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Greek police seize large cache of explosives and arrest 5 in organized crime crackdown

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece have seized large quantities of explosives and firearms following multiple raids in Athens to dismantle an criminal weapons distribution network. Five people were arrested after police seized 60 kilograms of ammonium dynamite as well as military-grade explosives, detonators and coils of fuse cord. They also seized assault rifles,

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¿Qué es el Colegio Electoral y cuál es su función en las elecciones de EE.UU.?

dzaratsian (CNN) — Los estadounidenses que acuden a las urnas el día de las elecciones en realidad no seleccionan al presidente directamente. Están técnicamente votando por 538 electores que, de acuerdo con el sistema establecido por la Constitución, se reúnen en sus respectivos estados y votan por el presidente y el vicepresidente. Estas personas, los

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Strike at Boeing was part of a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places

Aircraft assembly workers at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere voted to end a seven-week strike overnight. Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots agreed to approve the company’s fourth formal offer and the third put to a vote. Organized labor has

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Man ‘dedicated to white supremacist ideology’ arrested in alleged plot to attack Nashville energy facility with drone

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee man “dedicated to white supremacist ideology” faces federal charges in an alleged plot to blow up a Nashville energy facility, an attack that if successful could have left thousands without power three days before the US presidential election, the US Justice Department said Monday. Skyler Philippi, 24,

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Tennessee’s US Sen. Blackburn seeks reelection against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters are deciding whether to reelect Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to a second term or choose Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson. Tennessee hasn’t elected a Democrat to a statewide position in nearly two decades. But Johnson is hoping her recent meteoric rise to fame from nearly being

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