2025-03-5 a462ef5612850c8553fcdcb163798e3615947812 23 Canadian 36 /wiki/canada District Court of Vermont 13 /wiki/united%20states%20district%20court%20for%20the%20district%20of%20vermont U.S. Attorney's Office 1 /wiki/united%20states%20attorney conspiracy 171 /wiki/criminal%20conspiracy conspiracy to defraud 70 /wiki/conspiracy%20to%20defraud elderly people 115 /wiki/elder%20financial%20abuse money laundering 238 /wiki/money%20laundering Canadian District Court of Vermont U.S. Attorney's Office conspiracy conspiracy to defraud elderly people money laundering U.S. Attorney's Office /feed/2025/03/5/the-us-attorney-s-office-for-the-district-court-of-vermont-indicts-and-charges-25-canadians-for-conspiracy-to-defraud NPR 5 b7723eb46ee33b442e305491951516efca846d9e 3 https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5318821/grandparent-scam-canadians-arrested-vermont 2025 The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District Court of Vermont indicts and charges 25 Canadians for conspiracy to defraud elderly people in the United States out of US$21 million and charges five of those 25 with conspiracy to commit money laundering. 2025-03-5 6be2aa03dd5b57a7773aec42daa92cbbe57f1212 22 Mexican drug war 1 /wiki/mexican%20drug%20war Mexico 2 /wiki/mexico Sonora 116 /wiki/sonora,%20mexico fentanyl 37 /wiki/fentanyl law enforcement 14 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20mexico nopales 71 /wiki/nopal#culinary%20use Mexican drug war Mexico Sonora fentanyl law enforcement nopales Mexican drug war /feed/2025/03/5/mexican-law-enforcement-announces-they-have-seized-275000-pills-of-fentanyl-stored-in-boxes-of-nopales-in-sonora-a-man AP 5 60ba39626f4bddc42a41cff17586ee8e07ebfe15 3 https://apnews.com/article/mexico-cactus-fentanyl-seizure-trump-567088e6ccdee38695e99c9524561e83 2025 Mexican law enforcement announces they have seized 275,000 pills of fentanyl stored in boxes of nopales in Sonora. A man is arrested in connection to the seizure. 2025-03-5 1a8e9105b018bb3443c1549891ceac4d9e2bfbd1 21 2025 California wildfires 1 /wiki/2025%20california%20wildfires Eaton Fire 239 /wiki/eaton%20fire Los Angeles County 2 /wiki/los%20angeles%20county Southern California 116 /wiki/southern%20california Southern California Edison 37 /wiki/southern%20california%20edison electric utility 71 /wiki/electric%20utility lawsuit 14 /wiki/lawsuit power system 172 /wiki/electric%20power%20system 2025 California wildfires Eaton Fire Los Angeles County Southern California Southern California Edison electric utility lawsuit power system 2025 California wildfires /feed/2025/03/5/in-the-us-los-angeles-county-files-a-lawsuit-against-southern-california-edison-the-electric-utility-company-servici AP 5 5141a9c8e15f7b46e83364514cc743382bdcb8f3 3 https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-county-eaton-fire-lawsuit-edison-aa9128029619ec833d3c5a04e4c1f673 2025 In the U.S., Los Angeles County files a lawsuit against Southern California Edison, the electric utility company servicing most of Southern California, and alleges that the company's power system started the Eaton Fire, seeking to recover costs and damages sustained from the fire that damaged over 9,400 buildings and killed 17 people. 2025-03-5 4d5268254e6fb93bbf2d67691c475dcdd369a815 19 Pete Hegseth 37 /wiki/pete%20hegseth Russia–United States relations 1 /wiki/russia-united%20states%20relations Secretary of Defense 14 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20defense U.S. Cyber Command 71 /wiki/u.s.%20cyber%20command United States Department of Defense 2 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20defense Pete Hegseth Russia–United States relations Secretary of Defense U.S. Cyber Command United States Department of Defense Russia–United States relations /feed/2025/03/5/the-united-states-department-of-defense-denies-previous-media-reports-that-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-had-ordered The Hill 5 b40e3bdd6ceae1def65bfd6dc45398d6094ce07e 3 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5177630-pentagon-denies-reports-hegseth-ordered-halt-in-cyber-operations-against-russia/amp/ 2025 The United States Department of Defense denies previous media reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had ordered a halt to offensive cyber operations and information operations against Russia by U.S. Cyber Command. 