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Once Mocked, North Korean Cyberpower Is a Global Threat

  • When North Korean hackers tried to steal $1 billion from the New York Federal Reserve last year, a spelling error stopped them. Since then, the North’s army of over 6,000 hackers has been improving its methods.
  • Amid the attention on Pyongyang’s nuclear progress, the North has quietly developed another program capable of unleashing havoc.


Sessions Sends Lawyer to Aid in Transgender Case

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has sent a federal hate crimes lawyer to Iowa to help prosecute a man charged with murdering a transgender high school student, a highly unusual move by the staunch conservative.


How Weinstein Used Lawyers and Money to Evade 2015 Case

Accused of sexual assault by an Italian model in New York City, Harvey Weinstein mobilized lawyers and publicists to undermine her credibility. No charges were filed, and the woman was silenced with a payoff.


Fires Complicate Tough California Housing Market

A state that was struggling with slow construction, soaring prices and rents now must find accommodation for thousands of evacuees from scorched zones.




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