authorities
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The Daily Telegraph says Iran has been sending suspected covert operatives across the Channel after individuals with links to Tehran's intelligence agencies were intercepted by UK authorities on small boats.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The authorities are investigating a number of food-related outbreaks, including several involving cyclospora, a bacteria that causes explosive diarrhea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A Home Office spokesperson said, while immigration enforcement visits are intelligence led, they make "no apology" for joining local authorities to enable information sharing and " fighting criminals who fuel immigration crime".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hernandez was reported missing to Riverside County authorities by her parents that same month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
She revealed nothing to help the authorities to find Booth.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
