Tag: East

Texas A&M to close campus in Qatar over shaky Middle East

Texas A&M University will shutter its campus in Qatar by 2028, citing “heightened instability” in the Middle East while the school analyzes its presence in the oil-rich country. “By the middle of the 21st century, the university will not necessarily need a campus infrastructure 8,000 miles away to support education and research collaborations,” Bill Mahomes, […]

Deadly Attack Launched on Middle East Base Housing US Troops

A drone attack on a base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria killed six allied Kurdish fighters late Sunday, in the first significant attack in Syria or Iraq since the U.S. launched retaliatory strikes over the weekend against Iran-backed militias that have been targeting its forces in the region. The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces […]

GOP Hopeful in Ohio Rips Biden EPA Over East Palestine Cleanup

A Republican candidate for the House of Representatives ripped the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, saying it was “mistreating residents” of East Palestine, Ohio. President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he would visit the city where the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment occurred, fulfilling a promise to visit East Palestine made in March 2023. The derailment caused people to evacuate after chemicals […]