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President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentences of two of the Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters: former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell, who embezzled nearly $54 million from the tiny town to fund a lavish lifestyle, and Eric Bloom, the onetime leader of a Northbrook management firm who defrauded investors of more than $665 million. …
The United States offered a $10 million reward Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators wanted for hacking computer firewalls. Guan Tianfeng, 30, is believed to be living in China’s Sichuan province, according to the State Department. An indictment charging Guan with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy …
White House just announced $50B loan to Ukraine. Doesn't this piss a person off? pic.twitter.com/t4ZSAmRmSJ — JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) December 11, 2024
Overwhelming illness there, a little bit of sickness here. Kids are being turned into human punching bags. https://t.co/HPK1RbWoR3 — Jammer (@acrossthemersey) December 10, 2024 School district closes for a week due to 'overwhelming illness.' Ah, the new normal—where 'returning to normal' means redefining normal entirely. — Rooted_In_Reality (@realonesknow87) December 10, 2024 Several school districts in …
Taiwan raised its alert level as it said that Chinese vessels were massing in the area. A senior Taiwan security official said China had nearly 90 navy and coast guard ships near Taiwan, the southern Japanese islands and the East and South China Seas https://t.co/aRWDpLd6XS pic.twitter.com/hQ4P7SjeKw — Reuters (@Reuters) December 9, 2024 🇨🇳🇹🇼 China deploys …
A new superconducting system for #HiLumiLHC is coming together 🧩 Here, we can see the above-ground facility and test stand, assembled earlier this year, where many of the novel components will be validated together. The high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider… pic.twitter.com/raet4HDe7H — CERN (@CERN) December 10, 2024 https://home.cern/news/news/engineering/test-stand-high-luminosity-lhc#:~:text=CERN%20is%20currently%20constructing%20a,underground%20configuration%20of%20the%20LHC.
Hawk Newsome, who founded BLM of Greater New York. Newsome went before the national media and uttered what could be regarded as a chilling threat.Newsome called for ‘black vigilantes’ to be unleashed on the public and seemingly suggested they could kill white people for running their mouths. He then said black people must hold community …
On Monday night, Luigi was spotted in police custody for the first time entering a courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Here’s the video: AC
by confoundedinterest17 CMBS delinquencies are on the rise. The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) tied to office properties reached 10.4 percent in November 2024, approaching the 10.7 percent peak reached during the 2008 financial crisis. The ascent is the fastest two-year increase on record, with rates climbing 8.8 percentage points since late 2022, …
Donald Trump isn’t off the hook for Jan. 6 just yet. Though the criminal cases against him are all but dead, Trump is likely to be fighting eight civil lawsuits — from members of Congress and injured police officers — deep into his second term. They may be the last form of legal redress Trump …
Young people will be able to use government-backed digital ID cards to prove they are old enough to drink alcohol under legal changes to take effect next year They will be able to sign up to digital ID companies that are certified against Government-set standards for security and reliability and then use the app on …
WATCH: Mitch McConnell, 82, claims he is not responsible for the managed decline of the US ‘America will not be made great again by those who are content to manage our decline’ Mitch is the longest-serving Senate party leader in American historypic.twitter.com/dVYOZbrQWq — Wendell Husebø (@WendellHusebo) December 8, 2024 “Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) displaced blame …
AMAZON’S $25 FLIGHTS: HOLIDAY MAGIC OR FASTEST FINGER WINS? If you’re 18-24 and need a cheap ticket home, Amazon and StudentUniverse are offering 5,000 one-way flights for $25—because even Santa knows flights are ridiculous right now. Starting Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. PST, Amazon will drop 1,000 tickets daily through Dec. 13. Travel anytime between …
They'll say anything not to lose their power. pic.twitter.com/YvWz5cNszm — Ron (@heavycpl250) December 8, 2024
Ahmed Al Sharaa, an Islamist militant in his late 20s, moved back to Syria from Iraq in 2011 with six men and a monthly stipend of $50,000 from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who would go on to become the world’s most wanted terrorist. His mission was to establish Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Jabhat Al Nusra. Sharaa is now commanding …
BREAKING: Israeli ground forces have crossed into Syria's territory for the first time since the 1973 October War – The New York Times — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) December 8, 2024 Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border over the weekend, marking their first overt entry into Syrian territory since the …
The United States on Saturday announced a new $988 million security assistance package for Ukraine as Washington races to provide aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump’s November election victory has cast doubt on the future of American aid for Ukraine, providing a limited window for billions of dollars in already authorized …
BREAKING: The impeachment vote for South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol has failed.https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/XwJ3d2hnHi — Sky News (@SkyNews) December 7, 2024 SEOUL and LONDON — South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided impeachment on Saturday after members of the ruling party walked out before the …
Bitcoin Are the cattle ready for the guillotine? pic.twitter.com/DlqhHgBBLV — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 7, 2024 Bitcoin Money flow declining.Momentum plummeting .We are close. pic.twitter.com/aEv29zgwYZ — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 7, 2024 This is Haliey Welch – RUGPOOL QUEEN of this month She made over $2,000,000 in one day Her followers have been …
‘This is not a position I seek lightly.’ Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York formally announced her bid to lead her party on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the 119th Congress on Friday. Ocasio-Cortez is now set to run against Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia to replace the committee’s current ranking …
Since becoming President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard’s rosy posture toward Moscow has prompted some Democratic critics to suggest that she could be “compromised,” or perhaps even a “Russian asset” — claims the ex-Hawaii representative and Army officer has forcefully denied. But former advisers to Gabbard suggest that her views …
Florida man sh**ts at a Walmart delivery drone with a pistol and then jokes with police officers that he “can’t breathe” when they put handcuffs on him. Absolute legend. 72-year-old Dennis Winn shot at a Walmart drone with his 9mm after it flew over his property. Winn said he had issues in his neighborhood with …
MSNBC admitted it was “unaware” that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign paid $500,000 to Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network nonprofit ahead of a friendly interview with the Democratic nominee ahead of Election Day. Harris sat down for a friendly interview on Oct. 20 with MSNBC’s Sharpton, an open supporter of Harris and the Democratic …
Voters have delivered a devastating verdict on Joe Biden’s time in office, branding him the worst president in almost 50 years. An exclusive Daily Mail poll found Biden was less impressive than Jimmy Carter, who was voted out after a single term after presiding over double-digit inflation and a botched effort to rescue American hostages …
President Biden’s post-presidency now looks as bleak as his brutal final months. Some top Democrats tell us they’re so furious about Biden’s abrupt, clumsy pardon of his son Hunter that they’re threatening to withhold donations from his future presidential library. “If they had their sh*t together, they would have been doing the work on this over …
A local Secret Santa is giving $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season and the East Idaho News elves are helping out. Every day from now until the end of the year, we’ll be posting a Secret Santa surprise, and today we are delivering a special gift to a woman named …
Incredible statistic, and perhaps even more interesting given how low volume has been for the few days. Tuesday was the lowest volume on SPY for a non-holiday session since 2005. https://t.co/QtvZOeL7JF — David Sommers (@dgsommersmkts) December 5, 2024 You know what's funny? My Twitter followers surpassed 100k this week for the first time. My guess …