Prosecutors say the former Twitter employee took cash payments and a luxury
watch in exchange for giving information on Saudi regime critics to the
government of Saudi Arabia.
Only about 2,000 Russian troops are still in Mariupol, a Pentagon official told
reporters, as thousands of forces shift northward and Mariupol’s final remaining
Ukrainian defenders endure intense fighting.
Amazon is suing two companies that it says are part of a larger industry
offering money or free products to people willing to write glowing Amazon
reviews.
Border Patrol agents in Texas stopped a man driving a “rusty and dented” coffin
with a taped-on American flag last year — and discovered the coffin contained
two men.
NSO Group — a tech firm whose software has been connected to hacks of
journalists and human rights activists — said it has suspended some clients’
accounts.
The interview and concert — broadcast less than a week before Adele’s first
album release in six years — marked the largest audience for a TV entertainment
special in months, CBS says.
Covid-19 patients are still occupying more than 40% of total ICU beds in at
least three states — a stark improvement from last month, when a dozen states
used four-in-10 of their ICU spaces for people with coronavirus.
Trump blamed the “inept Afghan government” for releasing Taliban prisoners last
year, even though his administration called for prisoner swaps in an agreement
with the Taliban.