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Navalny Reportedly Dupes Agent Into Revealing Details Of Poisoning
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The Russian opposition leader posed as a national security agent during a 45-minute phone call to extract information from a spy who was reportedly involved in Navalny's August poisoning.
Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts On Big Island
Monday, December 21, 2020
The volcano last erupted in 2018, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands around Hawaii's Big Island.
Chicago's Top Attorney Resigns Following Scandal Over Botched Police Raid
Monday, December 21, 2020
Chicago officials continue to deal with the fallout over the release of police body cam video showing a 2019 raid by city officers of a Black woman's house, which later proved to be the wrong address.
U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Hit In Rocket Attack
Monday, December 21, 2020
The attack killed one Iraqi civilian and caused damage to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad as well as surrounding residential areas. No embassy personnel were hurt.
Microsoft Says 40 Customers Hit By Ongoing Hack Of Government Agencies
Friday, December 18, 2020
Most of the Microsoft customers hit by the hack were in the U.S., but the rest were elsewhere in North America and in Europe and the Middle East.
China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe
Friday, December 18, 2020
The successful completion of the Chang'e-5 mission makes China only the third country to have returned soil and rock samples from the surface of the moon.
French President Macron Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Thursday, December 17, 2020
The Élysée Palace said President Emmanuel Macron will quarantine for seven days following his positive test results.
U.S. Surpasses 3,600 Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Breaks Prior Hospitalization Record
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Data also show more than 230,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and that 113,090 Americans were hospitalized with the virus — a number that's been on the rise.
New Zealand Will Give Free Coronavirus Vaccines To Residents, Neighboring Nations
Thursday, December 17, 2020
If the vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, the immunization campaign is expected to begin with border officers and other essential workers at the beginning of 2021.
Russian Agents Trailed Opposition Leader Navalny Before Poisoning, Report Finds
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
An investigation by Bellingcat, an Internet research organization, and other media outlets, revealed that for years, Russian agents secretly followed Alexei Navalny.
Ex-Houston Police Officer Charged In Attack Over Bogus Election Fraud Plot
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Former police captain Mark Anthony Aguirre was paid $266,400 by the right-wing Liberty Center for God and Country to investigate an alleged ballot fraud scheme in Harris County, Texas.
Japan's 'Twitter Killer' Sentenced To Death In Killing Of 9
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Takahiro Shiraishi murdered and dismembered eight women and one man in his apartment near Tokyo. He used Twitter to lure most of his victims, promising he could help them kill themselves.
Amazon, TikTok, Facebook, Others Ordered To Explain What They Do With User Data
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission gave nine social media and tech companies 45 days to hand over details on how they collect user data. It is the latest move by government actors to regulate Big Tech.
Cleveland Baseball Team Will Drop Controversial Name To 'Unify Our Community'
Monday, December 14, 2020
The franchise is the second major sports team to abandon a longtime name widely seen as racist or culturally offensive. The NFL's Washington Football Team was the first to do so.
Russia Suspected In Major Cyberattack On U.S. Government Departments
Monday, December 14, 2020
Hackers invaded computer systems at the departments of Treasury, Commerce and Homeland Security as far back as the spring, according to the government and media reports.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Named 'Time' Person Of The Year
Friday, December 11, 2020
The two made the cut after topping Time's shortlist that included President Trump, the movement for racial justice, Dr. Anthony Fauci and medical workers on the front line of COVID-19.
U.S. Executes Brandon Bernard After Supreme Court Denies Stay
Friday, December 11, 2020
Bernard, convicted for his role in a 1999 kidnapping and killing, is the ninth federal inmate to be executed this year and the first in 130 years to be put to death during a lame-duck presidency.
Johns Hopkins, Long Believed An Abolitionist, Actually Owned Slaves, University Says
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Researchers found census records showing the entrepreneur and philanthropist owned slaves as late as 1850, contrary to the long-held belief that his family freed all slaves when he was a boy.
Giuliani Leaves Hospital After COVID-19 Treatment
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Leading up to his hospitalization, the president's personal attorney had been traveling the country on behalf of President Trump's failed legal attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions
Thursday, December 10, 2020
The federal lawsuit is an effort to get the state to improve prison conditions after negotiations with officials failed to result in voluntary change.