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A Canadian cybersecurity executive who specializes in negotiating with ransomware hackers has reportedly been arrested on federal charges in Pennsylvania. Edward Dubrovsky, 54, was arrested Thursday in the Philadelphia area, according to federal court documents cited by Reuters. The arrest comes as the FBI investigates ShinyHunters, a hacking group that recently claimed to have stolen information concerning nearly every FBI employee. Authorities have not publicly confirmed whether Dubrovsky’s arrest is connected to that investigation. FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday in a post on X that agents had arrested another suspected co-conspirator of ShinyHunters, the group believed to be responsible...

Donald Trump has threatened to halt weapons supplies to Ukraine unless Kyiv ends its long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.The White House made it clear to European officials over the weekend that a scheme allowing Ukraine's allies to buy US arms and give them to Kyiv could be suspended.Mr Trump is said to be angry at Volodymyr Zelensky's continued strikes on Russian oil refineries, and according to officials in Europe, the US administration has also threatened to withhold intelligence from Ukraine.

The Trump administration has warned Ukraine and allies in Europe that the US could suspend intelligence sharing and European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy facilities, two European officials told CNN.The warnings from the State Department and the Pentagon were sent over the weekend to officials in Ukraine and Europe, including communications from the US military directly to Ukrainian commanders.A US official said that US negotiators told the Ukrainians the United States was a strong partner, providing munitions and intelligence, and so Ukraine shouldn't take actions that hurt American...

Electricians, welders and HVAC technicians are commanding six-figure salaries as companies poach workers from rivals Intense demand for workers in the skilled trades is leading U.S. companies to ramp up training programs to expand their workforces and to poach workers from other companies to fill vitally needed positions. Mike Rowe, CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which helps the next generation get training in the skilled trades, told FOX Business that it's "been very surreal for me to watch the skilled trades come back into something like favor." "I don't want to overstate it, but I can tell you that not...

That’s turned up the heat on Trump and the Republican Party to address surging prices ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The president’s approval ratings on the economy have hit a new low, according to an AP-NORC poll released last week, as the Iran war and his trade battles have increased U.S. prices for oil and other goods. A limited impact, at best Energy policy experts on Friday expressed doubts that a boost in diesel supply from Russia will have a significant impact on oil prices, whether in the U.S. or globally.

Europe paid around €7.88 billion for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia’s Arctic energy project in the first nine months of 2026, a record 12.18 million tonnes reaching European ports between January and September this year. This comes at a time when Europe's gas storage levels are at a record low, and the bloc faces a brutal energy crisis. European LNG imports from the Russian Yamal project rose 9.5% year-on-year between January and September, with EU ports receiving 85% of Yamal’s recorded deliveries. France received nearly three-quarters of September’s EU deliveries, with the Dunkirk and Montoir ports receiving 571.716 million...

A federal judge on Sunday ordered the Trump administration to stop airing ads funded by the U.S. government that portray President Donald Trump in a favorable light, effective immediately. The lawsuit was brought by watchdog group Common Cause; an individual named Robert Hunter, who is a Democratic candidate for a seat in the Alabama state House; and a labor union in New York and its political action committee. The suit was one of several similar complaints — including one by the Democratic National Committee — that were filed in an effort to get the ads off the air.

More than half of adults in thousands of neighbourhoods across England and Wales are on out-of-work benefits, a report has found The common denominator in these counties is Deindustrialization, structural economic decline, and a post-pandemic surge in health and incapacity-related benefits (such as Personal Independence Payments or PIP) that keep working-age adults permanently out of work.

The Eurotards are crying because the Big Don is buying Russian Diesel. Meanwhile, Over the first nine months of 2026, the EU purchased a record volume of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth €7.88 billion Thats 9.5% increase compared to the same period last year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country’s war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S. “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Trump said. The president, who on Friday struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to buy diesel from Russia in an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S....

The National Firearms Act has been gutted after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that they would no longer be enforcing registration for short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns, “any other weapons,” and suppressors.

Continued Russian LNG imports undermine the credibility of the EU’s promise to sever its energy ties with Moscow, particularly as Russia continues its war against Ukraine. Europe paid around €7.88 billion for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia’s Arctic energy project in the first nine months of 2026 despite Brussels’ efforts to phase out gas from Moscow....

I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel. Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN,...

Canada is 1/8th the size of the USA. Losing 68,000 jobs in September would be like the USA reporting over 500,000 jobs cut. The Prime Minister of Canada has caused an economic catastrophe for his country with his "elbows up" strategy. Mark Carney also wants to import 300,000+ more foreigners each year.

Several justices suggested that local and state claims against oil companies may be blocked by the federal Clean Air Act. California and nearly three dozen states and municipalities have filed such claims. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded wary Monday of state-by-state lawsuits that could impose huge damage verdicts on energy producers for the effects of global climate change.

Russia could consider partially opening diesel exports once it returns to a production surplus, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told its Federation Council Oct. 2, describing the market as balanced and sufficiently supplied, local media reported. Traditionally the world's number-two diesel exporter, Russia started shutting in its diesel production in July following persistent Ukrainian drone attacks on its refining sector, now extended until the end of October. For non-producers, which include traders and refineries with capacities of less than 1 million metric tons/year, the ban will remain in place until the end of January. The deputy prime minister added that...

I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel. Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN,...

Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies on Friday after a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel, upending years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its four-and-a-half year war against Ukraine. Zelenskyy reacted furiously to Trump’s announcement of the deal with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, calling it “absolutely terrible” and “not fair and not honest”. Zelenskyy, who told Axios that it “looks like a happy birthday present for Putin. It looks absolutely terrible.” The Russian leader turned 74 earlier this week. In a long social...

The chart below shows definitively that data centers are the engine powering blue-collar employment these days. Former Obama economist Jason Furman makes the twisted argument that data centers are “crowding out” other construction activity. No, Jason. Data centers are the key to the reindustrialization of America, as your own chart shows: The media are trying to downplay the blue-collar data center boom. Watch this reporter who tried to tell a worker that his job is only temporary. His reply was priceless: And we love this headline about the unions shifting towards Republicans over the issue:

President Donald Trump announced billions of dollars in Medicare fraud discovered, with payments to millions of seniors going out starting tomorrow, during a rally in San Antonio on Oct. 7. “My administration has located billions and billions of dollars that were supposed to be spent on improving Medicare ... but it never got spent, so they tried to hide it, and by hiding it, they tried to make their numbers look better, which was impossible because their numbers are so bad,” Trump told thousands of supporters in the Freeman Coliseum on Oct. 7 during an event to boost support for...