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Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was arrested on August 14 after allegedly conspiring with one of his relatives to provide classified information to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS)—the country’s main intelligence agency. Ma—a naturalized citizen born in Hong Kong—joined the CIA in 1982 and enjoyed a Top Secret clearance, giving him access to a wide range of classified files and sensitive information. Ma left the CIA in 1989 and moved to Shanghai, before returning to the U....

A copy of the former officers’ legal notice against the university, submitted to the state attorney general’s office, was first obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune via a public records request. The five include Miguel Deras, who showed explicit photos of McCluskey to male colleagues in the days leading up to her death. McCluskey, a 21-year-old student at the university, was shot dead on October 22, 2018. Her ex-boyfriend, Melvin Rowland, was suspected of the killing and took his own life hours later....

Strampel was the boss of disgraced former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar for most of Nassar’s time working at the school before he was fired in September of 2016. He was promoted to his position as dean in 2002 after coming to Michigan State in the 1990s. Nassar, 54, used his position as a physician to sexually assault more than 260 people, including several Olympic gymnasts, under the guise of medical treatment over the course of roughly two decades....

Janee Harteau told Newsweek that she was horrified by the widely-circulated video showing Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, pinning down Floyd, a black man, with a knee to his neck for more than 8 minutes as he struggled to breathe. Floyd’s death, on May 25, sparked protests against police brutality in Minneapolis which quickly spread to more than 100 cities across the U.S. Some of them erupted into violence with police officers seen deploying tear gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters....

In a tweet on Sunday, Kelly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “mass murderer and war criminal” amid Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian cities, which killed 902 civilians in Ukraine between February 24 and March 19, including 11 girls and 25 boys, in addition to 39 other children whose sex wasn’t known, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on March 20....

“My heart aches for the many loved ones Vincent Jackson leaves behind, from his wife and children to the Buccaneers nation that adored him,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. “Mr. Jackson was a devoted man who put his family and community above everything else. Football aside, he touched countless lives through his Jackson In Action 83 Foundation. “We shared a passion for supporting military families, and three years ago, Jackson was even made an honorary deputy by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to recognize his dedication to the community....

“Seth Andrew, a former White House advisor, admitted today to devising a scheme to steal from the very same schools he helped create,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a press release. “Andrew now faces time in federal prison for abusing his position and robbing those he promised to help.” Andrew, 42, helped found Democracy Prep in 2005, according to The Associated Press. It opened its first school in Harlem in 2006....

FBI agents searched Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago residence on August 8 in search of classified documents allegedly being improperly stored at the property. They seized 20 boxes that allegedly contained classified documents, which experts have warned were vulnerable to foreign espionage. Trump and his allies, however, have said the search is politically motivated. Troye, who has become a vocal critic of Trump and the direction of the Republican Party since leaving the White House in 2020, said during a CNN appearance that if she took documents from the White House, she would have faced severe punishment....

In January, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Ethics Committee suspended Balakhnichev for life from all athletics activities, reports Tass. IAAF also suspended Papa Massata Diack (son of IAAF’s ex-president Lamine Diack) as well as Alexei Melnikov, Russia’s national team coach for long distance running and race walkers. “The session of CAS is over and there will be a decision in two or three weeks, as a rule. I have no illusions and I cannot make any forecasts,” Balakhnichev said....

Germany’s star footballer Thomas Mueller is excited about his second trip to India with Bayern Munich. “I am happy to come back after the visit to Kolkata and Siliguri in January 2009. Happy that more and more kids are playing the game in India,” said Mueller. Mueller, who won the ‘Golden Boot’ at the 2010 FIFA Wold Cup, will take part in a friendly match with India at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Jan 10 along with a host of Bayern stars like Mario Gomez, Frank Ribery, Lukas Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger....

The 33-year-old, who was due to compete in the women’s 3000m steeplechase, tested positive in a doping control conducted in Rio a few days after her arrival in Brazil on July 26, the sources said a day before the athletics programme begins. According to the same sources, Danekova, who raced the steeplechase at the London Olympics in 2012 but did not get beyond the heats, used the banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO)....

India’s fortunes at the global event, starting May end, have several shoulders to rest on. The batting, at least on paper, looks a million bucks, and the newfound spring in the pace department complemented well by spin, makes for a settled squad. The team seems well prepared, but is it well rested for the marquee tournament? Former India allrounder Roger Binny doesn’t think so. “We have tried a pool of players, but when they get to the World Cup, they will not be as fresh as they should be,” he believes....

Newspapers were splashed with headlines ‘Nobbs sacked as India coach’, which led many to believe that the Aussie was asked to go after India’s failure to seal a World Cup berth in the Hockey World League Round 3 event in Rotterdam. The 59-year-old, who represented the Kookaburras at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, came out clear on all this ‘sack’ talk. “It’s a bit strange to read newspaper headlines screaming ‘Nobbs was sacked’....

The eight teams are: Birmingham Phoenix London Spirit Manchester Originals Northern Superchargers Oval Invincibles Southern Brave Trent Rockets Welsh Fire Like the Big Bash League, The Hundred will have both men’s and women’s tournaments. Match rules Each team gets to play 100 balls per innings. A player gets to bowl 5 or 10 consecutive balls. A player can bowl a maximum of 20 balls in an innings. The fielding side change ends after 10 balls....

House leaders have spent much of Friday trying to get the votes needed for a temporary extension of the eviction moratorium before it expires Saturday. Lawmakers initially wanted to extend through December, but House leaders on Friday acknowledged they were trying to win votes by trimming the extension to October 18. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, told reporters she views the moratorium as “is a COVID initiative, related to the intensity of the issue....

RELATED: The Evil Dead’s Connection to Michigan Explained There is a hint of a trial and error for Evil Dead: The Game that exists, having players gradually piece together the right way to go about business until finally perfecting it for a final run. For players that don’t feel like losing over and over again, here is a strategy that should yield an early victory on this first mission....

One key aspect of Evil Genius 2 is that it allows the player to choose from five geniuses and select the perfect island to build the lair of their dreams. Each genius has a unique set of traits and strengths that will impact which lair location is the best for them. Choosing an ideal setup for their genius will allow for the best gameplay experience and most successful attempt at building an evil operation to take over the world....

One fossil, found just east of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, is the upper jaw of a habilis from 1.44 million years ago. This species was thought to have gone extinct about 1.6 million years ago. The other find, from the same site, is an erectus skull from 1.55 million years ago. The more recent date for habilis shows that he and erectus were contemporaries for half a million years, until 1....

title: “Evs Perform Better Than Gasoline Vehicles And Here S Why” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Wanda Roys” Torque, Horsepower, and Other Engine Talk Mention ‘low emissions’ and ‘high performance’ in the same sentence and you’ll likely get strange looks. Be honest: In over 100 years of cars, have you ever seen a muscle car with good fuel economy? Still, electric vehicles offer just that: exceptional performance and low emissions, even though it might be hard to believe....

Lee is working on the new project as executive producer, and while it seems like Destiny 2 is a safe bet for what the project is, it’s also possible that it’s a brand new venture from Bungie. Bungie rarely creates new IP, having only worked on the Halo and Destiny franchises for the last 15 years, but perhaps the assistance from High Moon Studios is allowing it to work on multiple projects at once....