Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi pleaded not guilty to three charges in a US federal court on Wednesday in connection with the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people. The US Department of Justice has been investigating the attack for more than 30 years, and Mas'ud is the fourth person to be charged in the case. A jury trial has been requested, but the date has not yet been set.
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Marty Walsh, President Joe Biden's Labor Secretary, is set to leave the administration to become head of the National Hockey League Players Association. He is the designated survivor for the State of the Union, and his departure will leave a vacancy in the Biden administration. Walsh will take over the NHLPA from Don Fehr, who has held the job since 2010.
US intelligence officials have uncovered evidence of a Chinese military surveillance program, which includes a fleet of balloons and has conducted at least two dozen missions over five continents. Half a dozen of these flights have been within US airspace, and the US has requested a secure call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart to manage tensions and open dialogue. The US has expressed concern about the Chinese surveillance program and called for greater transparency from the Chinese government.
President Joe Biden will be joined by 26 special guests at his first State of the Union address, including Rock star Bono, a 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in California, and Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen. The guests represent issues the administration has confronted in the past year and will serve as a reminder of the administration’s accomplishments and the issues that still need to be addressed. Vice President Kamala Harris has invited Ruth Cohen to be her guest.
President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, facing the challenge of responding to an election that ended his party's unified control of Congress. Each of his predecessors had to grapple with a similar power shift in Washington, and the State of the Union address has remained largely unchanged. Biden will have to find a way to bridge the partisan divide and make his case for the policies he wants to pursue, a difficult task that all of his predecessors have faced.
A lucky ticket holder in Washington state has won the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot in history, worth $754.6 million. More than 2 million tickets won cash prizes in the Saturday drawing, with four tickets matching five of the numbers and winning $1 million each. The winner of the jackpot has yet to be identified, but they will have the option to take the lump sum or an annuity of 30 payments over 29 years.
Fresh Ideation Food Group LLC has recalled over 400 products due to potential Listeria contamination, including ready-to-eat sandwiches, salads, wraps, and yogurts. Eating Listeria-contaminated food can cause serious infection and health complications, and customers are advised to discard or return recalled products for a full refund. Fresh Ideation Food Group is offering a full refund to customers who have purchased any recalled products and can be contacted at 1-800-872-7279 for more information.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has expressed strong dissatisfaction and protest against the US for shooting down a Chinese balloon, claiming that Washington was overreacting and seriously violating international practice. The Chinese side has stated that the airship was for civilian use and had entered the US due to force majeure, and asked the US to handle the situation in a calm, professional and restrained manner. The incident has caused tension between the two countries and has raised concerns about the safety of civilian aircraft in the region.