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San Francisco: Naked Woman Shoots Gun at Cars (Video)
A naked woman was arrested after firing a gun at cars in traffic at the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon.
Meta fined over privacy violations in Australia
Facebook parent Meta has been ordered to pay $14 million in fines for using a VPN app to extract user data
UN warns against ‘excessive’ tech use in classrooms
Heavy reliance on technology in education may be unproductive, or even detrimental, if it interferes with the acquisition of basic
Proton using VPN sign-ups to spot attacks on democracy
Internet privacy company Proton announced Wednesday a new VPN Observatory, tracking demand for its services to detect
UN, US condemn apparent coup attempt in Niger
The UN secretary-general and the United States both condemned efforts to seize power by force in an apparent coup attempt
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to two tax crimes
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to two tax crimes on Wednesday. This came after his plea deal with federal prosecutors fell
NATO slams Russia’s ‘dangerous’ Black Sea grain block
NATO on Wednesday condemned Russia's "dangerous" moves to block Ukrainian grain exports in the Black Sea, after urgent
Russia says repelled major Ukraine attack in south
The Russian army said Wednesday it had repelled a Ukrainian attack involving several hundred soldiers near the town of Orikhiv
US Fed hikes interest rates to highest level since 2001
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday to the highest level since 2001 to tackle above-target inflation
Niger presidential guards fire warning shots against demonstrators
Niger's Presidential Guard on Wednesday fired warning shots to disperse demonstrators protesting over the detention of
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor dies aged 56
Irish pop singer Sinead O'Connor, who shot to worldwide fame in the 1990s, has died at the age of 56, Irish media reported on Wednesday.
Former intelligence officer says US hiding info on alien craft
We are not alone -- and American authorities are covering up the evidence, a former US intelligence officer told a congressional
Yuan squeezing out dollar in China’s bilateral trade
The Chinese yuan has overtaken the US dollar in Beijing’s cross-border transactions, according to data analyzed by the Nikkei
Russian IT boss sentenced to 14 years for treason
Moscow City Court sentenced Ilya Sachkov, co-founder of cybersecurity firm Group-IB, to 14 years in jail for treason on Wednesday
IMF raises Russian GDP outlook again
Russia’s GDP is expected to grow 1.5% this year, an upwards revision from the previous estimate of 0.7%, the IMF has said
Why Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X
The billionaire’s bid to turn the social media platform into an everything app was a bold but foolhardy decision
