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Alleged Russian agent charged in US with sanctions violations
jpost.com - By REUTERS
Russian agent Andrii Derkach has been a member of Ukraine's parliament for more than two decades. A Ukrainian lawmaker accused of helping Russia …
POLITICO
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Holmes’ former partner gets nearly 13 years in Theranos case
POLITICO - By Associated Press
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was depicted by prosecutors as a ruthless, power-hungry figure. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 13 years in prison for his role in the company’s blood-testing hoax — a sentence slightly longer than that …
Bloomberg Green
1 hour ago
Chinese Firms Ink Saudi Green Energy Pacts As Xi Visits
Bloomberg Green - Sylvia Westall
Chinese and Saudi companies signed investment pacts for green hydrogen and solar energy during a a visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the …
9to5Google
2 hours ago
Google Maps and Waze teams to merge, apps will remain separate
9to5Google - Abner Li
The Waze team is being merged into the organization responsible for Google Maps, though no changes to the end-user experience were announced as part of this internal change. According to the Wall Street Journal, “Google plans to combine the team working on the mapping service Waze with the group …
Bloomberg Green
1 hour ago
Elon Musk Brings Tesla’s China Chief to Texas to Run Gigafactory
Bloomberg Green - By
Elon Musk has tapped a longtime Tesla Inc. executive in China who oversaw construction of the Shanghai gigfactory to help run the electric carmaker’s …
Associated Press
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Tatum, Brown lead Celtics to easy 125-98 win over Suns
Associated Press - David Brandt, Ap Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) — The hardest task these days for the Boston Celtics might be staying humble. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 25 points, Malcolm Brogdon added 16 off the bench and the rolling Celtics embarrassed the sloppy Phoenix Suns 125-98 on Wednesday night. “You enjoy the moment, but …