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A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday.A Moscow court brought espionage charges against Gene Spector in August 2023, although details surrounding the case were not made public.Spector, whose Russian name is Yevgeny Mironovich, local news agencies reported, was born in 1972 in Leningrad.Formerly an executive at a medical equipment company in Russia, Spector was previously sentenced to 3-and-a-half years in prison in September 2022 for enabling bribes to an aide of former Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.The aide, Anastasia Alekseyeva,…
Getty Images From singers to actors, discover which celebrities are celebrating a birthday on December 24! Happy Birthday to all of these stars! December 24th is a special day for many notable names in entertainment, and we’re celebrating their birthdays today! Louis Tomlinson is one of the most famous December 24 babies. The singer and songwriter rose to global fame as a member of the chart-topping boy band One Direction. Since the band’s hiatus, Louis has embarked on a successful solo career with hits like “Back to You” and “Two of Us,” while also serving as a judge on The…
In the town of Beryslav in Kherson region, two civilians were injured due to the enemy dropping explosives from a drone. The Kherson Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “At around 11:00 a Russian UAV dropped explosives on Beryslav injuring two people,” the report reads. A 41-year-old man was diagnosed with blast injuries, a concussion, and a leg wound, while a 48-year-old local resident suffered blast injuries, multiple shrapnel wounds to his legs, chest, and temple, a broken leg, and a concussion. Read also: Water and electricity supply disrupted in two districts of Kherson after shelling…
Wout van Aert’s management are still not ruling out that the Belgian’s much-anticipated next cyclocross duel against Mathieu van der Poel on Friday at Loenhout will go ahead despite Van Aert cancelling his first race of the 2024-25 season on Monday because of illness.Van Aert had been expected to make his 2024 cyclocross debut at Mol on Monday where Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) stormed to a second victory in as many days, but the Belgian was a DNS because of stomach ‘flu. However, the next clash between the two top names in the speciality, at the Exact Cross at Loenhout, does…
By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated PressOpponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S.This month, the Texas attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor, saying she violated Texas law by prescribing abortion pills to a patient there via telemedicine. The suit represents the first lawsuit of its kind and could lead to a legal test for the New York law designed to protect providers there who prescribe the drugs to patients in states with abortion bans.Anti-abortion officials are taking other steps, too,…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ripple’s XRP has been the subject of recent media attention, and for good reason. The cryptocurrency has experienced a significant increase in 2024, with a gain of over 258% since the start of the year. XRP’s price had risen significantly from its low of $0.22 in early 2021 to approximately $2.30 as of mid-December. XRP has now surpassed stablecoin Tether (USDT) to become the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, a testament to its extraordinary growth. Related Reading Linda Jones, a well-known wealth mentor, has just lately delivered her most current newsletter, which has…
Amazon’s Bedrock, an AI foundation model for businesses, gets Nova foundation models to help create and understand text, images, and video. Businesses can use AI to create all manner of communications, from reports to customer-facing videos, and Amazon wants to make that easier. In an announcement on the Amazon website on Tuesday, Amazon unveiled six new Amazon Nova models. These models are available in Amazon’s Bedrock, the managed service that lets companies build generative AI applications. These Nova models add text, image, and video creation tools. According to the press release, the models vary from basic to comprehensive, and presumably,…
With the collapse of both remaining British men’s Continental teams at the end of 2024, former WorldTour racer Harry Tanfield has launched an ambitious bid to create a new Continental squad ahead of the 2025 season.The team would be the only British UCI men’s team in existence, alongside Ineos Grenadiers, after both existing Continental outfits Trinity Racing and Saint Piran fold at the end of 2024. Tanfield raced in the WorldTour from 2019 to 2021 for Katusha-Alpecin, AG2R la Mondiale and Team Qhubeka-NextHash. He competed for the soon to be closed Saint Piran in 2024 and hopes to fill the gap…
Donald Trump says ‘something strange is going on’ with drone sightingsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump has formally won the Electoral College and the presidency after Texas’ electors handed him the state’s 40 electoral votes Tuesday.After Trump’s election win on November 5, his victory was formalized Tuesday as presidential electors gathered across the U.S.It takes 270 electoral votes to win the Electoral College — Trump won 312 last month to Vice President Kamala Harris’s 226.Thirteen of the…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. The XRP price action has played out notable volatility in the past eight or so weeks, with intense trading activity not seen in over six years. Following the U.S. presidential election on November 5, 2024, where Donald Trump secured victory, XRP’s value surged over 400%, reaching a peak of $2.90 on crypto exchange Binance on December 3. However, the XRP price has experienced a downturn in the past week. Interestingly, this XRP price correction seems to be playing out an ABC correction path, with technical analysis suggesting a more downturn before the next…