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The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security and counterintelligence service, has increased its surveillance of neighborhoods with high proportions of Arabs and has arrested hundreds.—
DANIEL BYMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025 -
The agent, who specializes in cases involving counterintelligence as well as aircraft and aerospace technology transfers, wrote in the affidavit that evidence ties Zhou to the phone used to call the family and that Li was tied to a phone used to text them.—
Julia Marnin
July 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
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Estoril, Portugal Estoril was a center of espionage during WWII, when both Axis and Allied spies and personnel (including Fleming—then a British naval officer) filled its hotels.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
29 July 2025
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Some states have taken preemptive action to prevent espionage from occurring.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
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Other than the counterespionage law amendment, Beijing has in recent years expanded the remit of its national security apparatus through sweeping legislation, giving authorities broader powers to scrutinize foreign nationals and organizations.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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But the ruling raises serious questions about the agency, which focuses on counterespionage, terrorism and sabotage.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
3 July 2025
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On the field, he’s relied on his intelligence and aggressiveness to seize a spot in the rotation at a position as talented and deep as any on the team.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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Loni Anderson, the beloved actress who brought intelligence and charm to her iconic role as Jennifer Marlowe on the classic TV comedy WKRP in Cincinnati, died Sunday at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Cloak-and-dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloak-and-dagger. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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