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    Hunter Biden reveals that Trump’s DOJ is investigating him — just as the president wanted
    Dec10

    Hunter Biden reveals that Trump’s DOJ is investigating him — just as the president wanted

    On Wednesday afternoon, Hunter Biden, son of President-elect Joe Biden, announced via the transition team that the Justice Department is investigating his tax history.”I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax...

    Russia conducts drills of its strategic nuclear forces
    Dec09

    Russia conducts drills of its strategic nuclear forces

    MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military on Wednesday conducted sweeping drills of its strategic nuclear forces that featured several practice missile launches. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the maneuvers included the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Karelia nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea. As part of...

    Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Says Was Hacked by Nation State
    Dec09

    Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Says Was Hacked by Nation State

    Prominent U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said Tuesday that foreign government hackers with “world-class capabilities” broke into its network and stole offensive tools it uses to probe the defenses of its thousands of customers, who include federal, state and local governments and top global corporations.The hackers “primarily sought information...

    Incognito Cops Roamed the Streets Amid Summer Protests. The Defense Bill Will Put a Stop to It.
    Dec08

    Incognito Cops Roamed the Streets Amid Summer Protests. The Defense Bill Will Put a Stop to It.

    Jim Watson/AFP via GettyIf the annual defense bill triumphs over President Trump’s veto threat, one of its measures will enshrine a direct rejection of his response to this summer’s mass protests for Black liberation. No longer will federal police forces be able to conceal their identities when summoned to respond to civil...

    For Victims Of Sexual Violence In Ukraine’s Donbas, Justice Seems Distant
    Dec08

    For Victims Of Sexual Violence In Ukraine’s Donbas, Justice Seems Distant

    One in four people held prisoner by Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas has been a victim of rape or other sexual violence, according to a recent report by a Ukrainian human rights group. And the real number may be higher, as some victims are afraid to speak out. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    UN General Assembly Passes Nonbinding Resolution Urging Russia To Withdraw From Crimea
    Dec08

    UN General Assembly Passes Nonbinding Resolution Urging Russia To Withdraw From Crimea

    The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution urging Russia to end its “temporary occupation” of Crimea and immediately stop transferring weapons to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine is wild about mushrooms — even during the pandemic
    Dec08

    Ukraine is wild about mushrooms — even during the pandemic

    This year, a bumper crop of mushrooms is rewarding locals with plenty to eat and sell to restaurants, which is helping some families navigate an economic downturn during the pandemic. But mushroom-foraging tours have suffered. …read more Source:: Public Radio...

    Trump suggests Rudy Giuliani’s crusade to overturn the election results is ‘more important’ than when he led New York’s 9/11 response
    Dec07

    Trump suggests Rudy Giuliani’s crusade to overturn the election results is ‘more important’ than when he led New York’s 9/11 response

    Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, pauses as he speaks during a news conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania on Nov. 7, 2020. John Minchillo/AP Photo President Donald Trump said Monday that Rudy Giuliani’s campaign to overturn the 2020 election...

    Russian state media is gleefully reviving its hatred for Biden’s new press secretary Jen Psaki, whom they ruthlessly mocked for a series of slip-ups during the Obama administration
    Dec07

    Russian state media is gleefully reviving its hatred for Biden’s new press secretary Jen Psaki, whom they ruthlessly mocked for a series of slip-ups during the Obama administration

    Jennifer Psaki seen in her role as a State Department spokeswoman in 2014. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images Russian state media is renewing its disdain for President-elect Joe Biden’s new White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki. While serving as a spokeswoman for the Obama White House and State Department between 2014 and 2016, Psaki...

    The US doesn’t have a plan to deal with Russia’s mercenary armies
    Dec06

    The US doesn’t have a plan to deal with Russia’s mercenary armies

    Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a navy exercise from the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser in the Black Sea, January 9, 2020. Associated Press Russia’s private military contractors have taken on missions across Africa and the Middle East, funded by governments with a seemingly insatiable appetite for proxy wars. Washington’s...