Bomb threat shuts down I-85 in South Carolina, suspect arrested

A man from Illinois was arrested after a bomb threat investigation shut down I-85 in both directions near Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday. A South Carolina Transport Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a tractor-trailer around 2:45 p.m. near Exit 44 for a missing license plate, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The…

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Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, delaying flights during year-end holiday season

Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. JAL said the problem started Thursday morning when the company’s network connecting internal and external systems began malfunctioning. The airline said the cyberattack had delayed 24…

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Hamburg places blanket ban on weapons in buses and trams

The northern port city of Hamburg is set to become the first of Germany’s 16 states to adopt a blanket ban on all weapons from being carried on public transport. The decision comes after the German government passed a law giving states more powers to improve public safety. Andy Grote, the city’s senator for the…

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DHL cargo plane crashes near airport in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius amid concern over alleged Russian sabotage

A DHL cargo plane crashed early Monday near the airport in Lithuania’s capital, killing one person, authorities said as they searched for clues to what caused the tragedy. Lithuanian officials, who in the past weeks have been investigating incendiary devices allegedly sent on Western-bound cargo planes, stopped short of linking the crash with that investigation.…

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