North Korean Hackers Steal $6.3B from Binance in ‘Largest Bank Heist in Human History’

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North Korean hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in a lightning-fast theft that an insider has called “the largest bank heist in human history.”

Cybercriminals swiped the digital coins out of Binance wallets within a mere 20 minutes starting at 4:30 p.m. ET Thursday, exploiting the system by hacking into an engineer’s laptop, according to analytics firm TRM Labs and industry insiders.

Binance initially said the security incident may have involved a compromised laptop. In an update Friday, Richard Teng, co-CEO of Binance, said the company’s security team has “uncovered additional points of breach,” suggesting it was a complex attack carried out by more than one person.

The culprits targeted just a few accounts, including one crypto wallet holding nearly $800 million, Idan Ofrat, co-founder of Fireblocks, told The Post.

TraderTraitor, the North Korean hacking group suspected of the crime, is known for pulling off unparalleled lootings by using algorithms to spread the riches across global crypto networks faster than any human could – making them virtually impossible to recover. US officials have said cybercrime attacks fund roughly half of North Korea’s missile program. (Read more from “North Korean Hackers Steal $6.3B from Binance in ‘Largest Bank Heist in Human History’” HERE)

Ex-Google Engineer Quits Saving for Retirement over Chilling AI Apocalypse Prediction

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A former Google AI expert is so convinced artificial intelligence will wipe out humanity that he’s stopped saving for retirement.

Machine learning researcher Nate Soares, who has worked as a software engineer at Google and Microsoft, said in a recent podcast episode with the CEO of The Atlantic that AI is more likely than not to wipe out humanity within the next decade.

Soares pegs the possibility of AI-driven extinction at over 50 percent over the next ten years.

“I guess right now it looks like we probably don’t have a decade on the clock,” Soares continued, adding that it’s “more than 50% that we don’t have a decade at this point.”

A decade ago, he said he stopped putting money toward his retirement, driven by this belief.

“I do not save for retirement now,” Soares said. “I have a 401K from when I worked at Google, but I haven’t contributed to it for like a decade.” (Read more from “Ex-Google Engineer Quits Saving for Retirement over Chilling AI Apocalypse Prediction” HERE)

Murkowski Defended Scheming Opponent Until NYT Investigation Piled On Deception Allegations

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Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski dismissed the Trump administration’s attempt to block Alaska’s Senate election results over a candidate with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan — but changed her tune Wednesday after a New York Times report detailed allegations of a coordinated effort to manipulate the race.

Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign and aides from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee tried to sabotage Republican Alaska Sen. Dan S. Sullivan’s reelection chances by recruiting a candidate with the same name and getting him on the ranked-choice ballot, The New York Times (NYT) reported Wednesday. Before the report, however, Murkowski defended the scheming opponent, Dan J. Sullivan, and dismissed the Trump administration and Department of Justice’s legal challenge.

“Alaskans don’t need any help voting for their preferred candidates, and the State of Alaska has already handled this by clearly distinguishing the candidates on this year’s ballot,” Murkowski said Oct. 23. “The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit.”

After the NYT report, Murkowski condemned the Peltola campaign’s alleged scheme and manipulation as “ballot-stacking” that “should have no place in our electoral process.”

“Run and win on your merits: your views, your policy ideas, and your accomplishments,” Murkowski said Wednesday. “By contrast, recruiting candidates to manipulate the field and influence voting outcomes is simply wrong. Alaskans deserve the honest truth from Mary and her campaign—what has been revealed is a pattern of lies and coverups and a culture of deception that belongs nowhere in our elections or among our elected officials.”

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Hegseth Fires Top General For Allegedly Leaking Classified Information

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fired Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia for allegedly leaking classified information, a Department of War (DOW) official told the Daily Caller.

Sylvia served as director of the Joint Staff’s Directorate for Strategy, Plans and Policy, known as the J-5, before being fired for “severe misconduct,” including allegedly leaking classified information about the Iran War and the Russia-Ukraine War, according to the official. Sylvia also failed three polygraphs and is actively being investigated by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the official added.

“Due to the Pentagon’s media policy requiring journalists to have escorts in the building, Sylvia began meeting with journalists outside of the Pentagon to leak classified information,” the official told the Caller.

