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89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff's Office Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A sheriff’s office in Florida announced this week that an undercover operation led to 89 human and sex trafficking-related arrests, resulting in more than 1,200 separate felony charges. A Hillsborough County Sheriff vehicle as seen in a file photo. Google Maps via The Epoch Times The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, which includes the Tampa metropolitan area, said that the operation was carried out over several weeks and targeted individuals “seeking to sexually exploit...

Copper Nears Record High As Shanghai Inventories Tumble, Fueling Scarcity Fears Copper has almost retraced the selloff sparked earlier this month, following Reuters' report that the White House's "copper tariff plan stalls amid affordability concerns." Prices are back near record highs in London as Bloomberg reports tightening supplies in China's physical market, reinforcing scarcity concerns. Three-month futures on the London Metal Exchange rose .7% to $14,763 a ton, putting the industrial metal within striking distance of its September 10 record of $14,875. The driver, according to the outlet, is new Shanghai Metals...

Israel Sets 3 Key 'Conditions' For Ending Occupation Of South Lebanon Via The Cradle Israel has set several “conditions” for the withdrawal of its occupation forces from Lebanon, Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom reported this week – after Tel Aviv was forced to stop bombing the country due to the US–Iran agreement.  "Israel has three minimum conditions for withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon: the withdrawal of all Hezbollah terrorists north of the Litani River; the dismantling of Hezbollah … infrastructure south of the Litani; and full Israeli freedom of action to remove threats," the...