The Department of Justice charged four Russian government employees for their parts in “two historical hacking campaigns” targeting the global energy sector in 135 countries between 2012 and 2018, the department announced on Thursday.Why it matters: Thousands of computers at hundreds of energy companies around the world were targeted by Russian cyberattacks, according to a…Continue Reading
As New York inches toward launching a retail marijuana market, sales are flourishing on some Native American territory in the stateBy MICHAEL HILL Associated PressMarch 25, 2022, 5:18 AM• 5 min readST. REGIS MOHAWK RESERVATION, N.Y. — As New York inches toward launching a retail marijuana market, sales of buds and edibles are already flourishing…Continue Reading
Asian stock markets are mixed after Western governments promised new sanctions on RussiaBy JOE McDONALD AP Business WriterMarch 25, 2022, 6:01 AM• 3 min readBEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin tried to prop up Moscow’s sinking ruble by threatening to require…Continue Reading
Asian stock markets have fallen after Western governments promised new sanctions on RussiaBy JOE McDONALD AP Business WriterMarch 25, 2022, 5:31 AM• 3 min readBEIJING — Asian stock markets fell Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin tried to prop up Moscow’s sinking ruble by threatening to require Europe…Continue Reading
A majority of Americans say they don’t blame President Joe Biden for high gasoline prices, but they’re giving his economic leadership low marks amid fears of inflation and deepening pessimism about economic conditionsBy JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated PressMarch 25, 2022, 4:57 AM• 6 min readWASHINGTON — A majority of Americans say they don’t…Continue Reading
The Justice Department says four Russian government officials have been charged in hacks that targeted critical global infrastructure including the U.S. energy and aviation sectors between 2012 and 2018By ERIC TUCKER Associated PressMarch 25, 2022, 4:26 AM• 4 min readWASHINGTON — Four Russian officials, including hackers with a government intelligence agency, have been charged with…Continue Reading
Keisha Toni Russell, a constitutional lawyer at First Liberty Institute, testified Thursday in opposition of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination for the Supreme Court, arguing that her support of critical race theory means she would not be able to uphold the Constitution if she believes it is racist. “Every lawyer and judge promises to defend…Continue Reading
After President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was unable to define the word “woman” during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday — claiming she is “not a biologist” — USA Today outdid Jackson by arguing that even a “competent biologist” would be unable to “offer a definitive answer either.” In an essay published…Continue Reading
The Department of Labor said that there were just 187,000 new claims for unemployment benefits last week, the lowest level since September 1969. Since unemployment claims are a proxy for layoffs, this suggests that fewer people were thrown off the job last week than any time since Richard Nixon’s first year in the White House.…Continue Reading
Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he would vote against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court after Jackson’s confirmation hearings concluded on Thursday. “I enjoyed meeting the nominee. I went into the Senate process with an open mind,” McConnell said on the Senate floor. “But after studying the nominee’s record, and watching…Continue Reading
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