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California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents Dinner

The 31-year-old engineer and self-described indie game developer is suspected of firing shots at the annual event attended by President Donald Trump, high-profile media figures, and US government officials.

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Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet

Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally.

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The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

Years before the figure skater became an Olympic superstar, a Chinese operative tried to stalk her father and monitored other US residents deemed dissidents against China. And that’s just the beginning.

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Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump’s Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

A post-midnight revolt in the House sank the White House’s efforts to extend Section 702—a spy program the FBI has used to look into members of Congress, protesters, and political donors.

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