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The Trump administration appointed John Durham to the Justice Department in 2019 to investigate the origin of claims that Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. But, after three years, his investigation hasn't yielded any new information, and according to new reports, his team is working on filing the final report by the end of this year. Any indictments or charges relating to the investigation are unlikely since no high-ranking officials or individuals have been charged thus far.
South Korea has issued an arrest warrant for the Terraform Labs co-founder, Do Kwon. The Terraform Labs cryptocurrency ecosystem's unexpected collapse helped set off the crypto winter, and apparently, the South Korean financial crimes unit wants answers.
Go deeper →MyPillow executive and fervent Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell's phone was seized by FBI agents investigating false claims made by Lindell that Dominion Voting Systems helped to \"steal\" the 2020 presidential election.
Go deeper →'Stranger Things' actor David Harbour has signed onto the feature film adaptation of the best-selling video game 'Gran Turismo.' The adaptation will be co-piloted by Sony and Playstation and directed by Neil Blomkamp. The game follows a character who eventually becomes a professional race car driver after winning a series of video-gaming races.
President Biden made an appearance at the Detroit Auto Show today to promote the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides a massive amount of funding in grants to companies building electric vehicles and chargers.
Go deeper →The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department searched the homes of two vocal critics of the department, Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and Civilian Oversight Commissioner Patti Giggans. The LASD did not reveal the cause of the search but they may be investigating an old contract granting Giggan's nonprofit funding.
Go deeper →The line to see the Queen Lying in State at Westminster Hall is rapidly growing, stretching for miles down the Thames River all the way to the London Bridge. The doors to Westminster hall opened at 5 pm on Wednesday, giving those waiting in the line, which ranged from 2.5-miles up to four miles, a final chance to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth III.
Fans of the podcast 'Serial' will rejoice to hear that the subject of the hit series, Adnan Syed may get a new trial after Baltimore prosecutors moved to vacate his sentence for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.
Go deeper →The founder, his wife and children, of Patagonia, just gave away the $3 billion company, dedicating the entirety of its profits to fight climate change. Yvon Chouinard founded the outdoor clothing company 50 years ago.
Go deeper →R. Kelly has been found guilty in Chicago for engaging in sex crimes with minors, adding years to the prison sentence he is already serving after being convicted of the same offenses by a jury in New York.
Go deeper →Amtrack announced today that they are suspending long-distance train routes ahead of a possible strike by Amtrack workers, which is anticipated for Friday if Amtrack and workers' unions fail to reach a deal by the strike deadline.
Google has cut funding and staff at its research and development center, known as Area 120. Google has been shifting its strategy and tightening spending to deal with economic downturn and instability.
Go deeper →Ford has given dealers an ultimatum, meet Ford's standards to sell its electric vehicles or stay selling combustion engines.
Go deeper →Twilio announced today that it intends to lay off 11% of its staff, about 800-900 people, as they look to achieve profitability in 2023.
A Senate hearing asked executives from Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitter questions about social media's impact on national security, including domestic extremism, misinformation, and the response to cyber attacks from China. The executives largely dodged the questions and were especially evasive about the number of employees each respective company had that work on trust and safety full time; Twitter said it has 2,200 employees, and Meta claimed 40,000. The representative from Tik Tok claimed in the hearing that it would never give data to the Chinese government.
Today, two privately chartered planes touched down in Martha's Vineyard carrying immigrants from Venezuela. Florida confirmed that Governor Ron DeSantis's office had sent the planes. The passengers are being fed, housed, and cared for on the island. Florida and Texas have been busing immigrants to D.C., and this apparent escalation was entirely unexpected and, as of yet, unexplained.
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