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Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance

U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm TRM said a North Korea hacking unit was likely behind the theft of more than $6 billion on the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Binance said late on Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted, which its founder described as “like a hack.” The company said it worked with blockchain partners to freeze affected assets, and roughly $3 billion was frozen. The cryptocurrency exchange added that it had temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while security checks a

Qatari mediators return to Tehran to push for US-Iran deal, official says

Earnings give European auto stocks respite as China reshapes the industry

Yemen's Houthis deny launching drone after coalition reports interception in Mecca region

Yemen's Houthis denied launching any attack towards Saudi Arabia on Friday, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the group over the Mecca region.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree dismissed the coalition's account as false in a post on X, saying the group had not carried out any operation towards Saudi territory. He said its operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases.The Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a series of cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia targeting military installations, airports and energy infrastruc

Australia's Coles marks steepest fall since 2020 as rival promotions bite

Capgemini raises 2026 guidance as AI push brings work to IT consultants

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Nigerian families and survivors seek justice over miners' deaths

Families of 37 artisinal miners who died in custody in Nigeria want swift justice and the return of property seized during their arrest, saying no financial compensation will make up for their loss.A presidential panel on Tuesday found that the detainees, who were suspected of being illegal miners, had died from overcrowding, extreme heat, dehydration and neglect while being held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger state last month. Nigeria's government welcomed the panel's findings, and Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said the panel's report had been sent t

Trump's tariffs fail to cut US trade deficit, IW report shows

French centrists' feuding increases odds of Le Pen-Melenchon runoff

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Judge sharply questions lawyers over request to remove Letitia James from Cornell sex assault investigation

A New York judge on Thursday sharply questioned attorneys over a request to remove Attorney General Letitia James from her role as the special prosecutor investigating sexual assault allegations at Cornell University.The petition to remove James due to bias was filed by Cornell student Gillio Lopes, one of the seven men accused by Jane Doe of sexually assaulting her at a fraternity party in 2024.In court, Judge James Farrell questioned why the other six men were not jointly part of the petition.“It’s not just your client. There are six other people. They’re not part of this litigation. W

Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting

A federal judge rejected on Wednesday a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people over allegations they are likely noncitizens, warning it would “wreak havoc” on the midterm elections. The ruling by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter comes as more than 3.7 million people have already voted in the state. “Eroded trust in our democracy is irreparable. Once a vote is segregated, lasting harm has occurred,” Carter wrote. “If the Executive can discount votes and threaten an ongoing election due to unpro

Truck stolen by Tennessee prison escapee sat in Illinois for more than a day before it was found, police say

‘It’s definitely the time’: Black governor hopefuls from both parties aim to make history in midterms

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Talarico vows to 'take back Texas' as Trump makes last-minute push to keep the state in GOP hands

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Tuesday decried a "corruption crisis” he says is plaguing the U.S. political system, competing for the spotlight with President Donald Trump in deeply conservative West Texas ahead of next week's midterm elections. Trump was in Texas for the third time in a month in a last-minute push to back Republican Ken Paxton and block Democrats from notching their first statewide election victory in more than three decades. Talarico took the stage in Lubbock an hour after Trump wrapped up his own speech across town. A seminaria

Florida mom arrested at airport for leaving 4 kids home alone during work trip to Vegas

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida (WFOR) -- A Central Florida mother is facing several child neglect charges after deputies say she left her four children home alone for days while she traveled to Las Vegas.According to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, deputies got a 911 call just after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 from a child who said her 9-year-old brother had been injured after a dumbbell fell onto his head.Deputies raced to the home and found that there were no adults present.In addition, four children, ages 14, 12, 11 and 9, had been left unsupervised.First responders also hea

Melania Trump says ceasefire has expanded as it takes effect around Russian-occupied city of Oleshky

Manhunt underway for convicted killer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence and fled in stolen truck, officials say

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US couple's retirement dream in ruins after residential cruise scrapped in Cambodia

Americans Lynn and Paul Montoya sold their house and cars in Wyoming so they could afford to buy a $179,000 cabin on the residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey, plus roughly $6,000 a month in fees, to spend their retirement sailing the globe.Their dream lasted 17 months on the ship before its operator abruptly announced this week that soaring fuel prices were forcing it to suspend operations. The company, Villa Vie Residences, informed the Montoyas and some 200 other passengers they had to disembark from the Odyssey at a port in Cambodia, along with pets and any personal items they could

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Atlanta holds off furious Golden State comeback to force Game 7 in WNBA Finals

The WNBA Finals are headed to a decisive Game 7 on Saturday night after the Atlanta Dream’s convincing victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday.The Dream dominated the Valkyries from the very jump of Game 6, building the biggest first-quarter lead in WNBA Finals history and controlling things for much of the rest of the game, though things got a bit hairy as Golden State rallied in the fourth quarter.The game finished 80-69 in favor of Atlanta.Allisha Gray led the way for Atlanta with 23 points, including the dagger 3-pointer with about a minute to go that put Game 6 on ice. Rhyne

Girl, 8, injured in wolf attack at German zoo

How reliant is Ukraine on US support – and could Kyiv carry on without it?

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After landing in US, Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil's rightful leader

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil's rightful leader on Wednesday after arriving in the United States, alleging he was the victim of an electoral coup by the country's Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the vote by over 4 million votes.Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after leaving Brazil, where he refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. He thanked Argentine leader Javier Milei for helping him make the journey and US President Donald Trump, who granted him and his family entry visas, for welcoming him.In an initial open lett

CNN reports from scene of train crash in Spain as serious rescue operation gets underway

(CNN) - At least 68 people have been killed in a collision between two trains in the Spanish province of Toledo on Wednesday morning, according to a local government official. The incident is the third rail disaster in Spain this year. “Several” US citizens were injured in the train crash, a US State Department spokesperson told CNN. “We can confirm that several US citizens were injured and continue to work with local authorities to identify all Americans involved and provide consular assistance,” the spokesperson said. They did not provide specific details on the number of Americ

Spain train crash kills at least 68 as witnesses describe devastating scenes

US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimate

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Israel’s election ended in deadlock. Here are four ways out

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Trump cancels weekend rallies, plans to phone in to other midterm campaign events

US President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled planned weekend campaign stops in Kansas and Iowa, and his allies said he would instead

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GM to pay $220 million to settle allegations it violated drivers' privacy

General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold drivers' private behavior and location data to brokers, who then sold the

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The Latest: DOJ subpoenas California officials in escalation of local election scrutiny

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El-Sayed and Stevens to make rare joint appearance as Democrats seek unity in Michigan Senate race

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign in Detroit alongside former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens

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Stolen election rhetoric from Trump isn't new. His ability to act on those claims is

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Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation

Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denies that she knew anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent

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ECB President Lagarde resigns effective Feb 7

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde had resigned and will step down on February 7, the ECB said in a statement on Thursday.

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Why Trump’s big claims of voter fraud have yielded so few prosecutions

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls