Affairs at the Jupiter hotel

Nixon first gained national attention in 1948 when his investigation, as a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee, (HUAC) broke the impasse of the Alger Hiss spy case. While many doubted Whittaker Chambers’ allegations that Hiss, a former State Department official, had been a Soviet spy, Nixon believed the allegations to be true. He [...]

In 2000 Matra Marconi Space, a joint BAE/Matra company, was merged with the space division of DASA to form Astrium. On 16 June 2003 BAE sold its 25% share to EADS for £84& 160;million, however due to the lossmaking status of the company BAE invested an equal amount for "restructuring". In January 2001 Airbus Industrie [...]

Assange, who was being interviewed to discuss the 400,000 pages of documents WikiLeaks released about the Iraq War, grew upset when interviewer Atika Shubert asked about his personal legal issues. Assange was investigated in Sweden on charges of sexual abuse that were then dropped, but the investigation was re-opened shortly thereafter. Julian Assange Julian Assange [...]

In researching the stories for my new book, “The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession,” I’ve spent time with con men, cold killers, squid hunters, sandhogs, a death squad real-estate agent,…Read the whole article at The Newyorker

NEW YORK (Reuters) – An investigation is underway into why a young child, apparently under an adult’s supervision, was allowed to direct air traffic at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. Read the whole article at Reuters