A global spy tool exposed the locations of billions of people to anyone willing to pay. A Catholic group bought location data about gay dating app users in an effort to out gay priests. A location data broker sold lists of people who attended political protests. What do these privacy violations have in common? They…
New Delhi — The United States is finalizing steps to lift barriers on civil nuclear cooperation with Indian firms, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in New Delhi on Monday, calling it a significant step in cementing the bilateral partnership between the two countries. A landmark deal signed in 2007 between India and the…
Kamala Harris announced on Monday, the anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riot, her intention to certify Donald Trump‘s 2024 election victory, calling the duty a “sacred obligation.” “Today, I will perform my constitutional duty as Vice President to certify the results of the 2024 election. This duty is a sacred obligation—one I will uphold guided…
Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is the top contender to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Canada’s leader after the country holds its next election, according to betting markets. Why It Matters Trudeau is likely to resign as the leader of the ruling Liberal Party in the coming days, according to multiple reports. If he…
Aaron Thacker is a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s served as military police, been posted at a detention facility, and witnessed more of the decades-spanning global War on Terror — both at home and abroad — than most Americans can imagine. Thacker says there are only two dates that filled him…
Aaron Thacker is a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s served as military police, been posted at a detention facility, and witnessed more of the decades-spanning global War on Terror — both at home and abroad — than most Americans can imagine. Thacker says there are only two dates that filled him…
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday moved to halt this week’s sentencing in his hush money case while he appeals a judge’s decision that upheld the historic verdict and put him on course to be the first president to take office convicted of felony crimes. Trump’s lawyers said they will ask a New…
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Vice President Kamala Harris today will have the task of announcing the certification of the winner of the presidential election, Donald Trump. Coming on the fourth anniversary of the Trump-fueled riot and storming of the U.S. Capitol, Harris in a new video presented an implicit contrast to the way that she is handling her constitutional…
Among the many legends about vampires is the belief that one cannot enter a home unless invited. “He may not enter anywhere at the first, unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come,” Bram Stoker tells us in Dracula. The same legend has been associated with sundry demons (Mephistopheles in…