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CBP Announces Global Entry Partnership with Australia
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that Australia is now an official Global Entry partner country, ...
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Romanian Hell’s Angels Founder Sentenced for Racketeering, Drug Trafficking, and Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting U.S. Law Enforcement
A foreign national who founded the Romanian chapter of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang was sentenced Jan. 15 to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a transnational racketeering and drug ...
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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Killed in Vermont Traffic Stop: DHS
A United States Border Agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News has confirmed. The Department of Homeland Security said that a Border Patrol agent ...
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U.S. Must Not Become Complacent to a Growing Terrorism Threat, a Counterterrorism Center Official Says
The outgoing acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center says the U.S. is facing an elevated threat of terrorism. Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year’s Day by alerts that a ...
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Statement from Acting Secretary Huffman on U.S. Border Patrol Agent Killed in Line of Duty
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman issued the following statement on the death of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent: “Today, January 20, a Border Patrol agent assigned to the U.S. Border ...
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Taliban Say 2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Were Freed in a Prisoner Exchange
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, ...
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Lead Defendants in Human Smuggling & Money Laundering Network Sentenced Following HSI Laredo, Multiagency Investigation
A Texas woman and her fiancé have been sentenced for their roles as leaders of a human smuggling organization that conspired to illegally transport, harbor and conceal from law enforcement hundreds of ...
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Kristi Noem Fields Questions on Disaster Relief, Border, Terrorism at Confirmation Hearing
South Dakota's 33rd Governor Kristi Noem and Trumps pick for Homeland Security secretary (Photo: CC by 4.0 for Wikipedia) South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the ...
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Cybersecurity Priorities for the New Administration
The recent announcement of successful, highly complex attacks against leading telecommunications providers - dubbed Salt Typhoon - demonstrates the scale and sophistication of cyberattacks against our ...
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COLUMN: Children Growing Up in the Metaverse: The Impact of Virtual Exposure on Social Skills and Threat Perception
As we move further into an era of virtual realities and hyper-connected digital landscapes, children increasingly grow up with profound exposure to the metaverse and adult content. With its expansive ...
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President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions
President Donald J. Trump has unveiled the roster of acting officials who will assume leadership roles in key cabinet and cabinet-level positions on January 20, 2025. These appointments, made pursuant ...
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President Biden Issues Executive Order to Strengthen and Promote Cybersecurity Innovation
In a step to bolster the nation’s cybersecurity framework, President Biden has issued a sweeping Executive Order (EO) aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing the resilience of the United States’ ...