2025-03-5 7af98f6dc15492d8bff4f2cfd422b5b5c833c16a 18 Danab Brigade 37 /wiki/danab%20brigade Somali military officials 2 /wiki/somali%20national%20army Somalia–United States relations 1 /wiki/somalia-united%20states%20relations Trump administration 14 /wiki/second%20presidency%20of%20donald%20trump USAID 116 /wiki/united%20states%20agency%20for%20international%20development special forces 71 /wiki/special%20forces Danab Brigade Somali military officials Somalia–United States relations Trump administration USAID special forces Somalia–United States relations /feed/2025/03/5/somali-military-officials-confirm-that-the-trump-administration-has-halted-all-funding-for-somalia-s-danab-brigade-speci Hiiraan Online 5 cb31c2ce5d42577663709cffa916ad9204f0ea5a 3 https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Mar/200544/u_s_cuts_funding_for_danab_special_forces_and_other_aid_to_somalia.aspx 2025 Somali military officials confirm that the Trump administration has halted all funding for Somalia's Danab Brigade special forces and cut billions in USAID grants to the country. 2025-03-5 686d058b69ee1d3d06070eb1993617a41d47f06d 17 Aden Adde airport 71 /wiki/aden%20adde%20international%20airport Mogadishu 14 /wiki/mogadishu Somalia 37 /wiki/somalia Somalia–United States relations 1 /wiki/somalia-united%20states%20relations United States embassy 2 /wiki/embassy%20of%20the%20united%20states,%20mogadishu Aden Adde airport Mogadishu Somalia Somalia–United States relations United States embassy Somalia–United States relations /feed/2025/03/5/the-us-embassy-in-mogadishu-warns-of-imminent-attack-threats-in-somalia-including-at-aden-adde-international-airport ABC News 5 c427b0ecdfe6e5bbd3774119f59cfced64fea81d 3 https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-embassy-somalia-issues-urgent-warning-potential-imminent/story?id=119466493 2025 The U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu warns of imminent attack threats in Somalia, including at Aden Adde International Airport. 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South Sudanese soldiers also surround vice president Riek Machar's house overnight before later withdrawing. 2025-03-5 ab21cca07dd38e8739f653196fa24287be3c9ce9 6 Donald Trump 116 /wiki/donald%20trump Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Hamas 14 /wiki/hamas Israeli hostages 37 /wiki/gaza%20war%20hostage%20crisis Truth Social 172 /wiki/truth%20social U.S. President 71 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states United States 2 /wiki/united%20states X 239 /wiki/twitter Donald Trump Gaza war Hamas Israeli hostages Truth Social U.S. President United States X Gaza war /feed/2025/03/5/the-united-states-begins-direct-negotiations-with-hamas-over-the-release-of-the-remaining-israeli-hostages-president-of Al Jazeera 5 45f48c1238912fd54cc0b225b3925ba5ccf1dd79 3 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/5/trump-threatens-palestinians-in-gaza-if-you-hold-captives-you-are-dead 2025 NBC News 5 c9dd5a4581359ab73cb72bd1cfb3393f31e63f94 3 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-administration-holding-talks-hamas-release-hostages-rcna194897 2025 Sky News 5 ca2b67fe64eb249973db8722cf801e93cca8f971 3 https://news.sky.com/story/us-holds-talks-with-hamas-13322252 2025 The United States begins direct negotiations with Hamas over the release of the remaining Israeli hostages. President of the United States Donald Trump later threatens on Truth Social and X that the people of Gaza "are dead" unless they return the hostages "immediately". 2025-03-5 60613faabc09359eecd0d3b9e83e4af73aa6ace2 4 John Ratcliffe 37 /wiki/john%20ratcliffe Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine U.S. Central Intelligence Agency 2 /wiki/u.s.%20central%20intelligence%20agency Ukraine 172 /wiki/ukraine United States 71 /wiki/united%20states director 14 /wiki/director%20of%20the%20central%20intelligence%20agency sharing intelligence 116 /wiki/intelligence%20sharing John Ratcliffe Russian invasion of Ukraine U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Ukraine United States director sharing intelligence Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2025/03/5/us-central-intelligence-agency-director-john-ratcliffe-announces-that-the-united-states-has-suspended-intelligence-sha Al Jazeera 5 1c3202665ed83e77a4e8d0979d09ddcaba72eba4 3 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/5/us-suspends-intelligence-sharing-with-ukraine 2025 U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director John Ratcliffe announces that the United States has suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine. 2025-03-5 0e6b07a31ab408bfccf83555219bd7763a295355 2 Kryvyi Rih 37 /wiki/kryvyi%20rih Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine Russian military 2 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces missile 14 /wiki/missile Kryvyi Rih Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian military missile Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2025/03/5/a-russian-missile-strikes-a-hotel-in-kryvyi-rih-ukraine-killing-four-people-and-injuring-seven-others Reuters 5 eb641b8b29c4c6481ed80a0b2eb37521e47b519a 3 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-attack-kills-two-injures-seven-ukraines-kryvyi-rih-2025-03-05/ 2025 A Russian missile strikes a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, killing four people and injuring seven others.