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Russia released Stephen Hubbard, a retired teacher from Michigan held since 2022, on Wednesday as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Russia had convicted him on mercenary charges, which his lawyer says Hubbard calls false. The…
✔ Sources: CBS News (citing AP), ABC News, The News International
A tanker caught fire on Wednesday after being hit by an unknown projectile about 11 nautical miles off Bukha, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the British maritime agency UKMTO; all crew are reported safe. On Tuesday, Iran's Revolutionary…
✔ Sources: Arab News (AFP), Times of Israel (AFP), Asharq Al-Awsat
The State Department says the Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 U.S. visas since January 2025, up from more than 175,000 in an August 10 update. Spokesman Tommy Pigott said the administration "has revoked more visas at a faster pace than…
✔ Sources: The Irish Times (Reuters), Outlook India, Business Standard
Elon Musk told investors on a call after SpaceX's quarterly earnings Tuesday that SpaceX and Tesla have each formed special committees of independent directors, at shareholders' request, to discuss a possible merger. Musk called a merger "a good idea" but…
✔ Sources: TechCrunch, Fox Business, TipRanks
Netflix earned 87 cents a share in the July-September quarter, above the 82 cents analysts expected, and revenue rose about 12% to $12.87 billion. But it forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $13.4 billion, slightly below analysts' expectations, and lowered…
✔ Sources: AP via KSAT, TheWrap
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