Additional reporting by Sofia Akin A devastated dad whose son was killed in a suspected hit-and-run has told how “yesterday I had two beautiful children, now I only have one”. Seven-year-old William Brown died after being struck by two vehicles in Sand…
GOP billionaires using dark money groups to ‘distance themselves from their own extremism’: report
The #1 funder of Republican-aligned causes in the United States is now channeling his money through a series of dark money groups, according to a new report. On Thursday, the Daily Beast found that billionaire Richard “Dick” Uihlein, of the Illinois-ba…
GOP billionaires using dark money groups to ‘distance themselves from their own extremism’: report
The #1 funder of Republican-aligned causes in the United States is now channeling his money through a series of dark money groups, according to a new report. On Thursday, the Daily Beast found that billionaire Richard “Dick” Uihlein, of the Illinois-ba…
James O’Keefe Says Something Odd Happens When He’s on the Phone with Whistleblowers
“Big Brother is watching you” and “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you” are lines from George Orwell’s novel “1984” and Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22.” These days, reality is stranger than fiction — and a lot more dangerous. Aw…
Darktrace non-exec director rejected by investors over Lynch connection
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Shareholders in British cyber security firm Darktrace on Thursday voted against the election of non-executive director Patrick Jacob over concerns about his connection to Mike Lynch, the entrepreneur extradited to the U…
Darktrace non-exec director rejected by investors over Lynch connection
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Shareholders in British cyber security firm Darktrace on Thursday voted against the election of non-executive director Patrick Jacob over concerns about his connection to Mike Lynch, the entrepreneur extradited to the U…
Anxiety as Lagos seals RCCG, mosques, hotels over environmental infractions
The Lagos State Government has sealed a mosque, some churches and hotels in the state over environmental infractions. The Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed this in his X handle on Thursday. Wahab said official…
Anxiety as Lagos seals RCCG, mosques, hotels over environmental infractions
The Lagos State Government has sealed a mosque, some churches and hotels in the state over environmental infractions. The Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed this in his X handle on Thursday. Wahab said official…
Dollar Slides as the Yen Soars on Possible BOJ Policy Shift
The dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday fell by -0.58%. Thursday’s main bearish factor for the dollar was a sharp rally in the yen to a 4-month high on speculation that the BOJ might soon exit its ultra-easy monetary policy. Thursday’s rally in stocks als…
Trump to court sketch artist: ‘I gotta lose some weight’
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A courtroom portrait led Donald Trump to deliver a blunt self-assessment on Thursday: “I gotta lose some weight.” The former president’s banter with a courtroom artist came as he made an appearance at his ongoing civil…