“The extent of his leaking became so critical that Secretary Hegseth took immediate action and fired Sylvia in order to protect national security,” the official added. “Urgent action was needed and could not wait another second.”

The official noted that although Sylvia’s title was director of the Directorate of Strategy, Plans, and Policy, he was not the “central planner” for the Iran War as a member of the Joint Staff. (Read more from “Hegseth Fires Top General For Allegedly Leaking Classified Information” HERE)

Netanyahu says Arab Parties Stole Israeli Election, Demands ‘Immediate’ Investigation

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said rival Arab parties cheated in his country’s elections after exit polls indicated his coalition failed to capture a majority in the Knesset, pushing the Middle Eastern democracy into a political deadlock.

Netanyahu’s Likud party and its allies outperformed expectations on Tuesday. But with results still trickling in on Wednesday evening, the prime minister failed to keep his majority in the Israeli parliament. There is still no clear winner. The opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, remains Likud’s top rival. But two Arab parties, the Joint List and Ra’am, outperformed as they gained seats, drawing historic support as they are to win their largest-ever share of the vote.

Netanyahu said the Arab parties had stolen the election, claiming they are guilty of criminal offenses of bribery, threats, violence, forgeries, and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters.

“This is a serious blow to Israeli democracy and the voting rights of Israeli citizens,” he said in a post to X. “The law enforcement agencies must act with an iron fist and in an immediate manner.”

Netanyahu demanded election authorities in Israel immediately investigate his allegations, promising that his Likud party would produce hundreds of testimonies and pieces of evidence regarding election theft in many Arab polling stations, including thousands of envelopes with cash and Ra’am slips, threats and violence against polling station members, multiple voting behind the curtain, voting with double identities, discrepancies between the number of envelopes and the number of voters, and the use of prohibited mobilization software.

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Ilhan Omar’s Muslim Husband ‘Disgusted’ by ‘Dirty Dandy Brother’ She Allegedly Wed Coming to Live with Them: Source

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Ilhan Omar’s first husband was “embarrassed” when her effeminate “brother” — who she is accused of marrying — came to live with them in Minnesota, a family friend told The Post.

The congresswoman (D-Minn.) had two young children with Ahmed Hirsi, when she suddenly split from him in 2009. She then quickly married an “extremely feminine Somali guy from London,” Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, fond of wearing short shorts with cowboy boots.

She was able to do this as she had only been wed to Ahmed in a 2002 Islamic ceremony which was not recognized by the state.

One of Hirsi’s close friends claimed Omar and her first husband were actually still together, and Elmi suddenly moving in caused strain on their relationship. The legal marriage was reportedly so he could get “papers” to start a new life in the US, as The Post has previously reported.

“The whole community was gossiping about [Elmi] when he first arrived,” the source, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Post. “He was walking around in tight female clothing, which is heavily frowned upon in the Somali community, so I went to ask Ahmed about it. He told me that it was his wife’s brother from London and that Ilhan had ‘embarrassed all of us by bringing him here’. Ahmed used very strong words and said it was ‘disgusting.’” (Read more from “Ilhan Omar’s Muslim Husband ‘Disgusted’ by ‘Dirty Dandy Brother’ She Allegedly Wed Coming to Live with Them: Source” HERE)

Putin Hails Elon Musk’s ‘Genius’ Amid Plans for Russian Version of Starlink

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Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk’s genius and said he was in touch with Starlink’s controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications for its military to use against Ukraine.

The Russian president, speaking at a summit with African leaders in Moscow, was comparing the Earth-orbiting network built by Musk’s SpaceX with Russia’s gradual efforts to build its own Rassvet constellation.

“Elon Musk is a genius, a true genius,” the Russian leader said, according to the Tass news agency. “How many of these [satellites] does he have in orbit? More than 5,000, and we’re only taking the first steps.”

The true number of active SpaceX satellites is estimated at about 10,000, which provide the high-speed internet service that has been the subject of a diplomatic row between Musk, the US and Ukraine earlier this month.

