The head of Canada’s largest crypto company, WonderFi, is free after being kidnapped in Toronto on Wednesday. After electronically paying a ransom of $1 million Canadian dollars, or $720,660, Dean…
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Trump is back. And he does not miss a beat
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeWashington 9 November (30). Whatever feelings about Trump, and you’re not alone in your view that he’s been a polarizing figure. Whether people support or oppose him, there’s no denying…
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Russia sentences former US Consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerMOSCOW — A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok on Friday convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years…
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Heed the generals who call Trump unfit to lead
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksAs a coda to two decades covering the post-9/11 conflicts as a correspondent, I wrote a book in 2021 profiling the 25 Medal of Honor recipients from the nation’s longest wars. Theirs…
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Trump’s return to power raises serious questions about the media’s credibility
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksDonald Trump’s return to power is a hinge point for the American media – in ways big, small, and to be determined. His defeat of Kamala Harris is raising questions…
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Russian Population “Filtration” Operations
Washington 6 Nov (50). Russian officials and proxy authorities in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine are undertaking a monumental effort to “filter” the population as a means of suppressing Ukrainian resistance…
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The heated US-China cable competition under the seas
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeLast week, eight US senators urged President Joe Biden to order a security review of the global network of undersea communications cables, citing the “threat of sabotage” by Russia – and China.…
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HE IS BACK! TRUMP 2.0…OMG!
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterWashington 6 Nov (20). Donald J. Trump is back. Hate him or love him but we got four years more with the same narcissistic copy of Mussolini. Not Hitler, but…
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AUKUS experiment shows how allies with autonomy will speed up naval operations
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnU.S., Australian, British, and Japanese defense officials converged on Australia’s Jervis Bay this week for a weeklong experiment to test how to integrate new, developmental tech from different countries in…
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Russian bomber pilot linked to missile strikes on civilians killed with hammer in Russia
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksDmitry Golenkov served as chief of staff of an aviation squadron, and was found dead with head injuries likely “caused by hammer,” per HUR. The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of…