Trade deal nearing between US and China

Asian stocks rallied Monday after a US-China trade breakthrough, with Washington dropping plans for new tariffs and Beijing pledging more soybean imports. The progress clears the way for Trump and Xi to finalise a deal, easing global tensions. FRANCE …

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Brigitte Macron gender row trial begins as ten hauled to court for ‘harassing’ French first lady over claims she’s a man

TEN people are going on trial today for “sexist cyber-harassment” against French First Lady Brigitte Macron over bizarre claims she is a man. It comes after Mrs Macron, 72, and her husband President Emmanuel Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in the sum…

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The US DOJ’s rigged-poker-game indictment involved hacking DeckMate, a casino-standard, suitcase-sized, $10K+ card shuffling machine, to reveal players’ hands (Molly Schuetz/Bloomberg)

Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg:
The US DOJ’s rigged-poker-game indictment involved hacking DeckMate, a casino-standard, suitcase-sized, $10K+ card shuffling machine, to reveal players’ hands  —  The rigged-poker-game indictment unveiled on…

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