The State Department had designated and sanctioned Ghezel Hesar Prison in 2024 for gross human rights violations and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners.
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Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 July 2026
In May, the Pentagon sanctioned multiple Chinese companies for providing satellite imagery to Iran during Operation Epic Fury.
In early 2025, the hospital’s ethics committee approved the clinical trial, before the final results of one of the preclinical studies on monkeys was released, Science reported.
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Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 July 2026
When the Miami commission approved the unlawful ordinance last summer, the change went into effect immediately.
Boeing shares surged 8% as the FAA certified its 737 MAX-7 model after a decade-long review, and scrutiny of the company’s aircraft following the 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug blowout.
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2026
The song became a country radio favorite, was certified Gold, and earned her the Breakthrough Female Video of the Year award at the 2024 CMT Music Awards.
The union representing the flight attendants said Monday that if the deal is ratified, the work that flight attendants do before flights take off will be recognized.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Aug. 2026
Because China’s doctrine ratified practice, the United States has been caught behind.
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Natalia Cote-Muñoz,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Aug. 2026
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