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Trump Probe Involves Potential Violations Of US Espionage Act: Warrant
The FBI raid on Donald trump's Florida residence was partly based on suspicions of violations of the US Espionage Act related to the illegal retention of sensitive defense documents, a warrant showed Friday.
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Mexican President Intercedes on Behalf of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, Says He Committed No Serious Crime
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had sent a letter to US President Joe Biden, on behalf of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Mexico's leftist leader explained that “Assange did not commit any serious crime” as he did not cause the death of anyone, did not violate any human right and exercised his freedom, according to Obrad...
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Former CIA Programmer Convicted for 2017 Leak of ‘Vault 7’ US Hacking Tools to Wikileaks
Former CIA coder Joshua Schulte was found guilty of the 2017 leak of ‘Vault 7’ hacking tools to WikiLeaks, by a New York federal court on Wednesday. Schulte, who worked for the CIA’s elite hacking unit, sent the agency’s most valuable hacking tools to the anti-secrecy group in 2017, including 8,761 documents, plus a collection of malware, v...
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US Faces Ongoing Court Battles Over TikTok, WeChat Bans
The Trump administration faces ongoing court battles after two legal setbacks in its efforts to bar US app stores from offering Chinese-owned TikTok or WeChat for download.
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UK's Treatment of Julian Assange Putting His Life "At Risk": UN Expert
The treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing the threat of extradition from Britain to the US on espionage charges, is putting his life "at risk", an independent UN rights expert said Friday.
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Confused Julian Assange In UK Court Ahead Of Extradition Hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in public for the first time in six months on Monday, seeming frail and confused during a British court appearance ahead of his extradition hearing.
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UK Approves US Request For Julian Assange's Extradition: Report
The US is seeking WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition on charges of violating the Espionage Act and conspiring to hack into a classified government computer. The charges, if proved, carry a maximum penalty of five years.
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Charged With Violating Espionage Act
The Justice Department on Thursday charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with violating the US Espionage Act in the publishing of military and diplomatic files in 2010, rejecting his claim that he is a journalist.
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Russia Says It Caught Former US Marine, Accused Of Spying, Red-Handed
Russia said on Wednesday that it had caught former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, who is being held in Russia on spying charges, while he was in the act of carrying out illegal activities in his Moscow hotel room.
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Russian Woman, Suspected Of US Election Sabotage, Arrested In Washington
A 29-year-old Russian woman living in Washington, DC, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups, the US Justice Department said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Is 'Just The President', Says Edward Snowden
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden on Monday downplayed the importance of President-elect Donald Trump and again defended his decision to leak documents showing massive surveillance of US citizens' communications.
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US seeks Edward Snowden's extradition, urges Hong Kong to act quickly
The United States said on Saturday it wants Hong Kong to extradite Edward Snowden and urged it to act quickly, paving the way for what could be a lengthy legal battle to prosecute the former National Security Agency contractor on espionage charges.
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US bill would deny visas, freeze assets of hackers
A group of lawmakers proposed legislation Thursday that would deny US entry and freeze the assets of foreign nationals involved in hacking or cyber crimes targeting the United States.
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Trump Probe Involves Potential Violations Of US Espionage Act: Warrant
The FBI raid on Donald trump's Florida residence was partly based on suspicions of violations of the US Espionage Act related to the illegal retention of sensitive defense documents, a warrant showed Friday.
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Mexican President Intercedes on Behalf of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, Says He Committed No Serious Crime
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had sent a letter to US President Joe Biden, on behalf of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Mexico's leftist leader explained that “Assange did not commit any serious crime” as he did not cause the death of anyone, did not violate any human right and exercised his freedom, according to Obrad...
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Former CIA Programmer Convicted for 2017 Leak of ‘Vault 7’ US Hacking Tools to Wikileaks
Former CIA coder Joshua Schulte was found guilty of the 2017 leak of ‘Vault 7’ hacking tools to WikiLeaks, by a New York federal court on Wednesday. Schulte, who worked for the CIA’s elite hacking unit, sent the agency’s most valuable hacking tools to the anti-secrecy group in 2017, including 8,761 documents, plus a collection of malware, v...
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US Faces Ongoing Court Battles Over TikTok, WeChat Bans
The Trump administration faces ongoing court battles after two legal setbacks in its efforts to bar US app stores from offering Chinese-owned TikTok or WeChat for download.
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UK's Treatment of Julian Assange Putting His Life "At Risk": UN Expert
The treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing the threat of extradition from Britain to the US on espionage charges, is putting his life "at risk", an independent UN rights expert said Friday.
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Confused Julian Assange In UK Court Ahead Of Extradition Hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in public for the first time in six months on Monday, seeming frail and confused during a British court appearance ahead of his extradition hearing.
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UK Approves US Request For Julian Assange's Extradition: Report
The US is seeking WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition on charges of violating the Espionage Act and conspiring to hack into a classified government computer. The charges, if proved, carry a maximum penalty of five years.
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Charged With Violating Espionage Act
The Justice Department on Thursday charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with violating the US Espionage Act in the publishing of military and diplomatic files in 2010, rejecting his claim that he is a journalist.
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Russia Says It Caught Former US Marine, Accused Of Spying, Red-Handed
Russia said on Wednesday that it had caught former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, who is being held in Russia on spying charges, while he was in the act of carrying out illegal activities in his Moscow hotel room.
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Russian Woman, Suspected Of US Election Sabotage, Arrested In Washington
A 29-year-old Russian woman living in Washington, DC, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups, the US Justice Department said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Is 'Just The President', Says Edward Snowden
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden on Monday downplayed the importance of President-elect Donald Trump and again defended his decision to leak documents showing massive surveillance of US citizens' communications.
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US seeks Edward Snowden's extradition, urges Hong Kong to act quickly
The United States said on Saturday it wants Hong Kong to extradite Edward Snowden and urged it to act quickly, paving the way for what could be a lengthy legal battle to prosecute the former National Security Agency contractor on espionage charges.
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US bill would deny visas, freeze assets of hackers
A group of lawmakers proposed legislation Thursday that would deny US entry and freeze the assets of foreign nationals involved in hacking or cyber crimes targeting the United States.
