US is using declassified Intel to fight an info war, even it isn't rock solid

“It doesn’t have to be solid intelligence,” one U.S. official said. “It’s more important to get out ahead of them [the Russians], Putin specifically, before they do something." | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Los Angeles agrees to spend $3B to house homeless residents

The money would pay for up to 16,000 beds over the next five years, while more than 41,000 people currently live on the streets. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

'Biggest fraud in a generation': The looting of the Covid relief plan

The official in charge of Covid relief tells NBC News' Lester Holt that programs like PPP were structured in ways that were "an invitation" to fraudsters. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Madeleine Albright Has Died

Albright was the first woman to serve as the country's top diplomat. | Continue reading


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Factory of lies: Russia's disinformation playbook exposed (2018)

'Twenty years ago the Russians had to recruit journalists to find people to disseminate something... nowadays they just have to start a meme.' | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

An American who owns a MiG-29 isnt sure the fighter jets would help Ukraine much

A billionaire astronaut who helped train U.S. fighter pilots loves his high-performance Soviet jet but thinks it's no match for Russia's newer planes. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Brittney Griner’s detention extended until May

The WNBA star was detained after Russian officials said they found vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo airport. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Biden Aministration weighs providing Ukraine with Switchblade 600 drones

The U.S.-made guided missiles can accurately target tanks and artillery from miles away. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

The Internet’s meth underground, hidden in plain sight

Regular meth users say online platforms have fundamentally changed the experience of using, worsening parts of an already blazing global meth addiction problem. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Geofence warrants found unconstitutional in Virginia

A federal judge's ruling that geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment could slow the use of surveillance tools based on Google location data. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Florida cand pass condo safety law

The brother of a collapse victim said it was “shocking and disappointing" that the Legislature did not make safety improvements following the disaster. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Over 600 Indian students stranded in Ukraine used social media to make it home

After two weeks of rationing food and water as gunfire rained down near their bunkers, hundreds of Indian students made it to New Delhi this week.  | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

US officials believe Ukraine can maintain control of Kyiv for several more weeks

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said his country will not "surrender" after a high-level meeting in Turkey with his Russian counterpart. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Amazon suppliers linked to forced labor in China

The company’s supplier list includes firms accused of using Uyghur laborers. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Kentucky Teachers Retirement Fund lost $3M in selling investment in Russian bank

Sberbank saw its shares fall 95 percent this week after the bank announced it was pulling out of the European market. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Ukraine's Nazi problem is real, even if Putin's 'denazification' claim isn't

Not acknowledging this threat means that little is being done to guard against it. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

U.S. debates how to aid possible Zelenskyy government in exil

If Kyiv falls to Russia, lawmakers want to ensure the U.S. has a strategy for assisting a pro-democracy government as they prepare to deliver billions of dollars in emergency aid. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

U.N. General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to censure Russia

The international organization called on Russia to immediately end fighting in Ukraine. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

The U.S. has solid intelligence that Putin is expressing unusual bursts of anger

The U.S. has solid intelligence that Putin is expressing unusual bursts of anger at people in his inner circle over the state of the military campaign so far, officials said. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Facebook, Twitter remove disinformation accounts targeting Ukrainians

The larger of the two disinformation groups operated in Russia, as well as the Russian-dominated Donbas and Crimea regions of Ukraine. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert

The Russian premier said in a meeting of top officials that the move was in response to leading NATO powers making what he called “aggressive statements.” | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

California-based app Premise battles accusations of helping Russian military

Bay Area firm Premise offered to pay Ukrainians for photos of medical facilities or damage from explosions, according to some Twitter users. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Chernobyl isn't biggest nuclear risk. Ukraine's active nuclear power plants are

Ukraine said Friday morning that its 15 reactors were still operating "safely and securely," but nuclear power plants "are not designed for war zones," one expert said. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Biden has been presented with options for cyberattacks against Russia

The options presented include disrupting the internet across Russia, shutting off power and stopping trains in their tracks. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

