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Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, disclosed a major cyberattack that exposed sensitive customer data and could cost the company up to $400 million. The hackers have demanded a $20 million ransom payment, but the company has played a $20 million bounty on them instead of paying up. TechSpot reports that Coinbase has announced it had fallen victim to a sophisticated insider attack that resulted in the compromise of confidential information from certain customer accounts as well as internal company documents. The breach came to light on May 11 when the company received an email from an unknown hacker demanding a…

CLAIM: “30 years after apartheid, black South Africans are over 80 percent of the population, but still only own 4 percent of private land.” VERDICT: FALSE. Cooper’s figure has been debunked, and likely exaggerates racial disparities. CNN continues to contribute to the claim — embraced by the South African government — that President Donald Trump’s concern for the welfare of white Afrikaners is driven by misinformation and racism. To that end, this week Anderson Cooper repeated an oft-cited, but inaccurate, claim that black South Africans only own 4% of privately owned land in the country. From the CNN transcript: I…

The budget reconciliation bill is a generational opportunity to deliver on President Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda, and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and other Trump allies don’t want to waste the opportunity, Lee told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Thursday evening. The bill is in the latter stages of making its way through the House, and the further the House can go in improving the bill they send to the Senate, the more quickly Republicans can send a bill to Trump’s desk, Lee believes. “There are some things that we need to address as we advance legislation, in order to…

On Thursday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed criticisms of U.S. policy by Bruce Springsteen. Marlow stated, “[Y]ou should not trash our country overseas. Here’s the analogy: You’re allowed to say something negative about a spouse or about a parent or about your co-worker or about your company, but the context…matters quite a big deal. You would never vocalize something about your spouse publicly, unless you’re a maniac.” “The Alex Marlow Show,” hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, is a weekday podcast produced by Breitbart News and Salem Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple…

House GOP leaders discussed a new, heightened state-and-local-tax deduction with a group of Republican holdouts as they race to salvage their party-line megabill from ruin. A $40,000 cap on the key deduction for individuals and $80,000 cap for joint filers was part of a list of items GOP leaders raised overnight as they scrambled to shore up ultraconservative votes, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the private conversations. The SALT cap increase is one of the biggest hangups in the bill, which is filled with President Donald Trump’s domestic policy priorities. A band of SALT Republicans are publicly…

France, Spain, and Greece are reportedly pushing for bloc-wide restrictions to protect children from harmful content France, Spain, and Greece are advocating for mandatory age verification on social media platforms such as Meta’s Facebook and Elon Musk’s X, Bloomberg reported on Friday.The proposed rules would require all internet-connected devices to be equipped with age verification technology. Digital services ministers from the three EU member states are coordinating the initiative ahead of a meeting with their counterparts from the bloc on June 6, a document cited by Bloomberg said.The three nations reportedly argue that the “lack of proper and widespread age-verification…

Rep. Tim Burchett Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) announced Thursday that he will introduce legislation to codify President Donald J. Trump’s America First Executive Orders into law, delivering what grassroots conservatives have long demanded: permanent protections against future leftist rollbacks. “Today, I am announcing that I will be introducing legislation to codify [Donald Trump] Executive Orders,” Burchett announced on X. “It is past time for Congress to take action, so I am taking charge to ensure we implement President Trump’s agenda.” According to the press release: Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett announced that he will be introducing legislation to codify President…

USA’s Dylan Beard celebrates after winning of the men’s 110 hurdles event during the Grand Slam … More Track competition at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO MAKYN/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images When Dylan Beard’s final season of college eligibility was up and his professional track and field dream was still alive, he called on an Angel. His Aunt Angel, to be specific. It was right around a year and a half ago, when the Maryland native had found a coach in North Carolina but…

Man holds Federal Employees Retirement System FERS.getty Federal government workers have faced a lot of pressure, including mass layoffs, buyout offers that haven’t yet been approved or funded by Congress, and uncertainty about agency downsizings or even eliminations. Proposed changes to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System have added to the worry and anger among federal workers. Why FERS Changes Are A Concern People entering government service know they are accepting lower salaries than in the private sector for stronger benefits. FERS is an important example that is difficult to duplicate. There are three parts to FERS, according to the U.S.…

Former U.S. college basketball player Jarred Shaw could face the death penalty in Indonesia after his arrest Thursday for allegedly smuggling cannabis candy drugs. The 34-year-old played for Oklahoma State and Utah State before enjoying a brief stint in the NBA’s minor G-League. The world’s biggest Muslim-majority country has extremely strict drug laws and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad, CNN reports. Shaw, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested May 7, after police raided his apartment in Tangerang regency, just outside the capital, Jakarta. Authorities seized 132 pieces of cannabis candies, said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief, per…