Two military law enforcement agencies are investigating a service member over the April incident at Green Village, a US outpost in northern Syria, the Pentagon acknowledged on Monday. The explosions, initially thought to be an artillery attack, were set off by someone inside the base. Four troops were injured. The …
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In an “emergency meeting” on Friday, employees of Twitter reportedly complained to CEO Parag Agrawal and diversity officer Dalana Brand that new owner Elon Musk is allegedly an “open homophobe and transphobe.” They also allegedly expressed fears for their futures at the company. The “impromptu” get together was reported on Saturday by Insider, which …
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Previously openly opposed to banning stock trading by members of Congress, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) appeared on Thursday to change her mind. Her apparent openness to a proposal floated by two Senate Democrats, however, was conditioned on demanding the same of US Supreme Court justices. “I have …
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The Kentucky Republican acknowledged the stock buy on Wednesday in a Senate filing, the Washington Post reported, noting that Paul missed the mandatory 45-day deadline to disclose such trades by around 16 months. According to the filing, the senator’s wife invested between $1,000 and $15,000 in the stock of Gilead Sciences, …
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Technology has changed the work of the journalist. Shrinking attention spans and the instant availability of press releases, tweets and statements mean the modern reporter often writes short articles without ever picking up the phone or doing any investigative work of their own. But those investigative skills aren’t dead. They’ve …
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Laurence Fox was already a well-known actor and singer when an appearance on BBC political show Question Time afforded him a completely different notoriety. That was in January last year, as millions of people reacted to his forthright views on racism. And it sparked the momentum which saw Fox launch a …
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Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said that while the military and FBI are pulling out all the stops for security ahead of Inauguration Day, including an intense vetting process for the 25,000 Guard troops to be deployed around Washington, DC, there is no indication of any plans for an inside …
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Champion of Ukraine Donetsk “Shakhtar” in the near future may carry out several high-profile transactions. The journalist of TV channel “Football 1/2” Igor Burbas reported that Shakhtar negotiate transfers in two directions – the Pitmen can sell one of the leaders and sign a famous football player. “With great interest …
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iPhone 8 gets a face scanner and a new way to call your voice assistant Siri. Insider Guilherme Rambo on his Twitter page told about the new features of the future iPhone 8, the presentation of which is expected on 12 September this year. According to the source, the gadget …
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The Internet is overflowing with images of concepts of the Google Pixel 2 and XL2, but they are all created by graphic designers, not having to Google exactly nothing. Today the network has posted another render of the older model, this time provided by the insider in Google. The appearance …
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