An exiled Chinese businessman with ties to former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been charged in the US with orchestrating a conspiracy to defraud his online followers out of more than $1bn. Authorities said Guo Wengui cheated thousands of followers since 2018 by promising “outsized” investment returns, then using the money to fund a
Month: March 2023
Boris Johnson has been re-selected to run as the Conservative candidate in Uxbridge and South Ruislip for the next general election. The former prime minister and current MP will again contest the northwest London seat, which he first won in 2015, in the next election that is due to be held no later than January
After several days filled with complaints about excessive fees on the $20 tickets to see The Cure – including complaints from its frontman Robert Smith – a report indicates Ticketmaster will give back some of its fees. Rolling Stone reports this evening that Ticketmaster is giving a discount on its fees that more than doubled the
Motorola is reportedly gearing up to launch a clamshell foldable smartphone as a successor to the Moto Razr 2022. The moniker and codename of the purported handset have leaked online. The anticipated foldable device is expected to come with a new Motorola Razr+ moniker and XT2321 model name. The Motorola Razr+ is rumoured to feature
Mar 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptojacking / Cyber Attack The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used to mine Monero cryptocurrency on compromised systems. That’s according to Cado Security, which found the sample after Sysdig detailed a sophisticated attack known as SCARLETEEL aimed at containerized environments to
The up and coming country artist Randall King graced country music fans with a short teaser of a yet-to-be-released song on his TikTok. King is being crowned a “country traditionalist” even though he is just breaking into the country music industry. The singer, who is signed by Warner Music, has released two albums in the
It’s time for a fresh edition of The Boot’s Weekly Picks, which highlights great new tracks from the world of country, Americana, folk and everything in between. This week’s edition features a stunning imagery-driven tale from Amanda Stewart, an energizing celebration of the ones you love by Jonathan Hutcherson, and a nostalgic traveling song from Rodney Rice. Keep reading to
Play video content Kennedy Entertainment Group LLC Tom Sizemore‘s work on his last feature film before he died was much like a heavyweight champ giving it his all despite being past his prime … so says his director on the project. The late actor plays a police detective in Bruce Bellocchi‘s upcoming flick, “The Legend
A group of 11 major banks have clubbed together to provide $30bn (£24.7bn) of cash in an attempt to end a crisis of confidence surrounding another major US bank. First Republic, a regional lender, was among those to have seen its share price collapse this week amid sector-wide balance sheet scrutiny prompted by the collapse
The United States Postal Service unveiled the new Toni Morrison forever stamp last Tuesday at a ceremony held at Princeton University. Morrison, one of the most influential modern American writers, was a professor at Princeton for almost 20 years, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and the Nobel Prize in Literature before she passed away
Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant sat down in his first interview since the NBA suspended him for flashing a handgun on social media. In an excerpt from ESPN released Wednesday, Morant told Jalen Rose that “It’s not who I am. I don’t condone any type of violence, but I take full responsibility for my actions.” Morant added,
“If you’re reading this, I’ve already killed myself.” So begins the suicide note of Eden Knight, a 23-year-old transgender woman who studied and lived for a time in the U.S. before she returned to a family in Saudi Arabia that she said did not accept her gender identity. The letter — in which Knight alleged
It’s the 38th Los Angeles Marathon on March 19, and you want to experience, in person, the spectacle when more than 20,000 runners from around the world take on the 26.2-mile course. Maybe you promised to catch a glimpse or snatch photos of family or friends running? Or you wish to see the elite runners
The US Air Force has released video said to show a Russian jet intercepting an American drone and dumping fuel on it over the Black Sea. It said two Russian Su-27 jets flew close to the MQ-9 Reaper before one hit its propeller and forced remote operators to crash it into the ocean. Tuesday’s incident
NHS unions have reached a pay deal with the government in a major breakthrough that could herald the end of strikes by frontline staff in England. The offer consists of a one-off payment of 2% of their salary plus a COVID recovery bonus of 4% for the current financial year 2022/23, and a 5% pay
EXCLUSIVE: Jesús I. Valles’ play Bathhouse.pptx has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Yale Drama Series Prize, with the honor’s judge Jeremy O. Harris calling the new work an exploration of “a queer history that is quickly being erased.” The prize for emerging playwrights, now in its 16th year, was selected from more than 1,500 entries.
Fair trade regulator CCI on Thursday alleged that Google has created a digital data hegemony and called for a market space with “free, fair and open competition”. Concluding the arguments of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) before the appellate tribunal NCLAT in the Google matter, Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman said a market with
Threat activity clusters affiliated with the Chinese and Russian cybercriminal ecosystems have been observed using a new piece of malware that’s designed to load Cobalt Strike onto infected machines. Dubbed SILKLOADER by Finnish cybersecurity company WithSecure, the malware leverages DLL side-loading techniques to deliver commercial adversary simulation software. The development comes as improved detection capabilities
Whiskey Riff Madness is BACK! It’s that time of year again: March Madness kicks off today, which means by the time you’re reading this my bracket is probably already busted. Oh well… But March Madness isn’t the only tournament going on. For the sixth year in a row, we’re bringing you our annual Whiskey Riff
Margo Price joins forces with Sierra Ferrell for a fresh take on “Change of Heart.” The stand-out single off Price’s fourth studio album Strays recently spent an impressive fourteen weeks at No. 1 on the Americana radio charts. Released today (March 16), the pair bring an intimate feel to this new version of the tune,
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