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The skyline of Washington DC looking at the U.S. Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue, May 22, Reuters

Possible Tunnel Collapse Forces Nuclear Plant Workers to Take Cover in Washington

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2017 | World

A tunnel was damaged on Tuesday at a plutonium handling facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, leading authorities to evacuate some workers at the site and instruct others to take cover, federal officials said. Workers in one building were...

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China Tests New Missile in Northeastern Sea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2017 | World

China has recently tested a new type of guided missile in a northeastern sea near the Korean peninsula, the defence ministry said Tuesday, hours after South Korean elections held amid regional tensions. The test in the Bohai Sea was conducted to “raise the...

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Turkish Finance Minister Naci Agbal attends an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey July 28, 2016. To match Interview TURKEY-SECURITY/FINMIN REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Arab-Russian Investments in Turkey Compensate European Investments’ Drop

by Said Abdul Razzak | May 9, 2017 | Business

Ankara- Arab-Russian investments have achieved a hike in Turkey during the past two years while Turkish investments abroad reached around USD37 billion during the past 15 years. President of the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT) Arda Ermut said...

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A view of posters of last year’s football and cheerleading squads at Bragg Middle School in Gardendale in August 2016. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)

Judge: Mostly White Alabama City may Secede from School District despite Racial Motive

by Elie Fawaz | May 9, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

A federal judge’s ruling this week that allows a predominantly white Alabama city to separate from its more diverse school district is stoking new debate about the fate of desegregation initiatives after decades of efforts to promote racial balance in public...

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ese types of browser-based “virus” alerts are scams. Credit The New York Times

Escaping the Scareware Alert

by J. D. Biersdorfer | May 9, 2017 | Technology

New York – Q. I sometimes get obviously fake virus alerts invading my desktop browser, but the only option to make the box go away is to click the O.K. button — which I am afraid to do. Where do these things come from, and is there an easier way to get out of...