Germany’s Christmas Markets Are Now Ringed With Security Barriers
To prevent ramming attacks at Christmas markets, German officials have installed concrete blocks, chain barriers and, in one case, metal bollards removed by a hand-cranked crane.
To prevent ramming attacks at Christmas markets, German officials have installed concrete blocks, chain barriers and, in one case, metal bollards removed by a hand-cranked crane.
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What started as a term to describe the pandemic recovery has become a catchall in these anxious economic times.
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An aged helicopter fleet and inexperienced pilots from nearby Fort Belvoir had raised “widespread concern” among local pilots before a midair collision killed 67 people.
An aged helicopter fleet and inexperienced pilots from nearby Fort Belvoir had raised “widespread concern” among local pilots before a midair collision killed 67 people.
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Facing a deadline to appeal, the Justice Department told the courts late Thursday that it would try to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard.
As military officials sound the alarm over Russian hybrid attacks, the chair of Parliament’s defense committee said the government’s progress on ramping up home defense was “glacial.”
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Marijuana’s classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn criticism.
The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.
The Milwaukee judge was charged with obstructing federal immigration agents, who were trying to arrest a man who had appeared before her on a battery charge.
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An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new phenomenon in the universe.
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