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Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-backed hackers have been active throughout the 2024 United States campaign season, compromising digital accounts associated with political campaigns, spreading disinformation, and probing election systems. But in a report from early October, the threat-sharing and coordination group known as the Election Infrastructure ISAC warned that cybercriminals like ransomware attackers pose a […]
Deep-seated grievance among Japanese voters has put the Liberal Democrats, longstanding custodians of the status quo, on notice. Source link
This article is a part of Every Voice, Every Vote, a collaborative project managed by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism with lead support from the William Penn Foundation, and additional funding from Lenfest, Comcast NBC Universal, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation, Judy and Peter Leone, Arctos Foundation, Wyncote […]
(ANALYSIS) Florida is infamous for its never-ending, extremely eccentric news stories. Quite often, at the center of these tales is the legendary “Florida Man.” This character, a curious blend of urban myth and genuine reality, might start his day wrestling an alligator and then, in the afternoon, after a quick trip to the hospital, rob […]
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Monday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with his party’s ruling coalition falling short of a majority for the first time since 2009. Ishiba called Sunday’s election days after taking office on October 1, but voters angry at a slush fund scandal punished his […]
The make-up of Japan’s future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s scandal-tainted ruling coalition in a weekend election, leaving no party with a clear mandate to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy. The uncertainty sent the yen currency to a three-month low as analysts prepared for days, or possibly […]
As the contest for the White House has unfolded, billionaires from Silicon Valley to Wall Street have backed the two candidates with donations, while some have not publicly endorsed either side. Here’s how some of the biggest names – and their employees – have approached this election. A growing list of billionaires have backed Kamala […]
(Bloomberg) — The yen extended losses to 1% while Japanese stocks climbed Monday as investors mulled the implications of the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner losing their majority. Most Read from Bloomberg The slide in the currency as far as 153.88 against the dollar came after four straight weekly declines. The yen has […]
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters following the lower house election, at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority, with public broadcaster NHK projecting that the Liberal […]