Officials with New Mexico’s largest electric utility say a proposed multibillion-dollar merger with Avangrid, a U.S. subsidiary of global energy giant Iberdrola, has been scuttled.
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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring at least 130, Kyiv officials say
Air defenses shot down all 10 of the Russian Kinzhal missiles, which can fly at 10 times the speed of sound, out of about 100 of various types that were launched, said Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief.
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Harvard president resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
A House committee announced Thursday it will investigate the policies and disciplinary procedures at Harvard, MIT and Penn.
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States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks small-town water utilities
The hacking of a municipal water authority in a small Pennsylvania town is prompting new warnings from U.S. security officials as the U.S. wrestles with how to harden water utilities against hackers.
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Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut, raises fears conflict could expand
His death could provoke major retaliation by Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia.
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck; attacker approached for autograph
Liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung’s party says he’ recovering at an intensive care unit.
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Planes collide and catch fire at Japan airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated
The pilot of a coast guard aircraft that was preparing to take off escaped but the 5 crew members died in the collision with a passenger jet.
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Israel says it will defend itself against genocide accusations at world court filed by South Africa
Israel’s onslaught in Gaza has been unprecedented in the century-old Mideast conflict, killing nearly 22,000 Palestinians and leveling large swaths of the tiny Mediterranean territory.
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Iran sends warship to Red Sea after U.S. sinks Houthi boats
Iran’s foray into the Red Sea a day after the U.S. action compounds a highly volatile situation in the channel.
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Buses of migrants bound for New York City are being dropped off at New Jersey train stations, mayor says
Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli says bus operators are making an apparent effort to evade New York’s efforts to regulate migrant arrivals.