Trial Over Foiled Attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concert Set to Open

VIENNA, April 28 (Reuters) – The trial of a ⁠21-year-old ⁠accused of plotting an Islamist ⁠attack on a Taylor Swift concert in 2024 that was foiled at ​the 11th hour opens on Tuesday, with his lawyer saying he would plead guilty to the main charges. The ‌defendant, an Austrian identified as Beran ‌A, was arrested …

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Shares Fall in Asia and Oil Prices Gain as Talks Stall on Ending the Iran War

TOKYO (AP) — Shares retreated in Asia and oil prices gained on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war once again appeared to stall. Despite a tenuous ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. Much of Asia, including resource-poor Japan, relies on that route for its oil shipments. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 …

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US DEA Medical Marijuana Registration Portal to Launch Wednesday

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – ⁠Companies ⁠seeking to register as ⁠medical marijuana dispensaries after U.S. President Donald ​Trump ordered the rescheduling of cannabis can do so starting ‌on Wednesday, according to ‌a notice on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s ⁠website. The ⁠DEA’s medical marijuana registration portal will go live Wednesday ​at 9 a.m. EST, less …

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Soccer-Congressmen Call for National Guard to Address Drone Threats at the World Cup

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – Two Republican ⁠members ⁠of Congress are calling ⁠on the Trump administration to empower the National Guard ​to address potential drone-related threats and ensure a “unified federal security posture” at the ‌upcoming World Cup games. The letter ‌by U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul and Elijah Crane, who both ⁠sit on ⁠the House …

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