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Lack of information haunts families of wrongfully detained Americans2 May 2024, 7:28 am
Washington — Families of Americans wrongfully detained in foreign countries called Tuesday on the Biden administration to share more information about their loved ones and to step up efforts for their release. "My father, Jamshid Sharmahd, is a German American national who has been held hostage in Iran for three years and he is on a death row now. Our government has unfortunately failed to bring him back, has failed to engage and talk to us," Gazelle Sharmahd told VOA on the sidelin... -
Columbia students on edge as police presence remains on campus after raid to clear protesters2 May 2024, 6:09 am
Police remain on Columbia University’s campus, even after clearing out student protesters and their encampment. But questions remain about how the university and the students move forward. Tina Trinh reports from New York. -
Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama2 May 2024, 4:35 am
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US, China stumble on Hamas in efforts to seek peace in Middle East2 May 2024, 3:41 am
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UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole data from a third of Americans2 May 2024, 3:26 am
WASHINGTON — Hackers who breached UnitedHealth's tech unit in February potentially stole data from a third of Americans, the largest U.S. health insurer's CEO told a congressional committee on Wednesday. Two congressional panels grilled CEO Andrew Witty about the cyberattack on the company's Change Healthcare unit, which processes around 50% of all medical claims in the U.S. The breach has caused widespread disruptions in claims processing, impacting patients and providers across ...