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• Zevende lichaam gevonden bij spoorwegemplacement wordt vermoedelijk gelinkt aan wat autoriteiten een 'potentieel mensensmokkelincident' noemen • Federale agenten onderzoeken de dood van minstens zes personen, vermoedelijk immigranten, die zondag werden gevonden in een zeecontainer op een Union Pacific-rangeerterrein nabij de grens met Mexico in Laredo, Texas, als een 'potentieel mensensmokkelincident'. • Ambtenaren hebben naar verluidt ook gesteld dat de dood van een zevende persoon, wiens lichaam werd gevonden bij spoorwegrails buiten San Antonio, Texas – 150 mijl (241 km) naar het noorden – mogelijk verband houdt met de zaak.

• De ontdekking werd gedaan door een medewerker van Union Pacific die een stilstaande trein inspecteerde op het rangeerterrein in Laredo voordat deze zijn reis naar het noorden voortzette. • Spoorwegmedewerkers in Texas vonden zondagmiddag zes dode mensen in een goederenwagon op een terrein vlakbij de Mexicaanse grens, aldus functionarissen. • De vondst werd gedaan door een medewerker van Union Pacific tijdens de inspectie van de gestopte trein in Laredo, maakte een woordvoerder van de politie van Laredo bekend, verwijzend naar het spoorwegbedrijf.

• At least six US states—California, Georgia, Virginia, Arizona, Texas, and New Jersey—are tracking nine residents who disembarked from the MV Hondius cruise ship amid a deadly hantavirus outbreak overseas. • Health officials report no symptoms among the monitored Americans, including two each in Texas, New Jersey, and Georgia, and one each in California, Virginia, and Arizona; 30 people total left the ship late last month before the outbreak was confirmed. • State spokespeople like California's Brian Micek and Georgia's Nancy Nydam Shirek emphasize coordination with CDC and low public risk, with self-monitoring via daily temperature checks in Texas.

El Gamal family was released from detention and then re-arrested as US officials appeared to overstep judge’s orderAn Egyptian mother and her children, previously jailed by immigration authorities, arrived back in their home in Colorado on Wednesday, after a days-long ordeal during which the Trump administration likely attempted to violate a federal judge’s order.Their attorney, Eric Lee, claimed the US government’s actions against the El Gamal family constituted “kidnapping” after immigration officials re-arrested the family last week. Continue reading...

Four students are in critical condition and security guard and suspect also injured after stabbing in TacomaSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFive people were recovering in the hospital on Friday following a mass stabbing incident at a high school in Washington state.A high school student was charged with multiple counts of first-degree assault after five people were hurt during the stabbing incident on Thursday at a campus in Tacoma. Continue reading...

• Google engineers developed TurboQuant, a method compressing AI data to require up to six times less working memory without performance loss. • The system enables AI algorithms to retain information and compute powerfully with reduced hardware needs. • This breakthrough lowers barriers for deploying advanced chatbots and AI models on resource-constrained devices.

Spokesperson says just two out of 14 Australians remain in communication, after CCTV footage showed Israeli navy boarding vessels in international watersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of a Newcastle man among at least six Australians onboard boats that were intercepted by Israeli navy personnel in international waters has issued a tearful plea for his safety and lashed out at the Australian government for not intervening.More than 50 boats set sail to Gaza from Italy on Monday as part of the Global Sumud flotilla in the hope of delivering 500 tonnes of aid and volunteers to the Gaza Strip, which remains under naval blockade by Israel. Continue reading...