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CIA Discontinues World Factbook Publication After Over 60 Years
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) announced Wednesday that it is ending the publication of its World Factbook, a popular reference manual that has been in circulation for over 60 years. The announcement, posted on the CIA's website, did not specify a reason for the decision. However, according to the Associated Press, the move follows a vow from Director John Ratcliffe to end programs that do not advance the agency's core missions.
First launched in 1962 as a printed, classified reference manual for intelligence officers, the Factbook offered detailed information on foreign nations, including their economies, militaries, resources, and societies.
In other news, Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a former businessman and close ally of captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday in a joint operation between the U.S. and Venezuela, according to a U.S. law enforcement official. Saab, 54, who had previously been held in the U.S., is expected to be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days, Reuters reported, citing the U.S. official. Luigi Giuliano, a lawyer for Saab, was cited in the Colombian newspaper El Espectador.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Wednesday that the Hamas terrorist who murdered surveillance soldier Corporal Noa Marciano while she was held captive in Gaza has been eliminated. The strike on a group of terrorists, including Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, reportedly followed a Hamas attack overnight that wounded IDF troops in northern Gaza, in violation of the ceasefire agreement. According to the IDF, al-Habil, a key Hamas cell commander, was killed in the airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp. The IDF said in a statement that the strike was in response to the attack that wounded its troops.
In the world of sports, Mickey Lolich, the Detroit Tigers hero in the 1968 World Series, died at the age of 85, the Tigers announced. Lolich was the last MLB pitcher to win three games in the league’s championship series and was named World Series MVP that year. The Tigers said Lolich’s wife informed the franchise that Lolich was recently in hospice care. The cause of death was not released.
Finally, the White House shared a quote from "The Sopranos" character Tony Soprano amid reports that President Donald Trump planned to install a new statue of Christopher Columbus. The Washington Post reported that Trump was "planning to install a statue of Christopher Columbus on White House grounds, according to three people with knowledge of the pending move." The report added that the statue would be a symbol of Italian-American heritage. The issue of Columbus statues has been raised before the Columbus Day holiday, five years after statues of the explorer were toppled and vandalized across America.
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