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Mar 16 2022
News
Zelensky says Russian peace talk positions "more realistic"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday peace talks were beginning to "sound more realistic," as the war entered its third week with Russian forces intensifying attacks on Kyiv and Mariupol.
What they're saying: "Efforts are still needed, patience is needed," Zelensky said during a televised address. "Any war ends with an agreement," added Zelensky, who thanked the U.S.
Axios
Apr 20 2022
News
“There are a lot of wounded. Mostly with severed limbs"
On April 14, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva cruiser, had sunk. According to the official version of events, ammunition stored on the ship detonated as a result of a fire. The crew was evacuated, and the warship later sank while being towed to Sevastopol.
Meanwhile, Ukraine claims that the Russian warship was hit with
Novaya Gazeta Europe
Mar 06 2021
News
Thousands of Microsoft Customers May Have Been Victims of Hack Tied to China
Businesses and government agencies in the United States that use a Microsoft email service have been compromised in an aggressive hacking campaign that was probably sponsored by the Chinese government, Microsoft said.
The number of victims is estimated to be in the tens of thousands and could rise, some security experts believe, as the investigation into the breach continues. The
New York Times (News)
Jul 05 2020
News
The environmentalist's apology: how Michael Shellenberger unsettled some of his prominent supporters
Few things engage a particular subset of conservative media more than an environmentalist having an apparent change of heart and dumping all over the “climate scare”.
Earlier this week, the Australian newspaper ran an opinion piece that fitted this narrative so perfectly that room was found on its front page.
The American environment and energy commentator and nuclear power
The Guardian
Jun 30 2022
News
January 6 committee subpoenas Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone for testimony
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack has issued a subpoena to compel testimony from Pat Cipollone, former President Donald Trump's White House counsel.
Cipollone, who many former administration officials credit with helping to prevent Trump from taking legally questionable actions in the months around the 2020 presidential election, has long
CNN Digital
May 11 2021
News
Colonial Pipeline
“The biggest U.S. gasoline pipeline will not resume full operations for several more days due to a ransomware cyberattack… The FBI attributed the cyberattack to DarkSide, a group believed to be based in Russia or Eastern Europe.” (Reuters)
On Monday, President Joe Biden stated, “So far, there is no evidence based on — from our intelligence people that Russia is involved. Although there
The Flip Side
May 02 2022
Analysis
Midterms 2022: What will Republicans do if they win Congress?
The Republican party is widely expected to win back at least one chamber of Congress in the mid-term elections later this year. But its leaders have been reluctant to say what it would do with that power — and that could mean trouble in the not-so-long run.
Some Republican 2024 presidential hopefuls have each released multi-point policy agendas that they may try to build a campaign
BBC News
May 10 2021
News
U.S. Pipeline Shutdown Exposes Cyber Threat to Energy Sector
The ransomware attack that forced the closure of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline this weekend showed how cybercriminals pose a far-reaching threat to the aging, vulnerable infrastructure that keeps the nation’s energy moving.
Colonial Pipeline Co. closed its entire 5,500-mile conduit carrying gasoline and other fuels from the Gulf Coast to the New York metro area Friday as it moved to
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 17 2022
News
Mariupol on the brink as surrender deadline passes
Russia offered to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Mariupol if they laid down their arms Sunday, as the weeks-long resistance in the besieged port-city appeared to be finally coming to an end.
The offer, made “out of purely humane principles,” gave Ukrainian forces still fighting in the city until 6 a.m. Moscow time (11 p.m. ET) to surrender, according to a statement
NBC News Digital
May 02 2022
News
Judge rejects RNC lawsuit seeking to block Jan. 6 committee subpoena
The Republican National Committee must turn over internal communications that were sent to supporters in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot after a federal judge rejected its lawsuit seeking to block access.
As part of the ruling issued late Sunday night, U.S. District Court Judge Tim Kelly sided with the Jan. 6 House committee, arguing the data were necessary for lawmakers to
Washington Examiner