Day: June 30, 2023
Virginia sheriff, 3 businessmen, indicted on federal bribery charges
A Virginia sheriff has been indicted on federal public corruption charges for allegedly handing out auxiliary deputy sheriff’s appointments in exchange for cash bribes and large donations to his reelection campaign.
Police ID 4-year-old girl whose remains were found in Toronto dumpster last year
Canadian police have identified a young girl whose remains were found in a construction-site dumpster in Toronto more than a year ago.
Vladimir Putin too scared to axe suspected coup plotter General Armageddon, it was claimed
VLADIMIR Putin is too scared to axe a suspected coup plotter dubbed General Armageddon, it was claimed last night.
General Sergei Surovikin has been quizzed over allegations he had prior knowledge of Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion.
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What Catherine the Great tells us about Vladimir Putin today
The events of the past week suggests that Russian politics will henceforth resemble war: long periods of boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror.
Missouri ordered to pay $242K for open records law violations while Josh Hawley was attorney general
A judge has ordered the Missouri attorney general’s office to pay $242,000 in legal fees for violations of the open records law that occurred when current U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley served in the office
U.K. wants NATO to speed up Ukraine’s membership process as alliance prepares to meet
Britain’s defence secretary said Thursday that he wants NATO leaders to consider fast-tracking Ukraine’s membership in the military alliance when they meet next month in Vilnius, Lithuania.
8Base Ransomware Activity Spikes, Researcher Warn
Ransomware threat 8Base has been conducting double extortion attacks for over a year and its activities spiked suddenly in May and June 2023. 8Base has been connected to 67 attacks by Malwarebytes and NCC Group. Approximately 50% of the targeted victim…
NHL draft wraps up with 11 picks for Chicago, dearth of trades ahead of free agency
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired their latest generational talent along with a big dose of speed in one of the NHL’s largest draft hauls.