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KAJANG: Malaysian authorities have arrested 12 policemen, including four officers from the federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department, for an alleged gang robbery of about RM200,000 (US$51,000) in cryptocurrency after a bungalow raid.The arrests came after a 31-year-old Chinese national claiming to be a market surveyor lodged a police report. All occupants of the house are Chinese nationals, who were in Malaysia at the invitation of a local company for business talks, according to their lawyer, who only wanted to be identified as Charles, reported news outlet New Straits Times (NST) on Thursday  (Feb 19). They had entered Malaysia between Jan 27…

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Trump’s tariffs, Greenland and defence spending are testing US-Europe alliance.United States President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on European goods, made a bid to take over Greenland and demanded Europe foot the bill for its own defence. European leaders now fear the era of US-led security protections may be over. They’re accelerating efforts to reduce their military and economic dependence on the US.At the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted his nation is not walking away from its allies. But few in the room were convinced. Instead, leader after leader took to the podium with the…

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Washington — A commission that advises the federal government on architecture and the arts voted unanimously Thursday to approve President Trump’s overhaul of the White House East Wing, clearing a key hurdle before above-ground construction can begin on a new ballroom.Six members of the Commission of Fine Arts voted to give final approval of the project after discussing the plans at a virtual meeting. One member, the original architect of the ballroom, recused himself. All of the members were appointed by the president after he fired the previous members in October.Architect Shalom Baranes presented renderings and technical drawings to the…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI is joining state authorities to investigate the murder of an Ohio mother and teacher, police confirmed.Tipp City Chief of Police Greg Adkins confirmed to Fox News Digital that the FBI and local police, including the Miami County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, are assisting in the homicide investigation of 37-year-old Ashley Flynn.Flynn, a Christian mom of two, teacher and volleyball coach, was shot and killed in her home in Tipp City early Monday morning as her husband, Caleb Flynn, 39, and two children slept. Tipp City…

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The US economy is expanding at a pace that would normally silence most critics. GDP is growing at a healthy rate, payrolls continue to rise, and equity markets sit near record highs. But the story that often goes untold is that three-fifths of Americans feel that the country is in recession. The gap between data and lived experience is now large enough to deserve its own analysis. What looks like resilience at the top level reveals a deeper realignment once you look at who owns assets, who drives spending and where jobs are actually being created. Where are the jobs…

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is gathering Thursday (Feb 19) with representatives from more than two dozen countries that have joined his Board of Peace – and several that have opted not to – for an inaugural meeting that will focus on reconstruction and building an international stabilisation force for a war-battered Gaza, where a shaky ceasefire deal persists.Trump announced ahead of the meeting that board members have pledged US$5 billion for reconstruction, a fraction of the estimated US$70 billion needed to rebuild the Palestinian territory decimated after two years of war. Members are expected to unveil commitments of thousands of…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) overseeing the well-being of children, eliminated thousands of pages of regulatory guidance that had been languishing on the books as far back as 1976, Fox News Digital learned. The Administration for Children and Families is a Health and Human Services agency charged with promoting the economic and social well-being of kids and their families via overseeing programs such as the Head Start school readiness program, child support enforcement, foster care and adoption services, and…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Margaret Qualley has leaned into her Southern upbringing to transform her work as an actress.During a cover story for Vanity Fair, Qualley shared that, in some ways, she had a normal childhood despite being the daughter of Andie MacDowell and former model Paul Qualley.Margaret, her sister Rainey and her brother Justin grew up loving grits, sweet tea and spending time at Waffle House, she told Vanity Fair. Margaret Qualley on the cover of Vanity Fair’s March issue. (Dan Jackson / Vanity Fair)In an interview with The Evening Standard in 2023, Qualley recalled…

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