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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — The campaign of David McCormick, who is in a neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate against celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, sued in a Pennsylvania court Monday to try to ensure counties obey a brand-new federal appeals court decision that could help him make up ground. McCormick's lawsuit , filed after hours, asks the state's Commonwealth Court to require counties to promptly count mail-in ballots that lack a required handwritten date on the return envelope. It is the first — but likely not the last — lawsuit in the contest between Oz and McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO. "These ballots were indisputably submitted on time — they were date-stamped upon receipt — and no fraud or irregularity has been alleged. The Boards' only basis for disenfranchising these voters is a technical error that is immaterial under both state and federal law," the lawsuit said. McCormick's campaign said at least two counties — Blair and … [Read more...] about David McCormick files lawsuit over counting mail ballots in Pennsylvania Senate race

Time magazine released its annual list of the 100 most influential people of the year on Monday. The 2022 list includes some of the biggest headline-making celebrities, actors, entrepreneurs, musicians and icons who have left their mark over the past year. Andrew Garfield, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nathan Chen and Mila Kunis were among this year's artist inclusions, while Zendaya, Taika Waititi and genome researchers Michael Schatz, Karen Miga, Evan Eichler and Adam Phillippy were among the inclusions for innovation. The titan category includes Tim Cook, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Yeoh, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, while Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Rogan, Letitia James and President Biden were named for top leaders. Mary J. Blige, Keanu Reeves, Peng Shuai, Colombia abortion advocates Cristina Villarreal Velasquez and Ana Cristina Gonzalez Velez, and Kris Jenner are also on the list. Here are some of those who were named to the Time 100. Ariana DeBose In March, actress Ariana DeBose made … [Read more...] about Pete Davidson, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ariana DeBose and Ron DeSantis: Here are Time’s most influential people of 2022

A court has heard that a unit of FTSE 100 mining and commodities trader Glencore plans to plead guilty to bribery charges related to oil contracts in Africa. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd with seven offences and said, following a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, that the company had indicated that it would admit them. The charges follow an SFO investigation which began in December 2019. It claims to have exposed bribery and corruption in its oil operations in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and South Sudan, with the company's agents and employees paying more than $25m (£20m) in bribes to secure preferential access to oil. The SFO further alleges that the company approved the activity. Advertisement Glencore, whose representatives also appeared in court in the United States on Tuesday, had said in February it would At the hearing in London, District Judge Michael Snow sent the case to … [Read more...] about Glencore ‘to admit’ charges related to alleged $25m bribes for oil contracts

An Iraqi who entered the US two years ago allegedly plotted to kill George W Bush, even travelling to Texas to surveil the former president's home, according to an FBI search warrant affidavit obtained by NBC News. The FBI alleges that Shihab Ahmed Shihab wanted to provide material support to the Islamic State terrorist group, telling a confidential FBI source that he wanted to smuggle people into the country "to murder former President George W Bush" because he held him responsible for killing numerous Iraqis in the 2003 invasion of the country. Forbes first reported the alleged plot. NBC News was not immediately able to find a representative of Shihab, who is in custody, to comment. According to the search warrant application, the FBI is considering charges of threats against a former president, material support to ISIS and visa fraud. The FBI says Shihab entered the US legally in September 2020 and then applied for political asylum while also trying to marry a US … [Read more...] about ISIS sympathiser planned to assassinate George W Bush in Texas, FBI says

The former president of Moldova, Igor Dodon, was arrested on Tuesday after a raid on his home and a string of other private addresses. The 47-year-old is the current leader of Moldova's main opposition bloc, the pro-Kremlin Socialist Party, and led the country from 2016 to 2020. According to the Moldovan judiciary Dodon is under is under investigation for alleged corruption, treason, illicit enrichment, and "illegal party financing". Prosecutors said in a statement on Tuesday that a total of 10 buildings and 3 cars were searched as part of the warrant and "large amounts" of money and luxury items had been seized. "During the searches," the statement went on, "one of the persons tried to swallow and destroy documents found at his home, which confirmed the sale-purchase transactions of real estate worth about €700,000." Dodon will be held for up to 72 hours. Several police officers could be seen standing guard at the gate of the politician's house on Tuesday … [Read more...] about Igor Dodon: Former Moldovan President arrested on suspicion of corruption

