Month: December 2019

US and UK bust one of the worst cyber banking hacks in a decade, charging Russians in multi-million dollar scheme

  The group of Russian hackers allegedly behind one of the worst cyber bank frauds of the last decade was unmasked on Thursday, with its leader indicted in America and the full scale of purported crimes revealed in remarkable detail. The Moscow-based unit was identified as Evil Corp and dubbed “the world’s most harmful cyber…

By HearthstoneYarns December 7, 2019 0

Palmarès Angoulême 2017 : Petit paysan et Une famille syrienne grands vainqueurs

Petit Paysan remporte le Valois de diamant de cette 10e édition du Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême. Une édition record pour l’événement qui s’achève ce dimanche, et qui restera marqué par la venue d’un duo mythique, Deneuve-Depardieu. Bilan. 1. Swann Arlaud, Sara Giraudeau et Hubert Charuel + L’équipe de Petit paysan, premier long métrage d’Hubert…

By HearthstoneYarns December 7, 2019 0

Nancy Pelosi is bungling the impeachment inquiry into Trump

Moira DoneganDecember 6, 2019 Nancy Pelosi is rushing to conclude the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. On Thursday, just over two months after the inquiry was launched, Pelosi announced she was instructing investigators to draft articles of impeachment. These will be voted on by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives as soon as this month. The…

By HearthstoneYarns December 7, 2019 0

Michael Bloomberg Criticized For Calling Cory Booker 'Well-Spoken'

Michael Bloomberg is facing criticism on social media for using a common racist trope to describe Democratic presidential rival Cory Booker as “well-spoken” Friday on “CBS This Morning” with host Gayle King. In the interview, King asked Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor who recently entered the 2020 race, his thoughts about the lack of racial diversity…

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Bloomberg: His news reporters need to accept restrictions

NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says employees at his news organization need to accept restrictions with their paycheck, including the ban on investigating their boss. Bloomberg, billionaire founder of Bloomberg News, was asked in a CBS News interview about rules put in place when he announced his candidacy: The organization’s reporters…

By HearthstoneYarns December 7, 2019 0

EPA rejects ban on poison bombs against cattle predators

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trappers can keep using sodium cyanide bombs to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, the Trump administration said Thursday, rejecting calls for a ban despite repeated instances of the devices also poisoning other wildlife, pets and people. The Environmental Protection Agency’s interim decision newly restricts use of the so-called M-44s within 600…

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US re-authorizes 'cyanide bomb' anti-predator devices

Washington (AFP) – The US has re-authorized the use of poison traps called “cyanide bombs” which are meant to protect livestock from predators, despite opposition from conservationists who say they are cruel and also endanger people. Thursday’s announcement was the latest twist in a running saga after the devices were briefly re-instated in August before…

By HearthstoneYarns December 7, 2019 0

Trump Administration Authorizes 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill Predators Again, Months After Backlash

The Trump Administration will reauthorize the use of so-called “cyanide bombs” to poison coyotes, foxes and feral dogs that could threaten private livestock. The decision comes four months after halting their authorization amid public backlash. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday it would include new safety requirements to protect humans and pets, such as…

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