The hall, which features a mosaic floor, was uncovered as part of a project to shore up the areas dividing the excavated and unexcavated parts of the ancient city.
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China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine
U.S. intelligence reports increased sales of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology Moscow uses to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry.
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U.S.-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race
U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy.
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How immigrant workers in Maine, U.S. have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
At the Flood Brothers farm in Maine’s ‘dairy capital’ of Clinton, foreign-born workers make up half the staff of nearly 50, feeding the cows, tending crops and helping collect the milk.
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U.S. intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia
New sensitive findings Friday on the condition of anonymity, said that in 2023 about 90% of Russia’s microelectronics came from China, which Russia has used to make missiles, tanks and aircraft.
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Israeli settlers rampage through a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25
The killing came after an Israeli raid overnight killed two Palestinians, including a Hamas militant in confrontations with Israeli forces.
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House passes reauthorization of key U.S. surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
Skepticism of the government’s spy powers has grown in recent years, particularly on the right. Republicans have clashed for months over what a legislative overhaul of the FISA surveillance program should look like.
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U.S. House speaker negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
Mike Johnson is set to travel to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club to meet with him and has been consulting him in recent weeks on the Ukraine funding to gain his support – or at least prevent him from openly opposing the package.
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Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan
The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellations Friday in an update on the progress of its SAVE Plan.
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Poland calls aid worker’s killing in Gaza a murder, wants further investigation
Israel conducted a speedy investigation and took responsibility for the deaths, but said the attack that killed the aid workers and their Palestinian driver was a tragic mistake.