Mina Fabulous

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Mina Fabulous follows the news, especially what is going on in the US State Department. Mina turns State Department waffle into plain English. Mina Fabulous is the pen name of Carmen Avalino, the NewsBlaze production editor. When she isn't preparing stories for NewsBlaze writers, she writes stories, but to separate her editing and writing identities, she uses the name given by her family and friends.

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US Committed to Promoting Stability in Libya

According to Secretary Kerry, the Libyan people have begun to chart the course for their own future, and they're defining it.

US Exempts Japan and 10 EU Countries From Iran-Related Sanctions

Secretary Kerry announces that based on additional significant reductions in the volume of its crude oil purchases from Iran, Japan has again qualified for an exemption to sanctions outlined in Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act

US and Norway Collaborate in Advancing Global Peace and Security

He says Norway really played an oversized role in creating that great moment of the handshake here in Washington, and everybody is not without a sense of responsibility for the fact that we are still talking about some of the very same issues.

World’s 1.2 Billion Catholics Rejoice Over New Pope

Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, has been confirmed as the new Pope today and will take the name Pope Francis.

Tunisia Forms New Government

In a press statement in Washington DC, US Secretary of John Kerry says the United States welcomes the establishment of a new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Laarayedh.

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The Debt Collector’s AI Voice Agent: How Synthetic-Voice Dunning Calls Are Colliding With Decades-Old Consumer Protection Rules

Most consumers assume the friendly voice on a collection call belongs to a person following a script. It is often a script following a person. A synthetic voice, cloned or generated by an AI agent, working a call list on behalf of a collect

The Black Box in the Crossover: What Vehicle Event Data Recorders Capture in the Seconds Before a Fatal Pedestrian Crash

A pedestrian killed by a crossover has, on average, about 20 seconds of the driver's inputs sitting inside the car that hit them. Throttle position. Brake pressure. Steering angle. Whether the seat belt was buckled and whether stability con
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