Broward County The man suspected of sending mail bombs to several prominent Democratic leaders last week, including former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, was charged in federal court on Monday and ordered held without bail. Cesar Sayoc Jr. was charged with five felony counts over sending 14 bombs to high-profile […]
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Bomb Scares in the US Top This Week’s Internet News Roundup
From IEDs in the mail to the potential erosion of human rights, the internet had some scary things to discuss last week. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bd37eceb1e96429a704ba20/master/pass/PDT-1052958920.jpg
Twitter: It was a ‘mistake’ not to suspend bomb suspect for threats
Hours after FBI Director Christopher Wray announced the arrest of Cesar Sayoc in connection with sending 13 IEDs, Twitter finally suspended two accounts tied to Sayoc. Once he was identified, internet users quickly found posts of his showing videos and pictures taken at rallies for President Donald Trump, as well as a number of social […]
Mail Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Used Twitter to Threaten Targets
Cesar Sayoc allegedly was active on Twitter under the name “Cesar Altieri,” where he posted menacing tweets about Maxine Waters, Joe Biden, and others. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bd3914b3f2aa02cb7a4ede6/master/pass/AP_18299606269060.jpg
Media used pipe bomb scare to score political points, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has slammed the mainstream media for using the recent “sinister” string of anti-Democrat bomb mailings to blame him for inciting political violence. He said he would do all in his power to stop it. Trump previously dismissed the notion that he bears any responsibility for the crude pipe bombs mailed to […]
DOJ identifies mail bomb suspect as Cesar Sayoc, could face up to 58 years in jail (VIDEO)
Identified as Cesar Sayoc, the suspect in mail bomb case has been charged with 5 federal crimes and faces up to 58 years in prison, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, stressing the defendant is “innocent until proven guilty.” Sessions described the sending of explosive devices as “utterly unacceptable,” adding that “political violence or threat […]
A ticking time bomb in China has global markets looking really shaky right now
Reuters/CHINA STRINGER NETWORK Global markets are jittery in recent days as fears about growth in China take hold. “The larger the stimulus used by China to offset the trade war impact, the bigger will its deficit likely be,” Tao Wang, UBS’s chief China economist, said in a report on Tuesday Markets are also worried about the ongoing Italian debt […]
Norway didn’t know much about Libya yet helped bomb it into chaos, state report finds
A Norwegian state report says the officials “had very limited knowledge” of what was going on in Libya, but promptly decided to join the US-led intervention, turning the once thriving North African nation into a terrorist hotbed. Norway rushed to help its NATO allies to pound Libya with airstrikes in 2011, without understanding what was […]
Cancer time bomb is ready to explode
The cutting-edge treatment has been hailed as “a new dawn” for cancer medicine and for some patients, it could be a potential cure. Experts say the immune-boosting drugs have become “victims of their own success” while government regulators say they cannot afford to pay for the medicine beyond the time frames that proved effective in […]
Animals. Season 3 Premiere: Who (and What) Survived the Green Bomb?
The Season 3 premiere of Animals., HBO’s idiosyncratic, animated comedy, brings with it lots of changes. Gone are the entries with multiple storylines and animated humans, making way for new stories that span entire episodes and — BRACE YOURSELF — live actors (hello, Demi Moore)! Of course, the casual banter, out-of-place realism and surprise guest […]