A military version of Starlink, called Starshield, was suddenly restricted one night in the middle of October, preventing Ukraine from conducting medium drone attacks and hampering some of its anti-drone air defenses. (Read more from “Putin Hails Elon Musk’s ‘Genius’ Amid Plans for Russian Version of Starlink” HERE)

It’s Not Just ‘The Economy, Stupid’: Political Corruption Giving Inflation Run For Its Money As Top Voter Issue

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Corruption has become a top issue alongside affordability for many voters ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Polls show that corruption has joined affordability as the issues voters are most concerned with in the 2026 midterm election cycle as the latter issue is often linked to President Donald Trump’s war against Iran in voters’ minds. Trump, his family and administration officials have been accused of several corrupt actions, including accepting a plane from Qatar and pardoning a cryptocurrency exchange CEO tied to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s business ventures.

Sarah Chamberlain, the president of the Republican Main Street Partnership, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that corruption became the “number one issue” because of current economic conditions.

“Usually, the polling is much better for the Republican than it has been,” Chamberlain told the DCNF. “I think it’s just across the board, people are tired of the corruption … If the economy were healthier, no one would pay attention to the corruption. But because they’re struggling, corruption is a bigger deal on their minds.”

A Fox News poll found government corruption to be the top issue, with 60% of registered voters being “extremely concerned,” while 58% expressed the same level of concern about inflation. Seventy-two percent of Democrats said they were “extremely concerned” about corruption and 47% of Republicans said the same. (Read more from “It’s Not Just ‘The Economy, Stupid’: Political Corruption Giving Inflation Run For Its Money As Top Voter Issue” HERE)

Jimmy Kimmel Calls Sarah Palin Transgender in Rant Bashing Trump’s Stump Speech

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Left-wing late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel suggested that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) is transgender while attacking President Donald Trump during Wednesday’s episode of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

During his monologue on Wednesday, the left-wing TV host brought up Trump’s recent rally speech in Lubbock, Texas, where the president pointed out that Texas Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico stated he “loves transgender children.”

“Talarico stated that he loves transgender children, and that’s alright — but these children, if you check it out and see what happens, they take ’em as young children, and Timmy leaves home and comes back Sarah,” Trump said at his rally.

“Yeah, now that is true. That’s what happened to Sarah Palin,” Kimmel said in response to Trump’s remarks, eliciting a noticeable gasp from his live studio audience before laughing at the unexpected dig at the former Alaska governor.

“She was Timmy Palin. The doctors got hold of her, they made her a Sarah. And their parents didn’t even know,” the late-night host continued, doubling down on his peculiar joke. (Read more from “Jimmy Kimmel Calls Sarah Palin Transgender in Rant Bashing Trump’s Stump Speech” HERE)

Leader Of One Of World’s Most Powerful Central Banks Announces Early Resignation Amid Turmoil

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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced Thursday that she will step down Feb. 7, 2027, nearly nine months before her term was due to end.

Lagarde announced her departure through a video statement on X, later saying she is leaving the ECB “because I want to have the freedom of speech, the freedom of expression, and the freedom to engage on matters that are not monetary policy matters.”

The 70-year-old former managing director of the International Monetary Fund is set to leave her technocratic office nine months before her term was set to expire, after a service marked by inflation, a pandemic, and soaring energy prices, according to The Economist.

While steering monetary policy across 21 member nations, The Economist reported that bond yields have soared following a failure to establish credible budget plans, leaving the benchmarks of countries like Germany as high as during the worst of the early 2010s euro-zone crisis.

The Economist also cited Lagarde’s early embrace of climate-conscious policies, which was quickly overtaken by the COVID-19 pandemic and government-mandated lockdowns. The panic led investors to dump bonds of high-debt nations like Italy and rush into safe German debt, opening a massive gap in borrowing costs across Europe. At first, Lagarde warned it wasn’t the ECB’s job to “close spreads” for economically troubled governments, but as financial panic threatened to tear the eurozone apart, she gave in — unleashing a massive bond-buying spree that once again transformed the central bank into the continent’s ultimate financial backstop. (Read more from “Leader Of One Of World’s Most Powerful Central Banks Announces Early Resignation Amid Turmoil” HERE)

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