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ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Benita Alexander was promised a wedding in Italy officiated by the pope. • 24 min read How TV producer unknowingly became ensnared in fraudulent romance “It was this very intricate, slow, meticulous weaving of this web of lies,” Benita Alexander said, “You’re so caught up in it, you don’t really realize what’s happening.”Benita Alexander Hundreds of Benita Alexanders friends and family had alread...

Hundreds of Benita Alexanders friends and family had already bought their plane tickets to Italy to attend her extravagant wedding that was supposed to be officiated by the pope when it all came crashing down in a flurry of her fiancés deception. None of the promises Alexander said her fiancé Paolo Macchiarini had made for their wedding day would come true. As Alexander began to unravel the web of lies Macchiarini had told her, she began to wonder if the world-renowned thoracic surgeon had a...

Executive Summary Espionage poses a threat to national security and the private property rights of Americans. The government should address the threat of espionage in a manner whereby the benefits of government actions taken to reduce it outweigh the costs of those actions. To aid in that goal, this policy analysis presents the first combined database of all identified spies who targeted both the U.S. government and private organizations on U.S. soil. This analysis identifies 1,485 spies on A...

The National. "I bought a few puts worth $16 last week on Interactive Brokers. That would protect me if the stock fell below $90. On Monday, the stock tumbled, so the protection made me money.” GameStop, which has been the poster child for Redditors looking to squeeze short sellers, fell 60 per cent on Tuesday and eased another 5 per cent in after-hours trading, with shares closing below $100 for the first time in a week. Several other Reddit favourites, including movie theatre chain AMC Ente...

Last modified on Thu 4 Feb 2021 17.10 EST Boris Johnson has been urged to act after two more Conservative MPs were linked to figures spreading Covid conspiracy theories or making discredited claims. Last week it emerged that Desmond Swayne, a former Tory minister, encouraged anti-lockdown street protesters to “persist” and suggested NHS capacity figures were being “manipulated” to exaggerate the impact of the virus. Questions are now being asked about the judgment of a further two MPs: ...

After arriving home in India, I was able to lodge this request over the phone. Despite multiple follow-up attempts with customer care, I never received a call back on my number in India to confirm the cancellation of the card. Now, the bank has charged me late fees and interest against the card’s annual renewal fee. This amounts to Dh1,663.40. I am not in Dubai, do not use this card, cannot make this payment for card renewal and need the card cancelled immediately. I dont understand why it is...

The Anti-Virus website takes on figures like Toby Young and Allison Pearson - and its creators think it has them on the run

The Ajman resident is the sole breadwinner in her family and is finding it difficult to meet rising expenses and loan repayments

Forget now 1.1.1 $700,000 seems a lot considering that the air force already owns the helicopters, so thats just fuel, maintenance, and maybe staffing (but thatd be army pilots and police spotters? So already employed just reassigned). I do know from once living in rural parts near a usually tranquil growing area, those helicopters flying so low are really loud and annoying. Far worse than tourist flights which are at least on the way somewhere rather than circling for day...

Sean Coughlin, BBC, December 15, 2020 “Unconscious bias training” is being scrapped for civil servants in England, with ministers saying it does not work. The training, intended to tackle patterns of discrimination and prejudice, is used in many workplaces. The government says there is no evidence it changes attitudes – and is urging other public sector employers to end this type of training. But race equality campaigner Halima Begum said the government “mustn’t backtrack on anti-raci...