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Dem Vegas politician stumped when confronted with surprise text message in murder trial

The former Las Vegas Democratic politician’s location at the time the veteran investigative reporter was brutally stabbed to death remains a central issue in the former high-ranking official’s murder trial, while newly discovered text messages shroud the defendant’s alibi as he continues to maintain his innocence and dispute DNA evidence linking him to the crime. […]

Wall Street firms fined $390M in over text, WhatsApp messages

The SEC watchdog on Thursday levied $390 million in fines on 26 Wall Street investment firms as part of its latest crackdown on misuse of text and WhatsApp messaging. The fined firms included Ameriprise Financial, Edward Jones, LPL Financial and Raymond James, which each agreed to pay $50 million to settle the allegations. BNY’s Pershing […]

How to reclaim your phone and block unwelcome political text messages

Text messages that arrive on your mobile phone as spam messages are at best annoying and at worst a risk to your personal security. But somewhere in between there is a unique type of spam text message that contains promotions aimed at convincing you about who you should vote for in the next election. Sure, […]

Three Columbia University administrators resign after ‘antisemitic tropes’ found in text messages

Three deans at Columbia University have resigned after a text message exchange that “disturbingly touched on long-standing anti-Semitic tropes.” Associate dean and chief administrative officer Susan Chan Kim, associate dean for student and family support Matthew Patashnick and dean of undergraduate life Kristen Crome all resigned. The resignations follow those of Rector Minouche Shafik and […]

Amy Wilson-Hardy removed from Olympics GB rugby team amid racist text probe

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has launched an investigation into allegations that GB rugby sevens player Amy Wilson-Hardy sent racist messages. Wilson-Hardy was removed from the team for what the BOA described as “health reasons.” What appears to be a screenshot of a now-deleted conversation was leaked on Instagram, showing the England forward sending a […]

DOJ settles with former FBI officials over release of anti-Trump text messages

The Department of Justice has settled with two former FBI employees over privacy rights violations. Former counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice over the release of text message conversations in which they expressed disdain for former President Donald Trump. Strzok settled for $1.2 […]