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by Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Even though their chances of success are slim, many Democrats are looking at the Electoral College vote Monday as the last barrier to keep Republican Donald Trump out of the White House. When US voters cast their ballots on November 8, they did not directly elect the next president but rather 538 “electors” charged with translating their wishes into reality. Trump won a clear […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Donald Trump got plenty of attention — but not the kind he was looking for — after a tweet Saturday calling out China for its seizure of an unmanned US naval probe. “China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters — rips it out of water and takes it to China in unpresidented (sic) act,” the real estate magnate wrote on his favorite platform. “Unpresidented” […]
Contributed by Joy Anne Andres, Amber Sanchez, and Leo Sanchez The Metropolitan Transit Authority workers of New York City have been working hard lately on the long awaited subway on Second Avenue. The expansion was first became an idea in the 1920s and was given an estimate cost of $86 million, but because of the Great Depression, World War II, and other financial problems, the timing in constructing was just not right. This subway line […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States will retaliate against Russian hacking aimed at interfering in the US election. “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections that we need to take action,” Obama told NPR radio. “And we will, at a time and place of our own choosing.” “Some of it may be explicit and publicized,” the president […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A month before Donald Trump becomes president, chattering classes in New York and Washington are abuzz with signs that his elegant daughter Ivanka will play an active role in his White House. Ivanka, currently vice president in the family business, and her real estate developer and publisher husband have been a constant presence by the president-elect’s side since his November 8 election victory. CNN reports that the 35-year-old mother […]
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The 2013 hack affecting a billion Yahoo users shows how seemingly innocuous bits of data gleaned from cyber attacks can be exploited for espionage and information warfare, as well as for profit. The breach, disclosed Wednesday, is the largest on record and comes just months after Yahoo disclosed a separate attack in 2014 affecting data from 500 million users. On the surface, the trove […]
by Paul Handley Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Thursday pointed to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s direct involvement in cyber attacks designed to impact the US election, dramatically upping the stakes in a dispute between the world’s leading nuclear powers. Publicly accusing Putin puts the White House under even greater pressure to respond forcefully to interference that may have swayed a tight November election between Republican President-elect […]
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuter) — The White House on Thursday (December 15) said it was unaware of any planned changes to the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea despite recent political changes there. “I’m not aware of any change in plans for the deployment of this anti-ballistic missile battery in South Korea based on some of the political turmoil that we’ve seen in the Republic of Korea over the last couple of […]
SOUTH CAROLINA, United States (AFP) — Jurors in Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday (December 15) found white supremacist Dylann Roof guilty of 33 counts of federal hate crimes in a shooting at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina that left nine people dead. Federal prosecutors had told the jury that Roof was driven by racial hatred when he gunned down members of the church during a Bible study, after months of meticulous planning, a […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (AFP) — Facebook Inc said on Thursday (December 15) it will introduce tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on its platform, an about-face in response to rising criticism that it did not do enough to combat the problem during the lead-up to the U.S. presidential election. The social network company has faced controversies throughout the year that involve its monitoring and policing of content produced by its 1.8 billion users. […]
By: Carlo Valdez What an exciting game to watch as the Lakers who are trying to win after a 7-game lose-streak continue their streak to 8 losses in a row to the Brooklyn Nets. The young team of the Lakers, who consist of 2nd year Jordan Clarkson, who is part Filipino, was not able to capitalize on their momentum in the third quarter when they outscored the Nets 33-23. The Nets rallied from behind with […]
WASHINTON, United States (AFP) — US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking during the American election campaign as part of a vendetta against Hillary Clinton, NBC News reported late Wednesday. Putin personally instructed how material hacked from US Democrats was leaked and otherwise used, the US television network said, quoting two senior officials with access to this information. The officials said they have a “high level of […]
