Alex Wong/Getty Images Aides to President Donald Trump reportedly hired a private Israeli intelligence agency to dig up dirt on Obama’s negotiators of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The presidential team contacted the firm days after Trump visited Israel during his first trip as President in order to “discredit those who were pivotal” in the […]
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Paul George trade: Thunder star drops MAJOR free agency hint with Lakers lurking
The Thunder were knocked out of the NBA playoffs last night after losing Game 6 to the Utah Jazz 96-91. It brought an end to George’s first year in Oklahoma with attention swiftly turning to what he will decide to do this summer in free agency. It came as a shock to many when he […]
Facebook shuts down additional accounts tied to Russia’s Internet Research Agency
Facebook head of security Alex Stamos today announced that roughly 140 Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as 138 Facebook pages controlled by the Internet Research Agency (IRA) have been removed from its platforms. IRA is best known as a state-sponsored propaganda machine that has disseminated Russian propaganda for years and employs hundreds…Read More
Fentanyl fuelled increase in accidental opioid deaths, Public Health Agency of Canada says
Available data from the provinces and territories indicate that at least 2,923 people died from apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September 2017.
More countries in Europe added to measles travel notice from Public Health Agency of Canada
More countries in Europe are reporting cases of measles, the Public Health Agency of Canada says.
‘I have no idea what the hell is happening:’ MLB’s bizarre free agency has created a rift in the league and both sides are pointing fingers
Matthew Stockman/Getty MLB’s free agency has unfolded in bizarre fashion, with some of the top players getting signed late in the offseason or not at all. At the heart of the situation are some of the most divisive topics in MLB — tanking and analytics — with the league, team, and players pointing fingers. While […]
Digital immortality? Funeral agency wants to ‘revive’ the dead in AI chatbot project
A Swedish funeral agency is looking for volunteers for an ambitious Black Mirror-esque artificial intelligence project that will give the deceased digital immortality and pave the way for communication with the dead. The Fenix funeral agency wants to create digital copies of the deceased so that grieving loved ones can still communicate with those they […]
Mueller Indictment Shows Russia’s Internet Research Agency Inner Workings
The most chilling aspect of that blockbuster Mueller indictment? The bureaucracy behind Russia’s onslaught. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a877fcfba6c4c501b7255d6/master/pass/redbuilding2-866613102.jpg
Kirk Cousins and the Redskins could soon be stuck in ‘an offseason game of chicken’ and his free agency is on the line
When the Washington Redskins traded for quarterback Alex Smith, most assumed Kirk Cousins would become the rare true free agent quarterback in his prime. But a new report says the Redskins are weighing the possibility of using the franchise tag on Cousins and then trading him. If the Redskins do franchise Cousins, the two sides […]
The best place to visit every month this year, according to a popular online travel agency
Shutterstock/Olena Yakobchuk I make no secret of the fact that I love to travel. There’s nothing quite like escaping for a little while to explore new places or revisit past favorites to get to know them better. I use points and miles to cover the cost of flights and hotels whenever I can, but I […]