P.J. O'Rourke, influential satirist and commentator, dies at 74

O'Rourke, a journalist and author who became known for his work at National Lampoon in the ’70s, died of complications from lung cancer. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

All baptisms performed by Phoenix priest invalid because he changed one word

Reverend Andres Arango has resigned to “dedicate my energy and full time ministry to help remedy this and heal those affected.” | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Swedish death cleaning decluttering method

Go ahead. Clean your closet like there's no tomorrow. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

President Joe Biden sat down for a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, discussing Russia and Ukraine, mask mandates and his Supreme Court nomination process. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Canada border protests start halting Detroit auto plant production

Chrysler, Ford and General Motors halt production because of parts shortages. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Family sues after DNA Christmas gift reveals woman not related to her dad

The suit alleges medical malpractice and negligence after a botched fertilization procedure in 1991 by Dr. Nicholas Spirtos and Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Gifts of DNA tests are leading to more family surprises – and lawsuits

DNA tests like 23andMe and Ancestry.com are leading to surprising paternity discoveries for some families. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

People are selling themselves their own NFTs to drive up prices, report finds

Chainalysis identified and tracked NFTs that were sold back and forth at least 25 times by the same handful of cryptocurrency wallets. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

NASA plans watery end for space station in 2031

NASA will aim for a remote stretch of the Pacific Ocean nicknamed the "Spacecraft Cemetery" because it's a frequent target to safely de-orbit defunct spacecraft. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Senate introduces bill to allow farmers to fix their own equipment

The legislation is part of the broader "right to repair" movement opposing repair restrictions. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Thousands of tree species remain undiscovered, scientists say

A group of researchers estimate there are more than 9,000 tree species on Earth yet to be catalogued, adding urgency to preservation efforts. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Why Ukraine is playing down Russia threat as U.S. sounds the alarm

“There is a feeling abroad that there is war here. That’s not the case,” Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

'Queen's Gambit' defamation lawsuit against Netflix can move forward, judge says

Nora Gaprindashvili alleges a line in the series finale referring to her real-life success was “manifestly false, as well as being grossly sexist and belittling," the lawsuit states. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Jan 6 committee subpoenas Meta, Google, Reddit etc. after 'inadequate responses'

The subpoenas demand that Facebook, Google, Reddit and Twitter turn over more information about what they did and didn't do in the lead-up to Jan. 6. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

What the pandemic has done to our memories

Covid-19 memory problems have been going on for two long years. The omicron variant is now giving us something new to worry about. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Feds sue auto repair shop that paid former employee in pennies

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing the auto repair shop that made headlines last year by paying a former employee his final paycheck in pennies. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Elizabeth Holmes guilty of 4 counts of fraud, acquitted on 4 in Theranos trial

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of four federal fraud charges Monday and acquitted on four others while a jury deadlocked on the three | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Extremism in the U.S. shifted after Jan. 6

After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, domestic extremist groups have re-emerged, trying to effect local policy change and using online platforms to organize. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

A tracking device made by Apple is showing up in suspected crimes

“AirTag Found Moving With You" has emerged a a warning as the devices are beginning to be associated with crimes such as theft and stalking. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

U.S. regulator opens probe into 580k Tesla vehicles over game feature

U.S. auto safety regulators said Wednesday they have launched a probe into 580,000 Tesla vehicles sold since 2017 over a game feature they say could be distracting for drivers. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Animation: New telescope [Webb] to unlock mysteries of the cosmos

The James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch after decades of work. Mission critical: Unravel the most enduring mysteries in space. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Omicron variant accounts for 73 percent of new Covid cases in U.S.

More than 73 percent of new Covid-19 cases in the country are now caused by the omicron variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Crypto exchanges keep getting hacked, and there's little anyone can do

It’s not just lucky investors getting rich from crypto. | Continue reading


@nbcnews.com | 2 years ago

Ransomware attack threatens paychecks just before Christmas

A major payroll company has been crippled by ransomware hackers, leaving some companies around the country scrambling to cover employees’ last paychecks before Christmas. | Continue reading


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