Image copyright Reuters Image caption Assange was found guilty of a British charge, but he could be extradited to the US to face a separate charge Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange could face a renewed investigation into an allegation of rape in Sweden.Assange, 47, who had been granted asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy for seven years,…
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Former Obama Administration White House Counsel Charged for Lying in Lobbying Probe
by News 24(WASHINGTON) — Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a federal foreign lobbying investigation that intersected with the Russia probe. Craig, 74, was charged in a two-count indictment that accuses him of willfully concealing material facts from the Justice Department about work…
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Michael Avenatti Indicted on Charges He Defrauded Paraplegic Client, Others Out of Millions
by News 24Michael Avenatti, who is best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her suit against President Donald Trump, has been indicted on 36 federal charges in California related to his legal practice. Among the allegations made by the Internal Revenue Service and federal prosecutors in Los Angeles on Thursday are charges that he…
(Bloomberg) — Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening. Sometimes, someone is. Amazon.com Inc. employs thousands of people…
President Donald Trump will face a difficult, potentially dangerous, decision when he meets with South Korean president Moon Jae-In at the White House today, three U.S. officials familiar with the matter tell TIME. The U.S. intelligence community has advised the White House that Moon will ask Trump to ease some of the economic sanctions imposed…
(BRUSSELS) — European Union leaders and Britain on Thursday agreed to a Brexit extension that will allow the U.K. to delay its EU departure date until Halloween. Leaders of the 27 remaining EU member states met for more than six hours before agreeing after midnight to postpone Brexit until Oct. 31. European Council President Donald…
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Meet Katie Bouman, One Woman Who Helped Make the World’s First Image of a Black Hole
by News 24The space was tiny and hot. On a fateful day last summer, Katie Bouman and three fellow researchers filed into a small room at Harvard University, safe from prying eyes, in order to see an image that had been years in the making. Researchers from all over the world had combined forces to gather masses…
Family, friends, fans and community members said goodbye to Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles with a memorial procession through the city. The rapper and entrepreneur was killed in front of his Marathon Clothing store in March.
Nipsey Hussle’s girlfriend Lauren London has paid tribute to the rapper at his memorial service. The 33-year-old was fatally shot outside his Los Angeles clothing store on 31 March.
Image copyright Reuters Image caption One of the last photos taken by Beresheet of the moon’s surface before it crashed The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine.The Israeli spacecraft – called Beresheet – attempted a soft landing, but suffered technical…