Arizona border activist found not guilty of hiding migrants
FILE PHOTO: A yard sign in support of "No Más Muertes/No More Deaths" is displayed in the neighborhood surrounding the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse, where humanitarian volunteer Scott Warren faces charges of harboring, and conspiracy to transport undocumented...
read moreU.S. diplomat says top levels of Trump administration in on Ukraine pressure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat on Wednesday described broad involvement at the upper levels of the Trump administration in a pressure campaign against Ukraine, giving testimony that for the first time put the secretary of state and vice president at the...
read moreUkraine officials knew about hold on aid earlier than reported
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Department of Defense official testified on Wednesday that Ukrainian officials knew President Donald Trump’s administration was withholding military assistance in July, undercutting a key Republican defense of the president’s...
read moreFormer Baltimore mayor charged with wire fraud over ‘Healthy Holly’ book sales
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was charged on Wednesday with wire fraud and tax evasion relating to sales of her self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s book to charities where she worked, federal prosecutors said. The charges against...
read moreCan he ‘ride it out’? Pompeo future uncertain after impeachment testimony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Testimony on Wednesday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo played a more central role than previously known in President Donald Trump’s Ukraine dealings has fueled uncertainty within the administration about the top diplomat’s future. U.S....
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Team saw how an attacker could hijack Android camera for spyfest
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Android camera security threat, disclosed and since addressed, had spy vulnerabilities. These were fixed by Google and Samsung with a patch rolled out for Pixel and Samsung devices The recent headlines surrounding the flaw on Android devices...
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Disney Plus blames past hacks for user accounts sold online
In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 file photo, a Disney logo forms part of a menu for the Disney Plus movie and entertainment streaming service on a computer screen in Walpole, Mass. Disney Plus says it doesn't have a security breach, but some users of the new streaming...
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‘Revenge porn,’ leaked selfies: sextortion spreads in Iraq
Iraqi model and Instagram starlet Tara Fares was shot dead in Baghdad last year, with many suspecting gunmen who were contemptuous of her comparatively liberal lifestyle The threat came by anonymous Instagram message one late Iraqi evening, making Hala's blood run...
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Impeachment inquiry: Trump directed Ukraine pressure – Sondland
Media playback is unsupported on your device A top US diplomat has told an impeachment inquiry that he followed President Donald Trump's orders to put pressure on Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden.Ambassador Gordon Sondland said the instruction...
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Five key Sondland moments – analysed
The fourth day of televised impeachment hearings has heard arguably the most important testimony yet.The Democratic-led inquiry is trying to determine if President Trump improperly brought pressure on Ukraine to force it to investigate one of his political rivals,...
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Prince Andrew stepping back from royal duties
Media playback is unsupported on your device The Duke of York says he is stepping back from royal duties because the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a "major disruption" to the Royal Family.Prince Andrew, 59, said he had asked the Queen for permission to withdraw...
read moreCatherine Pugh: Former Baltimore mayor charged with fraud
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has been charged with fraud and tax evasion over sales of her self-published children's books. Ms Pugh is accused of defrauding buyers of her Healthy Holly books to enrich herself, promote her political career and fund her...
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Owner reunited with cat found 1,200 miles from Portland home
A man in the US state of Oregon has been reunited with his missing cat after it was discovered on the streets some 1,200 miles (1,900km) away.The black cat, named Sasha, was recently found in the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, five years after disappearing from its...
read more‘Couldn’t believe what I was hearing’: White House aides testify in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. officials told impeachment investigators in Congress on Tuesday they were concerned by President Donald Trump’s effort to get Ukraine to investigate a political rival, with one White House official calling it a “shock.” The third day...
read more‘Still a lot of water to go down this creek’: reaction to Trump impeachment hearing
(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee held its third day of public hearings on Tuesday in an impeachment inquiry examining President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, with four witnesses testifying on two panels. Republican...
read moreSeller of bullets to Las Vegas gunman pleads guilty to ammo licensing offense
(Reuters) - An ammunitions dealer who acknowledged selling hundreds of incendiary tracer rounds to the gunman who killed nearly 60 people at a Las Vegas music festival two years ago pleaded guilty on Tuesday to manufacturing bullets without a license. FILE PHOTO:...
read moreAn officer and an impeachment witness, he draws ire of Trump allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Inside the hearing room, U.S. Republican lawmakers repeatedly thanked Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman for his military service on Tuesday before challenging his testimony about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. National...
read moreFormer White House aide felt no pressure to resign over impeachment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former senior White House aide Timothy Morrison said on Tuesday he resigned from the National Security Council of his own volition and felt no pressure to resign, and he did not fear retaliation for his testimony in the Democratic-led U.S. House...
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Amazon tells senator it’s considered face-scanning doorbells
In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Ernie Field pushes the doorbell on his Ring doorbell camera at his home in Wolcott, Conn. Amazon says it has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras. The company said in a letter released Tuesday,...
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WhatsApp users advised to update for protection
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A WhatsApp vulnerability could have put both iOS and Android users at risk. BGR.in referred to the flaw as "a specially-crafted malicious MP4 file." The weakness could have allowed hackers to send a specially coded MP4 file. Reports said the...
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