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Customs officers have arrested the owner of a Hong Kong wedding decoration company that closed suddenly, leaving more than 100 engaged couples in dismay, with the firm revealed to have racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debts. Acting assistant superintendent Ho Wai-sum of customs’ unfair trade practice investigation division said officers arrested the…
China hackers target Russia despite alliance, seeking war secrets and battlefield data- China hackers targeting Russia have raised serious concerns as multiple cyberattacks linked to Chinese state-sponsored groups have reportedly breached Russian military and defense systems since the Ukraine war began. Despite public declarations of friendship between Moscow and Beijing, cyber analysts say the Chinese…
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Bitcoin may be set to replicate a tumultuous time in its history, according to veteran commodities trader Peter Brandt. “November 2021 all over again?” Brandt said last weekend on X, sharing Bitcoin’s weekly-candle chart. Much like today, in…
A man who allegedly ran Rep. Max Miller “off the road” in Rocky River, Ohio, showed a Palestinian flag and threatened the congressman has turned himself in, police said Friday. The Rocky River Police Department identified the driver as Feras Hamden, 36, from Westlake, Ohio. They obtained a warrant for his arrest after Miller signed…
A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Semiconductor stocks declined Friday following a report that the U.S. is weighing measures that would terminate…
On Tuesday, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by several masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a courthouse in Manhattan as he attempted to steer an individual past immigration authorities. That same day, masked agents outside a Walmart in Pico Rivera detained two individuals — one a target of immigration enforcement, the…
Aflac on Friday said hackers have gained access to its customers personal information in a cybersecurity attack last week. The company, which provides millions of customers with accident, life and health insurance policies, confirmed the June 12 incident in a statement on Friday, saying it was committed by a “sophisticated cybercrime group” that used “social…
A man has been charged in Hong Kong for allegedly robbing nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) worth of pre-owned valuables including Hermes handbags from a shop before fleeing to Thailand and being sent back to the city. Police said that the suspect, 30, would appear at West Kowloon Court on Saturday morning. He is alleged to…
Tesla has signed its inaugural agreement to construct a grid-scale battery power plant in China, a report claims. This move comes amidst ongoing trade tensions between the US and China. The Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker took to the Chinese social media platform Weibo to announce that this project, upon completion, will be the largest…
A plane passenger went viral this week after a video showed her pulling a woman’s hair and spitting on fellow travelers. The passenger, a 32-year-old New York resident, boarded a Southwest flight from LaGuardia Airport to Kansas City in the early morning hours of June 17. Authorities were alerted of her presence at about 1:10…