On August 12, a new Presidential Memorandum authorized the federal government to deputize vetted private corporations to conduct activities in support of law enforcement operations against cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations. It is an innovative answer to a scourge of cybercrime that costs Americans billions of dollars a year. It also creates legal risk that no company has been asked to carry before, and that no court has tested.According to the White House’s fact sheet accompanying the memorandum, Americans reported losing “over $20.8 billion” to cyber-enabled crime in 2025, including ransomware, phishing, financial fraud, sextortion, and impersonation schemes online. 73% of…

I haven’t played Pokemon since I was a kid. I remember it being fun, playing on the floor at my local video game store. I remember all of the original 151 Pokemon — blade-armed mantis Scyther was my favorite. I played Pokemon Snap on my N64. That is about where…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 20:33 GMT+2 St Pancras International station in London was briefly evacuated on Tuesday as a police bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion of an unattended car nearby. In a post on X, Transport for London (TfL) Access said the “Main and North Entrance/Entry” at Kings…

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Post-earthquake reconstruction is expected to cost around $6.4bn, but Colombia has been hit by renewed US tariffs.Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026Colombia’s new president has called on United States President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs targeting the South American country, which is reeling from a deadly earthquake that has…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wyoming Republicans chose former state House Speaker and current state Sen. Eric Barlow on Tuesday as their nominee for governor in the race to succeed outgoing Gov. Mark Gordon.The selection tees up the likely next person to…

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