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A hacker has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists on record.Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year to hacking cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 and stealing nearly 20,000 bitcoins.He laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with the help of his wife Heather Morgan, who used the alias Razzlekhan to promote his hip hop music.At the time of the theft, bitcoin was worth around $70 million (£55.3 million), but its value had reached more than $4.5 billion by the time of their arrest.The $3.6 billion in assets recovered…
Today's weather – Friday, November 15. The day will bring lots of clouds, but there is also a chance of sun. Thermometers show up to 10 degrees Celsius. Weather will be unfavorable and strong winds may blow locally.Friday will bring a lot of clouds across the country, but there will be more sunshine. Thermometers in Warmia, Podlasie, Mazovia and Lublin region show temperatures from 6 degrees, in the center of the country up to 7 degrees, in Lubuski and Western Pomeranian regions up to 9-10 degrees. The wind blows slowly and moderately from the west, sometimes very strong in the…
VolocopterThe VoloCity carried out demonstration flights in Paris this summerOne of the innovations of this year's Paris Olympics was supposed to be an electric flying taxi service.German company Volocopter has promised that its two-seater electric plane, the VoloCity, will transport passengers around the city.This never happened. Instead, the company conducted demonstration flights.While missing this deadline was embarrassing, behind the scenes a bigger problem was playing out: Volocopter was urgently trying to raise new investment to keep the company running.Talks to borrow 100 million euros (£83 million; $106 million) from the government collapsed in April.Hopes now rest on China's Geely, which…
On Thursday, Rafał Trzaskowski posted a photo on the X website with former Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy and retired Gen. James McConville, thanking them for their meeting.“It is in Poland’s interest to convince all those who influence the future American administration in Washington that maintaining its commitment to supporting Ukraine is necessary for continental stability and for strengthening Poland’s security. This is our reason for being,” Trzaskowski wrote.US election results. An associate of Polish President Trump. They wanted to meet Trzaskowski.Mr. Onet was the first to report the visit, which was confirmed by Mr. Intellia and Deputy Secretary of…
The latest survey conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research on behalf of “Super Express” shows a significant realignment in Polish politics. A year and a month after the parliamentary elections that brought PiS out of power, Jarosław Kaczynski's party is back in the lead. According to the survey, PiS overtook KO in the support ranking in November, taking first place on the podium with a result of 34.30%. KO thus drops to second place, with an approval rating of just over 32%. Party polls. PiS leads, leftists behind the podiumThe third place has long been held by Confederacha.…
Robert Kennedy Jr. Donald Trump wrote on social networks that he has been nominated for the position of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. He added that his opponent in the presidential race initially ran as an independent candidate, but suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump in exchange for a post in the administration. Robert Kennedy Jr. due to anti-vaccination views and other fake medical news that has spread so far, it is causing great controversy in the United States – Reuters emphasizes.Kennedy Jr. wanted to run for president, but in August he endorsed Trump in exchange…
The news was conveyed by Alexander Mikheyev, general director of the state-owned company Ros-Obolon Export. – Citing Russian government agencies, he said that our partners want to purchase reliable and proven Russian weapons. He added that the first contract has already been signed.However, Meheyev did not say who Russia's secret partner was. In 2019-2020, Russian media reported that Algeria would purchase Su-57 aircraft. In the end, no order was placed. Currently, the African country is cooperating with Moscow, delivering slightly less technologically advanced Su-30s.Su-57s were also provided to Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates. Russia attempted to work with India…
Putin's regime calls its opponents foreign agents and at the same time suppresses non-heterosexual people under the pretext of fighting “propaganda”. Now it is introducing another means of censorship. Russia's State Duma has unanimously approved a bill banning the “advertisement of childlessness” on the Internet, in the media, in advertisements and in films. The new law provides for high fines for citizens, and foreigners will be imprisoned for up to 15 days and deported from Russia in addition to this fine. That freedom of speech does not exist in Putin's Russia is nothing new. But another goal of local politicians…
The European Commission has launched a case against 13 EU member states, including Poland, for not submitting their current climate plans (NECP). The requested countries have two months to respond or they risk having the case referred to the EU Court of Justice.Besides Poland, the list also includes: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia.According to the EU regulation governing the Energy Union and climate action, member states must submit updated climate plans by June 30, 2024. So far 14 governments have done this. Despite pressure from the Commission, the remaining 13 countries…
AfD leader Tino Churupala confirmed the information in the weekly Junge Freiheit, quoting party treasurer Carsten Hütter and saying, “On Sunday we will welcome our 50,000th member.'' Ta.In addition, approximately 20,000 other interested parties have also submitted applications to join the group, which are still under consideration. “Hütter therefore assumes that the number of AfD members will increase to around 52,000 by the end of the year.” – writes the portal.Germany. The number of AfD is increasingExactly one year ago, in September 2023, the party had 34,000 members. The number of members was about 29,000 a year ago. At the…