Gov. Tim Walz and DFL leaders of the House and Senate say they’ve struck a deal on minimum pay standards for Uber and Lyft drivers that will prevent the companies…
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Canadian “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski Arrested In $29 Million Fraud Case
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleToronto: A self-proclaimed Canadian “Crypto King” and an associate who received more than C$40 million ($29.4 million) from investors have been arrested and charged with fraud, police said on Wednesday. Aiden…
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Rudy Giuliani served indictment in Arizona fake elector case
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxArizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to…
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Donald Trump gets endorsement from gun lobby NRA
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerFormer President Donald Trump urged gun owners to vote in the 2024 election as he addressed thousands of members of the National Rifle Association, which officially endorsed him just before…
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Houthi missile strikes Greek-owned oil tanker in Red Sea, U.S. says
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleYemen’s Houthi militants hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault over the Israel-Hamas war…
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US to have official in Tokyo dedicated to monitoring China
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxWASHINGTON (Kyodo) — The administration of President Joe Biden will deploy an official dedicated to monitoring Chinese governmental and business activities to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in July, State…
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British Intelligence Moves to Protect Research Universities from Espionage
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency warned the country’s leading research universities on Thursday that foreign states are targeting their institutions and imperiling national security. “We know that our…
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BlackSky Wins Initial Task Order Exceeding $1 Million Against New Multi-Year Contract To Deliver Space-Based Intelligence Capabilities To Indonesian Ministry Of Defense
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeHERNDON, Va. — January 11, 2024 — BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a multi-year contract from PT Len supporting the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia to provide…
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Four Ministers Replaced In New Government Of Kazakhstan
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkePresident Kassym-Joomart Tokayev approved the new government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Olzhas Bektenov. The names of the ministers were published on primeminister.kz. Most of the ministers remained from…
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About 200,000 people protest across Germany against far-right AfD party
Chancellor says protests are ‘strong sign in favour of democracy’ as demonstrators gather in Berlin, Dresden, Hanover and other cities About 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Germany in further…