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US and UK sanction Russian cybercriminal gang accused of infecting millions of computers worldwide

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US and UK governments on Thursday sanctioned six Russians and one Ukrainian for their alleged involvement in an infamous Russia-based cybercrime network that infected millions of computers worldwide, including those in American hospitals. The sanctions target seven alleged core members of a cybercrime gang known as Trickbot, whose eponymous hacking

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New GOP-led panel holds first public hearing Thursday on alleged ‘weaponization’ of federal government

By Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer, CNN The GOP-led House committee on the alleged “weaponization” of the federal government kicked off its first public hearing Thursday with a witness list that suggests Republicans on the panel will push a popular narrative among conservatives that has been disputed by federal officials. The hearing was split into

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The materials are currently being processed at the FBI facility in Quantico

US officials disclosed new details about the balloon’s capabilities. Here’s what we know

By Jeremy Herb, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Manu Raju and Haley Britzky, CNN Biden administration officials disclosed new information Thursday about the capabilities of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed the United States last week and what they are learning as the FBI begins analyzing the parts recovered after the balloon was shot down

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Exclusive: Iranian drones appear to contain modified explosives designed for maximum damage to Ukrainian infrastructure, report finds

By Natasha Bertrand Iran appears to be modifying the attack drones it’s providing to Russia so that the explosive warheads can inflict maximum damage on infrastructure targets inside Ukraine, according to a new investigative report obtained exclusively by CNN. Iran has given Russia hundreds of drones to use in its war in Ukraine, many of

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Biden says US-China relations have not taken a hit in wake of spy balloon shoot down

By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent President Joe Biden said in a new interview that the recently recovered Chinese spy balloon that traversed the continental US did not damage bilateral relations between the two countries. “The idea shooting down a balloon that’s gathering information over America and that makes relations worse?” Biden told PBS

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Former Pence chief of staff: FBI search of Pence home for any more classified material ‘not too far off’

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, suggested Wednesday that an FBI search of Pence’s Indiana home for any additional classified materials is “not too far off into the future.” “There have been conversations about a consensual search to be conducted, and I presume that’s not

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Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus calls on Biden to tap Julie Su to replace Walsh as Labor secretary

By MJ Lee, Senior White House correspondent The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is throwing its support behind Julie Su, the deputy Labor secretary, to replace Labor Secretary Marty Walsh who is soon departing the Biden administration — a significant public display of support for an Asian American to join President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. “We

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At least $191 billion in pandemic jobless benefits improperly paid, watchdog tells Congress

By Tami Luhby, CNN At least $191 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits could have been improperly paid, with a “significant portion” attributable to fraud, according to a new estimate from the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General. That’s up from the office’s projection last year of at least $163 billion in improper payments. The

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