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Binance flags 'potential security issue,' says crypto firms froze more than $2.5 billion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Thursday it’s investigating reports of a potential security issue as its founder said the incident “does look like a hack on Binance.” The company said cryptocurrency firms had frozen more than $2.5 billion in funds by Thursday evening.It wasn’t immediately clear the extent of the damage hackers might have been able to accomplish and Binance had not explicitly confirmed that funds had been pilfered. The company said its teams are “working around the clock” to resolve the issue.
Justice Department subpoenas California officials in escalation of its scrutiny of elections
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has issued subpoenas to California officials in an escalation of its scrutiny of local election administration.The Associated Press obtained copies of three subpoenas sent Oct. 21 and Oct. 24 to employees of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, ordering them to appear in court on Nov. 4, the day after the election.
The subpoenas request any documents and communications related to letters sent in July and October by federal officials to state election officials outlining allegations of noncitizens on the state’s... Read More
Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of âStar Trekâ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86.Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. Stewart’s diagnoses had not been previously disclosed.
“We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today,” Hugh Jackman, a frequent Stewart co-star in the “X-Men” universe, said on social media. “And, in my book, a tremendous friend and man... Read More
Colorado students killed on hiking trip studied to be a wildland firefighter and a mountain guide
Two college students found dead after they went missing on a hiking and climbing trip in Colorado last weekend were mountain enthusiasts who had been studying to become a wildland firefighter and an outdoor recreation guide, the school said Thursday.Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, set out last Friday from Colorado Mountain College's Leadville campus for what was supposed to be a weekend trip to Ice Mountain, a 13,958-foot (4,254-meter) peak.
It was raining at the time, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, and despite a break in the weather on... Read More
Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators
DENVER (AP) — An Egyptian man faces an additional life sentence after pleading guilty Thursday to federal hate crime and other charges for a deadly firebombing attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, last year.Mohamed Soliman is already serving life in prison plus hundreds of years of additional time after pleading guilty to state charges last spring. Federal prosecutors, who previously said they would not seek the death penalty against Soliman, said at his change-of-plea hearing they would seek a life term plus 50 years in prison for the dozen counts.
Soliman... Read More
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- Binance flags 'potential security issue,' says crypto firms froze more than $2.5 billion
- Justice Department subpoenas California officials in escalation of its scrutiny of elections
- Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of âStar Trekâ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86
- Colorado students killed on hiking trip studied to be a wildland firefighter and a mountain guide
- Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators
- Police chief says shooting outside Virginia GOP offices has nothing to do with election
- Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud
- CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent
- Make no bones about it, the giant skeleton has become an American Halloween fixture
- The Latest: Alaska spoiler candidate probe ordered, Democrats point to GOP dirty tricks
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