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The U.S., U.K. and Canada on Thursday accused Russian state-backed hackers of attempting to steal coronavirus vaccine research. APT29, a hacking group known as “Cozy Bear” or “the Dukes,” which government officials have said is almost certainly part of the Russian intelligence services, has been targeting British, Canadian and American health care organizations to steal …
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Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) revealed on Tuesday that he is attempting to declassify an FBI memo describing an interview with a crucial source for the Steele dossier, whose comments undermined the dossier’s assertions. The source was dossier author Christopher Steele’s only direct source inside Russia for many of the allegations included in the dossier. …
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Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) said Sunday that he will grant Democrats’ request to have former special counsel Robert Mueller testify about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election before the committee. Graham’s surprising statement came a day after Mueller broke his silence to defend his office’s prosecution of …
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A majority of Russians approved amendments to Russia’s constitution in a weeklong vote ending Wednesday, allowing President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, although the balloting was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities. With most of the nation’s polls closed and 15% of precincts counted, 71% voted for the …
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Former FBI director James Comey told President Obama that the 2016 conversations between Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and incoming national-security adviser Michael Flynn were not criminal in nature, according to notes from former agent Peter Strzok released by Flynn’s legal team. The page of notes was taken by Strzok appears to describe a January 5, …
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The ongoing probe into the Russian collusion investigation is gaining momentum with new developments expected in the coming months. On Sunday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr gave an update on the progress of the investigation, which is being spearheaded by Connecticut U.S. attorney John Durham. Barr hinted that new progress in the case could be …
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Russian planes breached the Alaskan air defense zone on Tuesday night and came within 32 miles of Alaskan shores, the Pentagon said, and the U.S. military scrambled F-22 Raptors to intercept two separate Russian formations before they reached sovereign American airspace. In a statement Wednesday morning, North American Aerospace Defense Command said the Russian incursion …
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Paul Whelan, a former Marine and U.S. citizen, was found guilty of espionage and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor by a Russian court on Monday. Whelan, speaking from behind a glass screen as the verdict was read, held up a sign that said the whole case was a “sham trial.” “This is slimy, …
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to give committee Chairman Senator Lindsey Graham the power to subpoena dozens of Obama and Trump administration officials as part of the Republican-led committee’s probe of the 2016 Russia investigation. The committee voted 12 to 10 along party lines to green light possible subpoenas for at least 53 people for …
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Ice Cube has been condemned for sharing antisemitic memes and conspiracy theories sourced from Russian propaganda websites. The NWA rapper tweeted an image depicting an occult symbol inside the Star of David, as well as a doctored photograph of Egyptian statues that have been linked to a Russian propaganda site named Black Matters. On 6 …
The U.S., U.K. and Canada on Thursday accused Russian state-backed hackers of attempting to steal coronavirus vaccine research. APT29, a hacking group known as “Cozy Bear” or “the Dukes,” which government officials have said is almost certainly part of the Russian intelligence services, has been targeting British, Canadian and American health care organizations to steal …
