The US Sun

THE SELF exiled founder and CEO of Telegram will face court today after he was arrested in France. Pavel Durov was detained on the outskirts of Paris as he stepped off his private jet on Saturday 8pm local time by cops. The 39-year-old Franco-Russian had arrived straight from Azerbaijan, according to a wanted persons file […]

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov ‘faces 20 years in jail’ over ‘failure to stop terrorism & drug trafficking’ festering online

WashingtonExaminer

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested at an airport just outside Paris, France, on Saturday. French police had an arrest warrant for Durov and moved to arrest him after seeing he was on a passenger list for a flight coming from Azerbaijan, according to Reuters. Durov, a 39-year-old […]

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France

NBC News

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram who was arrested in Paris, has nothing to hide and it is absurd to hold an owner responsible for abuse of the messaging and social media platform, Telegram said in a statement. Durov, a 39-year-old billionaire, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside...

Telegram says Russian founder has nothing to hide after arrest

Business Times

French authorities have extended the detention of Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, following his arrest at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Saturday. The extension of Durov's detention, confirmed on Sunday, is part of an ongoing investigation into serious allegations linked to the operations of Telegram, a platform that has become a major player in global communication.

French Authorities Extend Pavel Durov’s Detention as Telegram Insists Its CEO Has ‘Nothing to Hide’

TheConversationAU

When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday, he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, he was accused of facilitating the widespread crimes committed on it. 

The following day, a French judge extended Durov’s initial period of detention, allowing police to detain him for up to 96 hours.

Telegram has rejected the allegations against Durov. In a statement, the company said:


It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform.


The case may have far-reaching international implications, not just...

French police have arrested the founder of Telegram. What happens next could change the course of big tech

The Independent

 Freed American prisoner Paul Whelan described being imprisoned in Russia as “absolute nonsense by the Russian government.”He made those comments early on Friday 2 August after he, along with journalist Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.The three Americans were part of the biggest US-Russian prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a trade which follows years of back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.

Freed American Paul Whelan describes being imprisoned in Russia as ‘absolute nonsense’

Latin Times

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum defended the decision to invite her soon-to-be Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to her inauguration in October, following backlash and the Ukrainian embassy's request for the country to detain him upon arrival given the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against him. "They are diplomatic letters normally sent...

Mexican president-elect defends inviting Putin to inauguration while Ukraine asks for his detention

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NewsNinja

‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

Protests hit cities across Mexico against proposed judicial changes over fears they could undermine democracy. Under the plans, all judges in Mexico would be replaced by elected ones, which experts say would lead to interest groups, including drug cartels, funding the campaigns of people who would do their bidding. In...

Mexicans say no to judicial overhaul

North Carolina State

Chapel Hill, NC

Town Talks

A solid education is crucial, often leading to better job opportunities and higher salaries. While educated individuals can be found across the country, some regions have a particularly high concentration of educated residents.

These 2 North Carolina Cities Are The Most Educated In America

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Telegram said in a statement that it is compliant with all EU laws. The platform said it's always working to improve its content moderation practices. Messaging app Telegram said that it is fully complies with European Union law and its content moderation practices are within "industry norms." "Telegram abides by...

Telegram Says it is Compliant With EU Digital Services Act After Founder Pavel Durov's Arrest

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Wyoming State

Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of the Telegram messaging app, miscalculated by fleeing Russia and thinking that he would never have to cooperate with the security services abroad.

Russia's Medvedev says Durov miscalculated by fleeing Russia

Washington, DC

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp was the command sergeant major of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JTF-NCR/MDW) per her official biography. However effective Tuesday she was released from command.

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp Released from Command in D.C.

New Jersey State

New Brunswick, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. -A Middlesex County man, Kenneth Strickland, 57Kenneth Strickland, 57, from New Brunswick, has been convicted of his involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that Strickland was found guilty on July 29, 2024, of all six counts in a superseding indictment.

NJ Man Convicted in Large-Scale Fentanyl & Heroin Trafficking

(Reuters) - A Russian parliamentary deputy said on Friday that the Western-backed Ukrainian incursion has brought the world close to an all-out global war, Russia's RIA news agency reported. Ukrainian troops crossed the border into Russia's Kursk region on Aug. 6 and have since advanced significantly, forcing Moscow to evacuate...

Russian MP Says Ukrainian Incursion Could Lead to Global War, RIA Reports

Denver, CO

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

One of the world’s richest men is struggling with his ambitious transformation of one of Asia’s largest slums. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani won a $619 million bid in 2022 to redevelop Mumbai’s Dharavi slum — depicted in the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire — into a “world-class city” and rehouse its million residents.

Indian billionaire’s plan to transform ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ slum is in trouble

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Elon Musk says Telegram founder Durov’s arrest is ‘an attack on free speech’

X owner Elon Musk publicly defended Telegram CEO Pavel Durov after he was detained in France on Saturday. The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire was arrested shortly after...

Elon Musk says Telegram founder Durov’s arrest is ‘an attack on free speech’

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