Houston consulate one of worst offenders in Chinese espionage, say U.S. officials

The United States ordered the consulate closed this week, leading China to retaliate on Friday by telling the United States to shut its consulate in the city of Chengdu, as relations between the world’s two largest economies deteriorate.

Apple Patched Three Zero-Days With The Release Of iOS 14.4

Latesthackingnews.com - Apple has recently rolled out the latest iOS update for users. The update iOS 14.4 comes with patches for three serious zero-days actively exploited against Apple devices. Update your devices to the latest versions now.

Major Miner Moves to Divest From Coal in Mozambique

Major Miner Moves to Divest From Coal in Mozambique

2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Review: An Athlete in Crossover Clothes

 

 The 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio returns 24 mpg combined, which is about average for a sporty luxury SUV. The 2020 Stelvio delivers the fuel economy ratings buyers would expect for a sporty luxury SUV.

View from Burj Khalifa is most Instagrammed viewpoint

  The view from the tallest building in the world in Dubai is the most Instagrammed viewpoint. <a href="https://www.gmx.com/travel/10464136-view-burj-khalifa-instagrammed-viewpoint.html#.1559516-stage-hero1-3">click here</a>

Trump has trashed America's most important alliance. The rift with Europe could take decades to repair

"From our perspective, Trump saw Europe as an enemy," a senior European diplomat told CNN. "The lasting impact of 'America First' is the US having fewer friends in Europe."

A senior European Union official said the general view in Brussels was that Trump went out of his way to "gradually undo a lot of what the EU was working towards on the world stage," pointing specifically to the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate accord. read more

Trust Elon Musk to Make Going to Space Sound Shit

Highsnobiety.com - Elon Musk, aka the newly anointed richest man in the world, has revealed more details of his plan to move people into space.

Madonna moved to tears by case of child rape in Kenya

Reuters.com - NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Pop star Madonna was reduced to tears during a trip to Kenya as she listened to a man describe how his five-year-old daughter had been recently raped by a neighbor in Nairobi’s Kibera slum.

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Capitol breach prompts urgent questions about security failures

Washingtonpost.com - The storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Trump’s supporters on Wednesday was a disastrous failure of security: In a city on high alert, in a building with its own 2,000-officer police department, people forced their way into the sanctums of American democracy with nothing more than flagpoles, riot shields and shoves.

‘Is This Really Happening?’: The Siege of Congress, Seen From the Inside

 

 Politico.com - A real-time account of the hours when rioters breached the Capitol and brought the government to a halt.

"Why limit myself?" Polish climber aims to defy critics with K2 bid

 WARSAW (Reuters) - Scaling the world’s second-highest peak, K2, in winter is one of the last great feats in mountaineering -- and despite what some see as a lack of experience, 28-year-old Pole Magdalena Gorzkowska wants to be the first to do it.