Accusing the CIA of having an “obsession for vengeance” against Julian Assange, a lawyer for the WikiLeaks founder urged a British court on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the agency’s aggressive measures targeting his client, including an aborted 2017 plot to abduct him from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London that was detailed in a recent report by Yahoo News. “This is a case of credible evidence of U.S. government plans developed at some length to do serious harm… Source link
Read More »Tech industry urges Congress to slow down new antitrust bills
Tech giants that could be broken up under a series of new antitrust bills are speaking out against the measures as lawmakers are set to debate them on Wednesday. Amazon and Google released statements on Tuesday opposing the bills. Apple and Facebook, which were also targets of the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into digital markets, have yet to put out their own statements. But industry groups backed by the tech firms have also pushed back on the legislation, arguing it would… Source link
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TipRanks These 2 Penny Stocks Could Rally All the Way to $11, Say Analysts At its January FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady – they are near rock-bottom now, and to no one’s surprise, the Fed is keeping them there. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell may have fed some market pessimism when he spoke after the meeting, and pointed out that unemployment, which has been rising in recent months. For market watchers seeking support, there is solace in the Fed’s monetary… Source link
Read More »Duvernay-Tardif urges ‘individual sacrifice’ from COVID front lines
Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif helped an elderly resident who had tested positive for COVID-19 transfer to the COVID floor at a long-term-care facility in Canada this week as his teammates prepared for an AFC divisional round game with the Cleveland Browns. It is what Duvernay-Tardif has done all season after he was the first NFL player to opt out of the 2020 schedule. He’s worked since April on the front lines of the pandemic and sees the end… Source link
Read More »China financial regulators urges Ant Group to set ‘rectification’ plan swiftly
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s financial regulators urged Ant Group on Sunday to outline a concrete plan as soon as possible to meet regulatory demands and fully understand the seriousness of the “rectification” work it needs to perform. The central bank, banking, securities and foreign exchange regulators urged Ant to rectify illegal financial activities, including in its credit, insurance and wealth management businesses, and regulate its credit rating business to protect personal information,… Source link
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