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Tec Centro Lebanon empowering adults with workforce skills
CBS 21 - Pennsylvania
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LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Tec Centro Lebanon is offering a unique educational opportunity for adults seeking to advance in the workforce. Rafael Torres, the founder of Tec Centro Lebanon, emphasized the importance of the program, saying, "It was...
Iraq says tip-off to Lebanon led to destruction of amphetamine factory
Euronews
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August 19, 2025
Published on 19/08/2025 - 19:56 GMT+2 One of the largest factories in Lebanon making the highly addictive amphetamine Captogan has been discovered and destroyed as part of rare security cooperation between intelligence agencies in Iraq and...
Plans for Meta data center at Lebanon Leap District advance
WRTV - Indiana
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August 20, 2025
LEBANON — The Leap Innovation and Research District in Lebanon may soon become the site of a new data center, with Meta — the parent company of Facebook — looking to establish a presence in the research park. The city anticipates that the project...
The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers
Inside Climate News
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August 19, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will stop funding wind and solar energy on American farmland, a move that continues the Trump administration’s attempts to kill incentives for renewables while it boosts support for...
USATOLEBANON Makes Premium Laptops And Accessories Accessible To Lebanese Consumers At The Best Prices
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) USATOLEBANON, an online electronics company based in Lebanon, is making it easier than ever for people across the country to access high-quality laptops, MacBooks, and computer accessories. Founded with a mission to bridge the...
Sales Of Lebanese Winery Rise 170% In Brazil
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – Founded 12 years ago by the family of Maurice Youssef Franciss, it was only in 2020 that Ishtar winery made its first export. Located in the Koura region, in northern Lebanon , the company...
Lebanon: Captagon factory destroyed after cooperation with Iraq
The New Arab
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August 19, 2025
Lebanon is among the countries in the region where Captagon is smuggled to and from [Getty/file photo] One of Lebanon's largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and destroyed as part of rare security...
One of Lebanon's biggest Captagon factories destroyed after Iraqi tip
Naharnet
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 19 August 2025, 15:01 One of Lebanon's largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and destroyed as part of rare security cooperation between intelligence agencies in Iraq and...
Iraq says Lebanon tip-off helped destroy amphetamine factory
News.Az
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Western governments estimate that Captagon, a powerful amphetamine, has generated billions of euros in revenue for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, along with his associates and allies. One of the largest factories in Lebanon making the...
PA warns consumers to discard raw milk from Berks farm
Reading Eagle - Pennsylvania
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August 19, 2025
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is warning consumers to immediately discard raw milk from Sunshine Dairy in Bethel because it may be contaminated. The department on Monday said the warning applies to milk sold between Aug. 5 and 15 in...
U.S. Agriculture secretary backs Tennessee higher education grant cuts
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 19, 2025
U.S. Agriculture officials announced a new initiative Monday to stop subsidies for solar energy panels that take up farmland while supporting cuts in agriculture grants to Tennessee universities. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins introduced the...
The Zionist project: a danger for Lebanon and its Christians
Middle East Monitor
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August 19, 2025
Normalisation with Israel appears today as a political and ideological choice that hides real dangers for Lebanon and its national unity. This article is mainly addressed to Christians who hesitate to oppose Israel or who think that normalization...
$250 million loan marks start of Lebanon’s major reconstruction efforts—the details
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Early next week in Beirut, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber and Jean-Christophe Carret, the World Bank’s regional director for the Middle East, will sign a $250 million loan agreement dedicated to rebuilding infrastructure, restoration, and clearing...
Thousands of students in Mt. Lebanon return to the classroom for the first day of school
WTAE 4 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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August 19, 2025
The Mt. Lebanon School District kicked off its first day of school strong with thousands of kids making their way back to the classroom.There were plenty of catching up with friends, first-day pictures, and meeting new teachers.The district made...
Iraq, Lebanon intel cooperation leads to destruction of Captagon factory
Al Jazeera
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August 19, 2025
Lebanese army discovered a factory in the eastern Bekaa Valley with large amounts of the addictive stimulant inside. Iraqi and Lebanese intelligence agencies have coordinated to discover and destroy one of Lebanon’s largest drug factories making...
PM, Salam agree to hold Jordanian-Lebanese Higher Committee this year
Ammon News
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August 19, 2025
Ammon News - Prime Minister Dr. Jafar Hassan and Lebanese Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam agreed to convene the Jordanian-Lebanese Joint Higher Committee during 2025. During a second round of talks held during a lunch banquet hosted by the Prime...
Biden’s Green Energy Darlings Had A Brutal Past Few Weeks — But It Could Have Been Worse
The Daily Caller
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August 19, 2025
The Trump administration has dealt a series of blows to wind and solar energy in recent weeks, with the Treasury Department delivering the latest strike on Friday, though some experts who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation argue that the...
Lebanon data center plan passes next hurdle
WTHR - Indiana
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The data center would occupy 1,500 acres in the southern part of the area's LEAP district. LEBANON, Ind. — Facebook's parent company wants bring a massive data center to Lebanon. On Monday, that proposal made it past its next hurdle. The city's...
Iraq says its tip to Lebanon leads to the destruction of an amphetamine factory
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 19, 2025
BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and destroyed as… BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been...
Iraq-Lebanon security co-operation led to raid on major Captagon lab
The National News
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Security and intelligence co-operation between Baghdad and Beirut led to the dismantling of one of the biggest Captagon production facilities in the Middle East, the Iraqi Interior Ministry has revealed. In mid-July, Lebanon's army announced the...