Ulric Ulroan charged on 47 criminal counts amid allegations he sexually assaulted teenage girls from 2009-2025The former mayor of a city in Alaska – who has also coached high school girls basketball and won a parent of the year award – has been crimina…
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Trump bought as much as $5 million in Axon stock before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal
Axon Enterprise has ramped up lobbying in Congress on federal law enforcement technology as ICE pursues a potential $220 million Taser deal.
China’s economy picks up in June on rebounding U.S. exports, analysts say
China’s economy is showing signs of picking up after a sluggish few months — thanks in part to a rebound in shipments to the U.S.
How the UK is betting on IT and AI to combat slow economic and productivity growth, including moving beyond the Golden Triangle of London, Oxford, and Cambridge (Sam Fleming/Financial Times)
Sam Fleming / Financial Times:
How the UK is betting on IT and AI to combat slow economic and productivity growth, including moving beyond the Golden Triangle of London, Oxford, and Cambridge — Regions outside London want a piece of …
Top Google Security Staff Warn Search Data Could Be Hacked if EU Rules Change
Europe’s pro-competition proposals could see Google Search and Android systems opened up. The company claims there are serious privacy flaws.
US Federal Insurance Regulator Confirms Data Breach Via Oracle Flaw
An attacker has exploited a zero day in Oracle Peoplesoft to gain access to the IT systems of the NAIC, the standard-setting association for the US federal insurance system
Inside Andy Burnham’s 10-year economic plan: The big changes he says will revive Britain
Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has unveiled a 10-year economic plan aiming for a significant power shift from Whitehall to local leaders. His vision prioritizes devolving control over housing, transport, education, and economic development to …
‘Tit-for-tat US-Iran attacks appear to be over’
Former US Ambassador to Oman Richard Schmierer says recent US-Iran military exchanges appear to have run their course.
Two children, 4 & 6, ‘leave baby with life-threatening injuries’ after being locked in a room while mums went partying
A BABY has been left in a coma after being attacked by two children while locked in a room as their mums partied, police say. The two mums returned from the bender to find the two-month-old baby with horrific injuries at a home in Texas. Police allege …