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$6.3 billion Binance hack was likely work of North Korea, blockchain intel firms say

A U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm says a North Korean unit was likely behind the hack that impacted more than $6 billion on Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance said it worked with blockchain partners to freeze roughly $3 billion in affected assets. The cryptocurrency exchange said Friday that deposits were unaffected, while withdrawals were…

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DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe, asks judge to intervene over “conspiracy” involving 2 Dan Sullivans

The Justice Department has begun issuing a new wave of subpoenas stemming from an ongoing criminal investigation into Alaska’s Senate race, including the alleged efforts by Democrats to recruit a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The subpoenas are targeting…

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Defense lawyers seek to poke holes in DOJ’s case against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden probe

A criminal case charging two former FBI counterintelligence officials with lying to Congress that was directed by Director Kash Patel could be in jeopardy, after defense attorneys raised doubts about the strength of the evidence and the motives behind the charges. In a two-day hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., lawyers for Nikki Floris…

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Text messages help lead to man’s arrest for murder in ex-fiancée’s 2011 disappearance, affidavit says

Court documents are revealing new details about Dale Smith Jr., the man recently arrested in connection with the disappearance of his ex-fiancée Michelle Parker in 2011, including newly recovered text messages and a history of domestic violence and injuries that police never asked about during their initial investigation.  Smith was taken into custody on a…

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Convicted murderer at large after escaping Tennessee prison through fence, stealing truck

A man serving a life sentence for killing his co-worker four years ago has escaped from a prison in northwest Tennessee by slipping through a fence, authorities said. Investigators have since released surveillance footage that showed him stealing a truck in the early hours of Tuesday morning.  Officials realized Jacob Morley, 28, was unaccounted for…

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