

Kim Jong-un’s interpreter punished after failed Trump meeting, insider reveals

North Korea will not seek outside help to recover from floods that devastated areas near the country’s border with China, leader Kim Jong-un said as he ordered officials to bring thousands of displaced residents to the capital to provide them better care.Mr Kim said it would take about two to three months to rebuild homes and stabilise the areas affected by floods. Until then, his government plans to accommodate some 15,400 people — a group that includes mothers, children, older adults and disabled soldiers — at facilities in Pyongyang, North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said on Saturday. KCNA...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rejects outside aid for flood recovery

The Hill

The State Department announced Wednesday that it would extend its travel ban to North Korea for the eighth consecutive year. With this decision, the Biden administration has missed yet another opportunity to send a signal that it is serious about diplomatic engagement with North Korea. As a former civil rights...

The US has renewed draconian North Korea travel ban, yet again

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

New York Post

The mystery of what actually goes on behind the illusive North Korean border has fascinated the globe ever since it detached and went rogue in the 1950s.

Sometimes, stories of life on the ground seep through the cracks of Kim Jong-un’s authoritarian information wall. We have heard gut-churning tales of starvation, secret prisons and the draconian social law that has silenced potential dissidents for over 70 years.

Travel to the North has become an increasingly intimidating prospect in the years following the tragic Otto Warmbier incident, where the US student was presumably poisoned after allegedly ripping a propaganda poster off a wall.



That small crime...

Visitor who angered North Korean officials reveals the things NOT to do in the hermit kingdom

NewsNation

Forget the south of France, Puglia or a Christmas market in Austria — this winter, you can go somewhere really special.

North Korea opening borders to foreign tourism: Tour company

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J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

New York City, NY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is cheering Kamala Harris for touting her law enforcement background despite progressives’ past resistance to tough-on-crime messaging. “The Democratic Party has a tendency to run away from public safety, but it is a very attractive criterion and is a very attractive part of your resume,” Adams, whose own successful 2021 run played deftly on his life as a crime-fighter with deep ties to Black New Yorkers, told Semafor. “I think that she’s really using that as front and center, and that’s really, really impressive.”

New York City mayor tells Harris: Keep talking like a cop

Two military bases in Germany have been sealed off following suspected sabotage — officials warned the drinking water may have been contaminated. The German army suspects water supplies to a German army base and a NATO base in the west of the country may have been tampered with by intruders who broke into the facilities, German outlets Der Spiegel and Süddeutsche Zeitung reported.

German military bases sealed off after suspected sabotage

Las Vegas, NV

Bellingham Metro News

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Major changes to how real estate transactions are conducted are set to take affect this month that will effect how both sellers, and buyers, compensate their agents. On March 15, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a lawsuit brought by home sellers regarding how broker commissions were handled. As a result of that settlement, the NAR will remove agent compensation amounts from Multiple Listing Services, provide detailed compensation information to buyers and sellers and attain a written agreement outlining that compensation structure.

Broker commissions on real estate transactions will look a lot different starting August 17

Record-breaking rain left thousands of people stranded by floods in North Korea over the weekend, prompting leader Kim Jong Un to declare an "emergency", state media reports. Photographs show submerged farmland and homes after heavy rain hit Sinuiju city and Uiju county, which border China, according to the Rodong Sinmun.

Thousands hit by N Korea floods as Kim calls 'emergency'

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Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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North Korea to reopen to tourists

North Korea will reopen the country to tourists almost five years after it sealed its borders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea will allow foreign visitors...

North Korea to reopen to tourists

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