By Brian Wheeler Published 18 July 2013 comments Comments Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A look at eye-catching policy ideas that are often talked about but never seem to feature in UK general election campaigns. The background The NHS was created by the post-war Labour government in 1948. For the first time, hospitals, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and opticians were brought together under one organisation to provide services free to the public at the point of delivery. The central principle - that health services will be available to all and financed entirely from taxation - has been an article of faith in British politics ever since. David Cameron is the latest in a long succession of prime ministers to vow that the NHS is "safe" in his hands and would not be "privatised". But privatisation is a slippery concept. Some see it in the … [Read more...] about Why not… privatise the NHS

These Android apps are stealing your passwords, you must delete them now (Image: GOOGLE GETTY) Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Android users are being warned after security experts discovered over 200 apps on the Google Play Store that were loaded with malware capable of stealing people's passwords. Some of the software - which included fitness, photo editing, VPN apps - were downloaded and installed over a hundred thousand times making this a serious issue. The malware in question is the sinister Facestealer spyware, which was first discovered in 2021 and got its name because it's capable of pinching Facebook login details. Related articles Every iPhone … [Read more...] about These Android apps are secretly stealing your passwords – you must delete them NOW!

Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook email scam warning - Be careful of this dangerous message (Image: GETTY) Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Gmail , Outlook and Hotmail users are being warned about a new scam email that tries to take advantage of concerns around the cost of living crisis. Amid spiralling household bills, scammers are spreading a bogus email which has been reported to Action Fraud - the UK's national fraud and reporting centre - over 750 times in the space of just four days. The fake email claims to be from energy regulator Ofgem, and allegedly offers the recipient instructions on how to claim a Government rebate worth hundreds of pounds to help with their bills. … [Read more...] about Gmail and Outlook alert: This nasty new email scam is tricking people – DON’T be next

Murderer... Dena Thompson (Image: PA) Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dena Thompson, 61, was dubbed the "Black Widow" after she killed second husband Julian Webb. She said he took his own life when in fact she had hidden anti-depressants in his birthday meal and laced his drinks with ground aspirin. Related articles 'Stupid idiots with no sense of history' Union flag Jubilee row Londoners panic as capital struck by huge lightning storm with HAIL Thompson has spent 19 years behind bars after being sentenced to life in 2003. She was described by police as a "dangerous woman" and "every man's nightmare". Thompson had a history of conning … [Read more...] about ‘Black Widow’ Dena Thompson who killed husband with curry could be freed by Parole Board

‘Miss Mirja, Dear, I’m downloading anti-virus programmes on your computer now. Will you pay by debit or credit card?’ ‘Sorry? Pay for what?’ I asked. ‘It’ll be £200,’ said ‘Eddie’. It was a Wednesday morning and it just dawned on me that I had been on the phone to the ‘Microsoft Help Desk’ for what must have been a good hour. The chap on the other end of the line – ‘Eddie’ – continued to talk to me with this soft voice that was beginning to bother me. I don’t know why my senses only kicked in then. Perhaps the prospect of parting with my money and card details was needed to finally shake me awake. I told ‘Eddie’ no and asked him to get out of my computer. I was almost apologetic – I dared not to be rude. I still can’t quite put my finger on how he managed to con me. Even now, weeks after it happened, I am bewildered as to why I fell for it. I still have no answer. I had never fallen for a scam before and I was absolutely convinced that I never would. The whole … [Read more...] about I thought I was too streetwise to fall for an internet scam – then it happened to me