How it all started.

For years‚ Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has loomed over Europe like a continental boogeyman. The long-ruling illiberal leader makes no secret of his distaste for the liberal underpinnings of the European Union’s political project. Orban rails against E.U. censure and criticism over the erosion of Hungarian democracy that’s taken place under his watch. And he has stymied the continental bloc’s ability to muster a robust‚ collective response to support Ukraine’s...

A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking a trove of classified hacking tools to whistle-blowing platform Wikileaks. Joshua Schulte was also found guilty of possessing child abuse images. Prosecutors have accused him of leaking the CIA's "Vault 7" tools‚ which allow intelligence officers to hack smartphones and use them as listening devices. They said the leak is one of the most "brazen" in US history. Schulte‚ 35‚ shared some 8‚761 documents to...

HBO has cut ties with pro-Russian actor Milos Bikovic after he was initially hired to co-star in Season 3 of its hit series “The White Lotus.” “We have decided to part ways with MiloÅ¡ Biković and the role will be recast‚” an HBO spokesperson said in a terse announcement. Bikovic‚ 36‚ a Serbian actor‚ was awarded Russian citizenship in 2021 and has starred in several Russian films‚ including “Sunstroke” (2014). Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022‚ Bikovic shared...

For anyone worried that Taylor Swift might not make it home from her overseas tour in time to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce in the Super Bowl‚ the Japanese Embassy has a comforting message: “Be fearless.” The diplomatic mission in Washington put out a statement Friday apparently to ease the concerns of fans fearing their idol could miss next week’s big game due to the tight timeframe. Swift is scheduled to play the Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital from February 7 to 10‚ leaving her...

Mark Zuckerberg delighted Meta shareholders and Wall Street this week with news of the social media giant’s first-ever dividend. The IRS may also be happy‚ now that it’s staring at millions in taxes on the Meta stock dividends bound for Zuckerberg’s portfolio. Zuckerberg‚ the CEO of Meta Platforms Inc. META‚ +20.32%‚ is poised to make $700 million in dividends yearly. He owns nearly 350 million shares‚ according to FactSet‚ and the company will start paying a...

In 2012‚ Pennsylvania lawmakers—including then-Gov. Tom Corbett‚ a Republican—crafted a proposal for Shell Oil Co. In exchange for tax incentives estimated to be worth as much as $66 million per year over 25 years—a total state investment of over $1.6 billion—plus a credit that would exempt the company from most‚ if not all‚ of its state and local taxes‚ Shell would build a polymer manufacturing plant in Beaver County‚ near Pittsburgh‚ instead of in Ohio or West Virginia....

On Thursday‚ Professor Ian Brighthope testified at the Australian Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee.  He gave “powerful reasons” why a royal commission should be established: why safe and effective treatments […]

Each ingredient in lasagna matters‚ but the cheese you choose is among the more important ones. Mashed spoke with a cookbook author about which kind to use.

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