January 2020

Pence Links Suleimani to 9/11. The Public Record Doesn’t Back Him.

In a series of tweets on Friday defending President Trump’s decision to authorize the drone strike that killed Iran’s top intelligence commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Vice President Mike Pence reeled off a list of some of General Suleimani’s most notorious attacks and machinations. Mr. Pence described “an evil man” who had threatened American national

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Leaving Neverland: Court rules accusers can sue Michael Jackson companies

Image copyright AFP Image caption Jackson died in 2009 but his family have denied the claims made against him Two men who featured in a documentary alleging sexual abuse by the singer Michael Jackson can pursue legal claims against two of his companies, a court has ruled. Wade Robson and James Safechuck claim they were

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Homeland Security Sees ‘No Specific, Credible Threat’ From Iran, but Warns of Cyberattacks

Soon after Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s top military leader, was killed in a drone strike, the chief of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security warned the public that it was “time to brush up” on Iran’s efforts to attack computer systems in the United States, even as the department’s acting secretary said that

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Hong Kong steps up response to mystery disease from China

Hong Kong authorities have activated a newly created “serious response” level as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease that may have been brought back by visitors to a mainland Chinese city January 4, 2020, 3:32 AM 1 min read HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities activated a newly created “serious response” level Saturday as

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YouTube Stars Jake Paul, Tana Mongeau Split Months After Wedding

YouTube stars Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau are “taking a break” less than six months after their pay-per-view, live-streamed wedding ceremony (which Mongeau later conceded wasn’t legally binding). Paul, 22, has about 20 million subscribers on a channel where he posts his comedy videos, segments of him engaging in action sports and “crazy adventures,” plus clips

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