NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge cited former President Donald Trump’s “repeated public statements” Friday among reasons why a jury will be anonymous when it considers damages stemming from a defamation lawsuit by a writer who says Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order establishing … Read more
Hamas and militant groups’ use of cryptocurrency, while significant, pales in comparison to the amount of cryptocurrency used by other illicit actors. Hamas, for instance, raised $41 million in cryptocurrency over the past two years, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad raised $91 million, according to a report last week in the Wall Street Journal that cited … Read more
Italy says it is suspending an open-border agreement with neighboring Slovenia, citing an increased threat of terrorism in Europe due to violence in the Middle East ByThe Associated Press October 18, 2023, 12:18 PM FILE – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives at the Europe Summit in Granada, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Premier Giorgia … Read more
Comment on this storyComment The Biden administration said Thursday it will bypass environmental and conservation laws for the first time to fast-track barrier construction along the southern border, citing an “acute and immediate” need to stop soaring numbers of migrants crossing illegally in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas. The announcement, published in the … Read more
The Afghan Embassy says it is closing in New Delhi from Sunday due to a lack of diplomatic support in India and the absence of a recognized government in Kabul ByASHOK SHARMA Associated Press October 1, 2023, 12:45 AM A cyclist pedals past the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. India’s … Read more
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Pictures Elon Musk mentioned Saturday that Twitter customers will solely be capable to learn a sure variety of posts per day because of “excessive ranges of knowledge scraping” and “system manipulation” on the platform. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who’s government chairman and CTO of Twitter, mentioned the boundaries … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea canceled its deliberate launch Wednesday of its first commercial-grade satellite tv for pc on account of a technical situation, days after rival North Korea reaffirmed its push to put its first navy spy satellite tv for pc into orbit. The cancellation was introduced about two hours earlier than South … Read more