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In a new court filing, lawyers for former President Donald Trump make their case that former Vice President Pence spoke to special counsel Jack Smith’s team in an effort to “curry favor” and avoid being charged in a Justice Department investigation into Pence’s handling of classified documents.
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Apple warns Indian opposition leaders of state-sponsored iPhone attacks
Apple has warned over a half dozen Indian lawmakers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's main opposition of their iPhones being targets of state-sponsored attacks, these people said Tuesday, in a serious digital espionage charge just months ahead of next year's general elections. Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition leader, said in a media briefing Tuesday that his team had received the said alert from Apple. Shashi Tharoor, a key figure from the Congress party; Akhilesh Yadav, the head of the Samajwadi Party; Mahua Moitra, a national representative from the All India Trinamool Congress; and Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena, a party with notable influence in Maharashtra reported that they too had been notified by Apple regarding a potential security attack on their iPhones.
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America is failing Ukraine
Russia's resolve seems stiffer than America's. Anybody have a problem with that?
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Why voters favor Trump’s economy over Biden’s
If you’re an incumbent president running for reelection, you have to convince voters they’re better off than they were four years earlier. This is where Joe Biden is running into trouble.
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Thousands of new honeypots deployed across Israel to catch hackers
On October 7, Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people, with hundreds taken hostage. The attack prompted a deadly response from the Israel Defense Forces, which has reportedly left more than 10,000 people dead in airstrikes and a land incursion. Shortly after the attack, the number of internet-connected honeypots in Israel — manufactured networks designed to lure hackers in — have risen dramatically, according to cybersecurity experts who monitor the internet.
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Bootgate explained: How Ron DeSantis’s alleged cowboy boot hidden heels became a campaign controversy
The Florida governor promised a drama-free campaign, only to find himself embroiled in one scandal or controversy after another.
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We still don't have all the records related to JFK's assassination. Here's why.
Here’s what we know about what information is still undisclosed and what’s come out in the last few years.
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Democratic mayors plead for help in Washington as migrant crisis deepens
Democratic mayors say they have tried to be welcoming to migrants from Venezuela and elsewhere, but city resources are being depleted.
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FDIC thrown into turmoil amid push for biggest US banking rules overhaul since 2008
FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg is under new scrutiny in Washington while the FDIC tries to make its case for a sweeping overhaul of banks regulation.
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China's neighbors are wooing American CEOs. The CEOs are listening.
Leaders from China's neighboring countries made their case for moving investments to other parts of Southeast Asia.
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Ukraine detains Victor Zhora, former top government cyber official
Last week, the Ukrainian government fired two of its top cybersecurity officials, who are accused of embezzlement. Ukraine’s senior cabinet official Taras Melnychuk announced the firings in a public post on Telegram last week. The two officials are Yurii Shchyhol, head of Ukraine’s State Special Communications Service of Ukraine, or SSSCIP, and his deputy Victor Zhora, who had become a staple at international conferences as the public face of Ukraine’s cybersecurity defenders.
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Trump legal news brief: What Trump has to be thankful for in the cases against him so far
After a Colorado judge rules that former President Donald Trump “acted with the specific intent to incite political violence” on Jan 6, 2021, but allowed his name to remain on state ballots in the 2024 election, lawyers for the former president, and the group who sued to keep him off ballots, file separate appeals.
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Trump has big plans for a second term. Critics say they pose a threat to democracy.
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is developing plans to use the federal government to punish his political opponents if he wins a second term next year, and critics — including some prominent Republicans, even some staffers from his first term — say these plans would imperil American democracy.
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Xi Jinping faces a more skeptical US business community as he makes his case for investment
The last time Xi Jinping held court with American executives on US soil, he came with the promise of opportunities. This time he faces a lot more skepticism.
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Vermont police investigate shooting of 3 Palestinian college students as possible hate crime: What we know
The victims, all 20 years old, were walking in Burlington, Vt., on Saturday night when they were shot by a man with a handgun who fired at least four rounds “without speaking” and fled on foot.
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Here’s one energy win Biden can’t brag about
US fossil fuel production is hitting new records under President Biden. Don't tell anybody.
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2023 election results: Historic firsts in Virginia and Rhode Island; Moms for Liberty fails and other important outcomes you may have missed
Races across the country suggested challenges for the GOP, which is struggling to gain traction on culture war issues and abortion bans.
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GOP debate clarified a key divide in 2024 race: Raising Social Security's retirement age
Wednesday night’s Republican debate offered clarity on an issue that appears all but inevitable to be on the agenda during the next president’s term: the solvency of Social Security.
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Disney accuses Ron DeSantis of 'constitutional mutiny' in new court filing
Disney accused Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of "ongoing constitutional mutiny," marking yet another development in the back-and-forth saga.
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GOP fighting in Congress could hurt Republican election chances in 2024, some conservatives worry
“They’ve learned from [Donald] Trump,” one conservative commentator said of today’s Republican lawmakers.