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DOJ secures indictment of 17 Iranians accused of ‘massive’ cyber theft campaign
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday unsealed an indictment charging 17 Iranian nationals with targeting American and foreign institutions via a cyber theft campaign on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The 14-count indictment charges 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company that has allegedly conducted a “coordinated campaign of cyber…
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Downed air traffic control, ChatGPT for teens, Earl Spencer’s Diana book and Liverpool’s new era
A disruption at the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center earlier in August led the US Federal Aviation Administration to impose ground stops across parts of the Midwest after an equipment outage affected the centre’s operations. The incident caused widespread flight disruption, underlining the dependence of a large regional airspace on resilient communications and surveillance…
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, reflects on introducing and expanding the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), describing it as his hardest decision in office but one now vindicated by evidence of its health benefits. Initially fiercely opposed by critics who accused him of attacking motorists, the scheme has since been credited with sharply reducing air…
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UK prime minister brushes off Susie Wiles impersonator incident: ‘Not embarrassed’
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday brushed off an incident where he exchanged messages with an impersonator posing as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, saying he was “not embarrassed.” British outlet Sky News asked Burnham about the incident — pressing the newly elected prime minister on if he felt ashamed by the…
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Former Fauci associate David Morens pleads guilty to conspiracy
David Morens, former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and once an associate to Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. in relation to efforts to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The Justice Department announced the guilty plea Tuesday. In April, the…
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Andy Burnham says Britain ‘supports Ukraine 100%’ after Putin warned ‘there will be a price to pay’ for supplying Kyiv with drones
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has said that Britain backs Ukraine “100%” in its conflict with Russia, responding after Vladimir Putin issued a warning that there would be “a price to pay” for the UK supplying Kyiv with drones. The remarks reflect the ongoing tension between Western support for Ukraine’s war effort and…
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Trump administration moves to open up logging in national forests
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump moves to open up logging in national forests The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest. Jenny Kane, Associated Press file The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to rescind the 2001 “Roadless Rule,” which prohibits…
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Burnham unveils £442m plan to end homelessness and get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled a £442 million package aimed at ending rough sleeping, promising to “get everyone in for Christmas” by recreating the pandemic-era Everyone In scheme that housed thousands of street sleepers. The initiative comes as official figures show rough sleeping in England reached a record high of an estimated 4,793 people…
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Narcos expert who placed US sanctions on notorious Kinahan trio reveals KEY strategy the State must implement immediately to stop Cartel rivals’ plans to fill inevitable vacuum
A US expert who helped design the sanctions programme that targeted Ireland’s notorious Kinahan cartel has warned that the state must act swiftly to prevent rival gangs from stepping into the vacuum left behind. The intervention highlights ongoing concerns that dismantling one criminal network, however successful, does not eliminate the underlying drug trade, and that…
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Sanders to introduce bill to end Social Security garnishment for student loan debt
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Monday he will introduce legislation seeking to prevent the federal government from garnishing Social Security benefits for seniors with unpaid student loan payments. The bill, titled the Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026, proposes barring the Education Department from cutting an individual’s Social Security retirement or disability benefits to…