HONG KONG (AP) – A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under a sweeping new national security law. The ruling by the Court of Final Appeal comes amid heavy pressure from the Chinese government and state media to keep Lai in custody, …
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Cybersecurity experts fear the SolarWinds hack laid the groundwork for a larger attack that the federal government is not prepared to handle. After attackers exploited vulnerabilities in SolarWinds’ computer network management software to breach federal systems, a race began to fortify cyber defenses before additional attacks damage critical infrastructure and cause economic instability. Some possible …
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WASHINGTON — The Senate has overwhelmingly voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senate confirmed Denis McDonough as VA secretary by a vote of 87-7 on Monday. McDonough was President Barack Obama’s chief of staff. McDonough will oversee a sprawling agency that has presented organizational challenges for …
Border Patrol agents are being overwhelmed with a surge of illegal immigrants in parts of Texas and have had to restart “catch-and-release” policies, turning people loose into the U.S. as the first signs of a new migrant surge emerge under President Biden. Agents, officials and analysts say a combination of relaxed Biden border policies, coronavirus …
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An entertainment studio has reportedly acquired the rights of a 2017 story from The New York Times Magazine that details the life and hazing death of a 20-year-old Marine recruit. The Los Angeles-based 101 Studios acquired the article about Marine Corps Recruit Raheel Siddiqui, entertainment news site Deadline reported last week. The article will be …
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