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“As part of his duties, the defendant was provided with details regarding the attack and information regarding the ransom demand and typically the victim’s applicable insurance coverage and negotiating strategy,” the factual proffer said. Martino used BlackCat’s live chat system to negotiate ransom payments. Starting in April 2023, he “began communicating with BlackCat actors through the messaging platform Tox and in a separate ‘intermediary chat’ tab of the BlackCat panel,” which “was only accessible to the defendant and the BlackCat negotiators and affiliates,” the factual proffer said. Martino used the intermediary chat tab to provide confidential information about clients. “The…

More than £250m will be invested by the government to increase policing in Jewish communities after a spate of violent attacks, the Home Office has announced.The funding over the next three years will deliver more than 500 additional officers across England and Wales in Jewish neighbourhoods and around schools, synagogues and community centres, while strengthening national counter-terrorism capabilities.The funding will cover about 300 additional officers in London and 80 in Greater Manchester, while £43m will go to forces serving other areas with significant Jewish populations.The package will continue Project Servator, deploying specialist and plainclothes officers trained to identify suspicious behaviour.The…

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected source of food in the deep ocean that could change how researchers understand both marine ecosystems and Earth’s carbon cycle. A new study from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) suggests that deep ocean microbes are not living in such a nutrient-starved environment after all. The research found that tiny sinking particles known as marine snow release dissolved carbon and nitrogen as they descend into the deep sea. Those leaked nutrients become an immediate food source for microbes living in the surrounding seawater. Deep ocean pressure unlocks hidden nutrients Marine snow is made up of…

Michigan athletics director Warde Manuel now finds his own tenure in jeopardy following an investigation into the culture of the Wolverines’ athletics department.The university’s Board of Regents is scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss the findings of the independent investigation and consider a response, sources told CBS Sports. Manuel is also weighing his options, which include retirement, a source said Sunday.CBS Sports granted sources anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.Michigan’s board authorized Chicago-based law firm Jenner & Block in December to conduct an “open-ended” review of the athletics department amid the fallout of the Sherrone Moore scandal,…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 8 finale of “Love Island USA.” The public’s final vote for “Love Island USA” Season 8 decided on Bryce and Trinity as the winners of the reality dating series. Bryce and Trinity were joined in the final four by second place finishers Aniya and Carl, third place finishers Melanie and Sincere and fourth place finishers Kayda and Zach. Bryce and Trinity took home the $100,000 cash price. The pair were tight since the first coupling on the show, remaining steadfast over the course of the past month. Melanie and Sincere were also…

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*Says APC persecuting presidential hopeful Sunday Ehigiator  The Obidient Movement has accused the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, of publishing a “doctored” CCTV footage in a bid to criminalise the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi.  It insisted that the incident was part of what it described as the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) sustained political persecution of the former Anambra State governor. In a statement by its Media and Communications Directorate, the movement described Keyamo’s release of the airport CCTV footage as “poorly edited propaganda,” alleging that the minister deliberately distorted the video…

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reiterated that development comes when resources are managed efficiently and transparently, and the government provides an enabling environment for investors to operate responsibly. The governor on Saturday unveiled the Zamfara Lithium Mining and Processing Plant in Boko Village, Zurmi Local Government Area. The 200-million-dollar Zamfara Lithium Mining and Processing Plant is a joint investment by ZAM Mining Company Ltd, Bima Mines Ltd, Jinlide Mining Co Ltd, and other partners. In his remarks, Governor Lawal described the unveiling as a new beginning to unlock Zamfara State’s potential through responsible investment, industrial growth, job creation,…

By Babajide Komolafe Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) slashed lending to oil and gas, information and communication technology (ICT) and six other key sectors of the economy by N5.45 trillion or 14.8 per cent, year-on-year (YoY), in 2025, reflecting the impact of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) withdrawal of regulatory forbearance and banks’ loan portfolio clean-up. Read Also: Troops kill ISWAP cameraman, identify Palestinian terrorist trainer, Moroccan doctor in Borno Regulatory forbearance is a central bank policy that temporarily allows financial institutions to maintain operations and restructure bad loans even if they fall below strict capital or asset-quality requirements. It is designed…

In March, Bluesky’s longtime CEO, Jay Graber, stepped down from that role to become its chief innovation officer. Graber was immediately succeeded by Toni Schneider, the founding CEO of Automattic, which is the company behind WordPress and Tumblr. Schneider, who has led the company as interim CEO for the past four months, is now dropping the “interim” status and becoming its permanent chief executive. “I’m four months into my interim CEO role at Bluesky, and it’s time for an update,” Schneider wrote on his personal blog. “Most importantly, as of today, the interim part of the title is gone. I’m…