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329 сюжетовTexas set to execute Jamaal Howard for 2000 killing of store clerk
Texas is set to execute Jamaal Howard, 46, by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 2000 fatal shooting of convenience store clerk Vickie Swartout, 42, during a robbery in Silsbee. It would be the 30th execution in the U.S. this year and th…
Apple and LG co-develop smart home devices including doorbell, lock and thermostat
Bloomberg reports that Apple and LG have co-developed a line of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, smart deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight camera. The products are expected to carry…
В Сызрани возбуждено дело после сообщений об избиении детей в лагере
Российские authorities возбудили уголовное дело после сообщений о том, что детей избивали в лагере в Сызрани, сообщили официальные СМИ. Публикации в соцсетях, на которые ссылается ТАСС, утверждают, что вожатый избил двух братьев с аутизмом.…
California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy case involving 21 children
Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, were arrested Tuesday at their Arcadia, California, home and charged with child abuse, conspiracy to commit child abuse, accessory after the fact and dissuading a witness, Los Angeles County District A…
Cornell protests grow; faculty push no-confidence vote over rape case handling
Students at Cornell University protested Monday and Tuesday over the school's handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity, after activists vandalized the Day Hall administration building with red-painted messages and a s…
Hoban Construction develops AI design tech to auto-apply per-unit buyer options
Hoban Construction said it developed AI-based design technology that automatically reflects apartment buyers’ option contract choices in each unit’s building information model (BIM). The technology was developed jointly with building and in…
Christa Pike awake after failed execution; attorneys seek Tennessee records
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness after the state's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection on Sept. 30, and her attorneys were due in court Wednesday seeking more information about what went wrong…
Seoul appeals court to rule in ex-President Yoon's free opinion poll case
A Seoul appeals court is due to deliver its verdict on Oct 7 in the political funds case against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of receiving 58 free opinion polls from political broker Myung Tae-kyun. The first trial sentenced Yoon…
Четырём бывшим руководителям Sanko Seika предъявлены обвинения в связи с пожаром 2022 года, унёсшим шесть жизней
Прокуратура района Ниигата предъявила обвинения четырём бывшим руководителям производителя рисовых крекеров Sanko Seika, включая бывшего генерального директора Мотоясу Сато (56 лет), по обвинению в профессиональной халатности, повлёкшей сме…
Суд Южной Кореи оправдал бывшего президента Юн Сок Ёля по апелляции по делу о политических фондах
Сеульский высокий суд 7 октября оправдал бывшего президента Южной Кореи Юн Сок Ёля в апелляции по делу в рамках Закона о политических фондах, отменив его обвинительный приговор первой инстанции. Прокуроры утверждали, что он и его жена Ким К…
Пианист Кёхэй Сорита обвинён в превышении скорости 144 км/ч; признаёт вину, вердикт 29 октября
Пианиста Кёхэя Сориту, 32 года, обвинили без задержания в вождении со скоростью 144 км/ч по скоростной автомагистрали Сютокэн-доро в Токио 20 декабря прошлого года — на 84 км/ч выше ограничения в 60 км/ч. На первом заседании в Токийском окр…
US forces in Okinawa order 48-hour pause and night curfew after Marine arrest
The top US commander in Okinawa, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, ordered a 48-hour suspension of operations for US military personnel in the prefecture from noon on 7 October to noon on 9 October, with off-base outings and drinking on and off bas…
Japan police rearrest man over murder of woman found dead with daughter in Nara
Mie prefectural police on Oct. 7 rearrested a 37-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of murdering his 44-year-old partner, whose body was found with her 20-year-old daughter's in Nara City in July. Investigators allege he strangled the wom…
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Launches, Free for Amazon Prime Members via Luna
Star Wars: Galactic Racer, a roguelike-inspired racing game from Fuse Games, is out now on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S and Amazon Luna. Amazon said Prime members can stream its single-player campaign at no extra cost through …
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
German prosecutors arrest ex-BND president Hanning on espionage suspicion
German federal prosecutors announced on 6 October the arrest of August Hanning, 80, who led the foreign intelligence service BND from 1998 to 2005, on suspicion of treasonous espionage. Prosecutors allege he obtained about 2,000 documents, …
Бывший сотрудник ЦРУ, у которого нашли золотые слитки, признал вину в мошенничестве на $194 млн
Дэвид Дж. Раш, бывший высокопоставленный сотрудник ЦРУ, во вторник признал себя виновным в федеральном суде в Александрии, штат Вирджиния, по одному пункту обвинения в мошенничестве с использованием электронных средств связи в рамках схемы,…
Turkey's Aselsan announces Astralink network of 198 low-orbit satellites
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya that Turkey is building Astralink, a low-orbit satellite constellation of 198 spacecraft, with the first launch planned within two years. Akyol said work be…
Germany detains ex-BND chief Hanning on suspicion of espionage
August Hanning, who headed Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 1998 to 2005, has been detained on suspicion of espionage, obtaining state secrets and attempted high treason, according to German and Russian outlets. His former …
Former German BND chief August Hanning arrested on espionage suspicion
August Hanning, the former president of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of treasonous espionage, spying out state secrets, attempted treason and espionage, the federal prosecutor's office s…