LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Following last year’s invasion of Ukraine by Moscow, Britain has trumpeted new laws requiring disclosure of ownership in a crackdown on Russian oligarchs and corrupt elites who launder illicit wealth. Foreign companies holding British property have until the end of Tuesday to identify their “beneficial owners” in a new public … Read more
A past Chair of the House Agriculture Committee was elected Chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee at the 118th Congress. Rep. Frank Lucas (Photo courtesy.) “I am deeply honored that my colleagues have elected me to chair the Committee on Science, Space and Technology,” said US Rep. Frank Lucas, R-OK. “Our committee’s … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to probe communications between the Biden administration and big tech and social media companies to see if they amounted to censorship of legitimate positions on issues like Covid-19 that underpin the policies of the White House disagreed. House Republicans are expected to convene the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of … Read more
Jan 5 (Reuters) – Daniel Friedberg, former top lawyer for FTX, has been cooperating with US prosecutors in the investigation into the crypto firm’s collapse, a source familiar with the matter has said, putting pressure on founder Sam Bankman-Fried , who was arrested last month on criminal fraud charges . Friedberg provided details of FTX … Read more
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A graduate student in criminology Accused in the killing of four University of Idaho students in November on Tuesday agreed to be extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week to face arraignment in Idaho. Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old graduate student and teaching assistant at Washington State University, was arrested … Read more
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A criminology student accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November agreed Tuesday to be extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week to face arraignment in Idaho. Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old graduate student at Washington State University — a short drive across the state line from the … Read more
CNN — The suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho college students plans to forgo his extradition hearing this week, his attorney said, to expedite his return to Gem State, where he faces four counts of first-degree murder. Bryan Christopher Kohberger is “a little shocked,” Monroe County, Pennsylvania’s top public defender Jason LaBar … Read more
CNN — The suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho college students plans to forgo his extradition hearing this week, his attorney said, to expedite his return to Gem State, where he faces four counts of first-degree murder. Bryan Christopher Kohberger is “a little shocked,” Monroe County, Pennsylvania’s top public defender Jason LaBar … Read more
CNN — Two senior executives linked to collapsed crypto exchange FTX have pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges and are cooperating with federal prosecutors, according to unsealed court filings. In addition, the couple faces civil fraud charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which were announced Wednesday night. Gary Wang, the co-founder of FTX, and … Read more
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 20 (Reuters) – Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta Platforms Inc. (META.O), defended his acquisition of a virtual reality fitness app before an antitrust judge on Tuesday, arguing that his company is in the process of building an im Emerging virtual app will help reality industry, not dominate. Zuckerberg testified in … Read more