Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to felony charges Tuesday related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the crypto exchange platform. King 5 News Seattle After pleading guilty to federal criminal charges and stepping down from his post as Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday named Richard Teng as the new … Read more
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday dismissed the country’s prime minister and replaced him with the head of his cabinet as the country struggles with inflation and next year’s national elections approach. The state news agency said in a statement Saturday that, after more than two years in office, Aimene Benabderahmne would … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party on Saturday named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City. But after ruling out the most popular candidate for the capital, questions remain about whether the party can avoid desertions. For the moment, former capital police chief Omar García Harfuch — who won polls on … Read more
The American Ornithological Society announced this week that, next year, North American birds named for people will no longer be, as the society seeks to instead name the birds for themselves—and remove any negative human connotations from the domain of avifauna. Rest easy if you’re a fan of boobies or titmice (as many Gizmodo commenters … Read more
Google has introduced a new top-level domain for the web to use. It’s .ing, and it seems it exists primarily to challenge the internet and its capacity for creativity. I must admit, I’m struggl.ing to figure out a domain name that isn’t a curse word. No Google AI Search, I Don’t Need to Learn About … Read more
Indonesia’s Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has named the son of President Joko Widodo as his vice-presidential candidate. Prabowo, after reaching consensus among political party leaders backing him, chose Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36, as his running mate despite Gibran’s absence during the announcement on Sunday. The eldest son of Jokowi, as the incumbent leader is known, … Read more
Giannis Antetokounmpo will be a first-round pick in every NBA fantasy basketball league. He will still be a huge productive big, even with Milwaukee’s addition of Damian Lillard. The duo could form one of the best combos in the league and the “Greek Freak” should be an MVP candidate once again. Antetokounmpo is a great … Read more
State news agencies are reporting that Russia has named a full replacement for the former head of the country’s Aerospace Forces ByThe Associated Press October 20, 2023, 4:27 PM MOSCOW — Russia named a replacement for the former head of the country’s Aerospace Forces, who was dismissed in the wake of this summer’s brief rebellion … Read more
King Charles names his biggest regret about coronation weekend King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted a reception for personnel involved in the planning of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and the King’s Coronation at Buckingham Palace. Speaking on the occasion, the king revealed his biggest regret about his Coronation weekend. The monarch said it was being difficult … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Former ambassador David M. Satterfield has been appointed as special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, a role in which he will focus on “ensuring lifesaving assistance can reach vulnerable people throughout the Middle East,” the State Department announced Sunday. Satterfield, a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey who is director of … Read more