2020

Pompeo Imposes Sanctions on Iran, Sticking to Assertion That U.S. Faced Imminent Threat

Politics /

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration slapped another round of sanctions on Iran on Friday and, brushing aside demands from Democrats for evidence, elaborated on its assertions that the decision to kill a top Iranian commander was justified by an imminent threat to United States embassies and other American interests. “We had specific information on an […]

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Guardians of opioid-addicted kids seek to form class in suit

Lifestyle /

Attorneys representing guardians of children born addicted to opioids are asking a federal judge in Cleveland to include them as a group in a class action lawsuit against the pharmaceutical industry By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press January 10, 2020, 5:30 PM 3 min read CLEVELAND — Guardians caring for hundreds of thousands of children born

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Bafta film awards 2020: ‘Detailed review’ of voting process after diversity row

Entertainment /

Image copyright Getty Images Bafta will conduct a “careful and detailed review” of its voting system due to the “infuriating” lack of diversity in this year’s nominations, its film committee head has said. All the acting nominees on Bafta’s list are white and no female directors were nominated. Bafta’s Marc Samuelson told Variety the review

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Christmas ransomware attack hit New York airport servers

Technology /

Officials say an upstate New York airport and its computer management provider were attacked by ransomware over the Christmas holiday January 10, 2020, 4:47 PM 2 min read COLONIE, N.Y. — An upstate New York airport and its computer management provider were attacked by ransomware over Christmas, officials said. Officials at the Albany County Airport

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Pelosi Alerts House to Be Ready to Send Impeachment Articles Next Week

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi alerted lawmakers on Friday that she would move next week to transmit to the Senate articles of impeachment against President Trump. In a letter to colleagues Friday morning, the speaker appeared to be moving to end a weekslong impasse over the impeachment process. She did not announce the members of

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