8 h. ago Russia tied to huge hack into US federal court system as officials scramble to respond

US intelligence officials are scrambling on Tuesday, after investigators have uncovered evidence suggesting that Russia was at least partially responsible for a hack of a computer system that manages federal court documents

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11 h. ago Crypto mogul Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud for $40bn market collapse

Terraform Labs co-founder, pleading guilty to two charges, was accused of misleading investors in 2021 about TerraUSDDo Kwon, the South Korean entrepreneur behind two cryptocurrencies that lost an estimated $40bn in 2022 and caused the market to implode, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two US charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud.Kwon, 33, who co-founded Singapore-based Terraform Labs and developed the TerraUSD and Luna currencies, entered the plea at a federal court hearing in New York. He had pleaded not guilty in January to a nine-count indictment charging him with securities fraud, wire fraud, commodities fraud and money-laundering conspiracy. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Russia blamed for federal court system hack that exposed cases and info on confidential informants

It’s not immediately clear which entity was reportedly involved in the hack

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38 h. ago Maine can't enforce foreign election interference law that appeals court calls unconstitutional

Maine can’t enforce a voter-approved foreign election interference law that a federal appeals court says likely violates the Constitution by limiting political donations

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38 h. ago Heatwave could cause building collapses amid UK climate change warning

New figures from the the Association of British Insurers revealed that almost 9,000 homeowners claimed on subsidence damage in the first six months of this year

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45 h. ago Southern Europe swelters under deadly heatwave as temperatures pass 40C

Scientists warn of ‘molotov cocktail’ of climatic conditions fuelling vast wildfires across MediterraneanDeadly heat of up to 42C is searing southern Europe, as scientists warn of a “molotov cocktail” of climatic conditions that is fuelling vast wildfires across the Mediterranean.Météo-France placed more than half the country under heatwave warnings on Monday morning, with 12 out of 96 administrative units on the mainland under the highest red alert, while Spain’s Aemet warned of “extreme danger” in Zaragoza and the Basque Country as it issued yellow and orange warnings for almost all the rest of the country. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Roger Federer to step back onto tennis court nearly three years after retirement

Roger Federer retired from tennis in 2022, but will make a sensational return to the sport in a celebrity doubles match at this year's Shanghai Masters

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5 d. ago One of Earth's most stable glaciers is on the verge of COLLAPSING: Perito Moreno Glacier has retreated by 800 metres

The 18-mile-long Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina is on the verge of total collapse due to climate change, scientists warn.

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5 d. ago Spanish beach bars demand urgent action as they reveal cost of Brits staying away

The president of the Association of Entrepreneurs of Concessions has demanded that the Balearic government take urgent action to head off this summer's negative results before more businesses and jobs are lost

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5 d. ago Alleged killer of Minnesota politician and her husband expected to plead not guilty in court

Vance Boelter, charged with killing top Democrat and her husband and wounding two others, to be arraigned in federal courtThe man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is expected to plead not guilty when he’s arraigned in federal court on Thursday, his attorney said.Vance Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was indicted on 15 July on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry the federal death penalty, though prosecutors say that decision is several months away. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘We’re not leaving’: Border Patrol uses ‘Trojan Horse’ unmarked truck to resume deportation raids

Critics say raid uses same tactics barred under recent federal court ruling

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6 d. ago Jewelry outlet and mall favorite Claire’s files for bankruptcy. Here’s what it means for stores

For the second time in seven years, Claire’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court on Wednesday

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6 d. ago US international students: how are you feeling about the upcoming semester?

We would like to hear from new and returning students on how they are approaching the new academic yearHarvard University is in court against the Trump administration, fighting federal attempts to end international student enrolment at the university and challenging the federal freeze on research funds.In May, international students at Harvard were ordered to transfer schools or lose their legal status. While that order was swiftly blocked by a judge, it is one of a series of events creating uncertainty on campuses across the US. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Mapped: Wildfires in France and Spain as huge blazes break out in 40C European heatwave

Mediterranean countries are a growing wildfire hotspot, with scientists warning that climate change is driving increasingly hot and dry summers

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7 d. ago Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned.The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and human health effects of this widespread contamination of the biosphere are not widely appreciated, in spite of a growing body of evidence linking chemical toxicity with effects ranging from ADHD to infertility to cancer. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit

Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against womenOn 2 July, the jury delivered a guilty verdict on some of the charges against the music mogul Sean Combs, accused of horrific sexual abuse of women with the help of his extensive staff and deep pockets. He’s also accused in many civil suits of sexual abuse of adults and minors. It seems like everyone promptly forgot about Combs when the facts about the financier Jeffrey Epstein’s decades of horrific sexual abuse of at least a 100 girls and women, with the help of his extensive staff, deep pockets, banks, and elite connections became the next front-page ruckus.In June, the movie producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty in a New York retrial for some of his decades of horrific sexual abuse of women, with the help of his extensive staff, top lawyers, the film industry, some ex-Mossad agents and of course his deep pockets. In February a federal appeals court upheld the convictions and 30-...

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1 week ago Trump says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s past comments make pardoning him ‘more difficult’

They partied together and called each other friends in the past, but in 2020 Combs said Trump should be ‘banished’Donald Trump says he considers Sean ‘“Diddy” Combs “sort of half-innocent” despite his criminal conviction in federal court in July – but the president called pardoning the music mogul “more difficult” because of past criticism.Trump spoke about Combs during an interview on Friday night on the friendly environs of Newsmax. Combs was found guilty on 2 July of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, with each leaving him facing up to 10 years in prison – but he was acquitted of more serious sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Huge blow as 100k EV chargers that can't be upgraded will soon become obsolete

Brits who bought EVs with home chargers believing the futuristic tech would last could be in for big surprise — as experts reveal the bleak future of around 100,000 home charging units

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3 w. ago Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein report

President follows through on libel threat over report that said he sent Epstein ‘bawdy’ birthday note and sketchTrump files libel suit against Murdoch – US politics live Donald Trump has sued Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal newspaper reporters for libel and slander over claims that he sent sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a bawdy note and sketch of a naked woman.Trump’s lawsuit on Friday, which also targets Dow Jones and News Corp, was filed in the southern district of Florida federal court in Miami. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Justice Department asks court to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records

The Justice Department has asked a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case amid a firestorm over the Trump administration’s handling of records related to the wealthy financier

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