Whenever NSA overreach is discussed, manyâÂÂeven the NSAâÂÂs biggest advocatesâÂÂrefer back to J. Edgar Hoover’s illegal FBI domestic surveillance program in the 1960s and 70s as the prime example of an out-of-control intelligence agency and…
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JPMorgan Chase will pay $2.6 billion for its role as the key banker in the mammoth 2008 Madoff Ponzi scheme, US justice authorities and regulators announced Tuesday. The amount, part of a settlement deal over criminal charges, includes $2.24 billion…
Run Run Shaw, the billionaire film pioneer hailed as the inventor of the kung fu genre and who launched a media empire that stretched from Hong Kong to Hollywood, died Tuesday at the age of 106. The colourful mogul, whose flagship Shaw Brothers Studio…
England manager Roy Hodgson spoke of his disappointment on Tuesday after Arsenal forward Theo Walcott was ruled out of this year’s World Cup with a serious knee injury. Walcott, 24, damaged the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Arsenal…
Sidney Crosby, whose “golden goal” in overtime brought Canada the 2010 Winter Olympic crown, was among 11 National Hockey League players named Tuesday to Canada’s Olympic squad for the Sochi Games. Crosby took a pass from Jarome Iginla and fired the…
Nine people have been arrested over alleged match-fixing in multiple football fixtures in Hong Kong, the city’s anti-corruption watchdog said Tuesday. “Nine persons, including professional football players, were arrested for alleged bribery in rigging…
Crystal Palace have been rebuffed in an attempt to take former player Wilfried Zaha back to the club on loan from Manchester United, manager Tony Pulis revealed on Tuesday. England international Zaha signed for United from Palace in a deal worth £15…
Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o was nominated on Monday for Bafta’s Rising Star Award for her role in “12 Years A Slave”, in a further sign that it is heading for Oscar glory. Nyong’o is considered the frontrunner for the British Academy of Film and Television…
European stock markets advanced on Tuesday alongside brighter eurozone economic data and as Ireland successfully tapped the bond markets for the first time since exiting its EU-IMF bailout. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.37 percent…
Last week, press reports revealed more about the National Security Agency’s (NSA) elite hacking unit, the Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO). The press also helped the public grasp other NSA activities, like how it’s weakening encryption. All…