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Niger Junta Says It Will Prosecute Deposed President for Treason
Coup leaders also signaled they would be open to dialogue with West African nations, the first sign of a thaw after weeks of rising tensions.
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Russian Forces Board Civilian Ship in Black Sea
The Russian defense ministry confirmed that it had intercepted a commercial vessel, an escalation that Russia had promised would happen after backing out of a trade deal with Ukraine.
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Empathy Comes With Maturity: Ira Sachs on Passages
With his new film “Passages,” writer/director Ira Sachs forges a scorchingly sensual, exhilaratingly free, and brutally honest vision of romantic desire in all its raw, violent collisions. Tracing the combustible relationships between filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski), his longtime partner Martin (Ben Whishaw), and schoolteacher Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos), with whom Tomas begins an affair after wrapping…
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Telemarketers
“Telemarketers” deserves your time for being that rare bird of documentaries: a filmmaker’s personal story captured over many years (in this case, 22), fueled by the need to get a bizarre experience on camera. The footage can be molded into a narrative later. Years before he was a documentarian, Sam Lipman-Stern recorded his time working for…
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“Grab hold and give it a wiggle” – ATM card skimming is still a thing
The rise of tap-to-pay and chip-and-PIN hasn’t rid the world of ATM card skimming criminals…
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Crimeware server used by NetWalker ransomware seized and shut down
The site was running from 2014 and allegedly raked in more than $20m, which the DOJ is seeking to claw back…
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CEO Changes at Gap and Kohl’s Signal Trend for Female Executives
Several prominent companies, like the Gap and Kohl’s, have recently replaced female leaders with men. Industry observers see a loss in gender representation.
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UBS to Pay $1.44 Billion to Settle Financial-Crisis Fraud Case
The settlement closes the chapter on the last investigation by a Justice Department task force on the role financial firms played in the collapse of the housing market in 2008.
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CNN Overhauls Programming Lineup, Aiming to Lift Ratings
Abby Phillip, host of “Inside Politics Sunday,” will be the new anchor of CNN’s 10 p.m. hour on weekdays.
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When Tragedy Strikes in China, the Government Cracks Down on Grief
The Chinese government represses public grief, withholding information and stanching displays of mourning to tell history the way it wants it told.