Ever since Wednesday’s “bitcoin scam” hack where attackers used Twitter’s internal tools to take over a number of high profile accounts, there’s been speculation about what they were truly after.While tweets from hijacked accounts claimed to seek Bit…
Daily Archives: July 18, 2020
Trump rules out national mask mandate: Coronavirus live updates
US president says he will not consider a national mandate requiring face masks despite record rise in new infections.
Maro Itoje becomes latest star to commit future to Saracens despite relegation from the Premiership
The Lions lock explored the possibility of a loan move to France , but has opted to stay put after receiving assurances from Red Rose coach Eddie Jones .
Federal agents ‘abuse power’ in Portland protester arrests
Men wearing camouflage and driving unmarked cars grabbed demonstrators without explanation.
Manchester United Chances Of Landing Sancho Looking Bleaker
Borussia Dortmund will not relax its asking fee for Jadon Sancho and prefers an all-cash deal. Manchester United’s chances of landing the English winger just got bleaker.
Not-so-perfect 10: DeChambeau’s blunder leads to missed cut
Bryson DeChambeau really did swing for the fences Friday at the Memorial. DeChambeau, who has turned heads with a super-sized body and swing that sends the ball nearly 200 mph off the club and sometimes more than 400 yards off the tee, was even par for the second round when one hole ruined everything.
Man Utd star Marcus Rashford congratulates rivals Leeds on promotion but immediately deletes tweet
MARCUS RASHFORD sent Leeds United a tweet of congratulations for getting promotion – and then immediately deleted it. The Manchester United star took to social media to praise Marcelo Bielsa’s side. Argentine Bielsa’s side sealed promotion to the Premier League when West Brom failed to beat Huddersfield. Leeds return to the Premier League after a […]
‘I’m a Chinese writer, I write about this place and I don’t wish to go elsewhere,’ says Murong Xuecun
Frosty beginnings: In the late 1950s and early 60s a great famine swept across China and my paternal grandfather starved to death. Fearing hunger, my grandmother fled from Shandong province to northeast China with her three children in tow, including my mother. She would go on to meet my father in a small village in Jilin province. The village was situated i […]
Read Twitter’s update on the huge hack — 8 accounts may have had private messages stolen
Illustration by Alex Castro On Friday evening, Twitter issued its first full blog post about what happened after the biggest security lapse in the company’s history, one that led to attackers getting hold of some of the highest profile Twitter accounts in the world — including Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, President Barack Obama, Tesla CEO Elo […]
Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, was a powerful voice against war with Iraq
Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images Rep. John Lewis, who died on Friday, was an early opponent of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. “What fruit will our actions bear, not just for us but for our children?” Lewis said in a 2002 floor speech. “And not just for the children of our own land, but the children of the West, and the Middle East, […]
Kamala Harris: Second Stimulus Checks Should Be $2,000 A Month
Kamala Harris makes a “final pitch” for $2,000 a month second stimulus checks.
NWSL Challenge Cup on CBS All Access: How to watch, live stream every tournament game
NWSL became the first American team sports league back in action with the Challenge Cup on CBS
Investors need to decide whether the risk of inflation is real
Hedges find favour but previous predictions of price rises have been wide of the mark
MoU signed for India to develop strategic petroleum reserve in US
Minister Pradhan said that during the meeting, he expressed his keenness to work closely with the US government to realise the “full potential of our Strategic Energy Partnership”.
Nancy Pelosi, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and more mourn the death of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, who died at 80
Many who knew Rep. John Lewis expressed their grief over the civil rights icon’s death on Friday night. Lewis revealed he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2019. Many are sharing about Lewis’s impactful career and legacy. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Politicians and celebrities are mourning the death […]