The Daily Populous

Monday December 21st, 2020 evening edition

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Moscow (CNN) A Russian agent sent to tail opposition leader Alexey Navalny has revealed how he was poisoned in August -- with the lethal nerve agent Novichok planted in his underpants.

Konstantin Kudryavtsev revealed he traveled to Omsk in Siberia to try to clean up evidence after Alexey Navalny was poisoned.

He was talking to Navalny himself, who almost died after being poisoned in August.

Oleg Tayakin opened the door to CNN but closed it as soon as he was asked about his role in tailing Navalny.

The Bellingcat-CNN investigation found that the FSB toxins team of about six to 10 agents trailed Navalny for more than three years.

Alexey Navalny, speaking brusquely and urgently, convinced Kudryavtsev he was an official reviewing the operation.

Navalny and his team have several times demanded that his clothes be returned to him , but Russian authorities have refused. »

Kelly Loeffler says she uses private jet to save taxpayers, but took publicly-funded flights

Authored by salon.com
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The latest of those reports covers expenditures up to Sept. 1; it is unclear how many times Loeffler has flown on commercial aircraft since then.

Senators and their staff can avail themselves of public funds for travel that is deemed necessary to their government jobs.

Conversely, ethics rules allow Loeffler to use her private plane for government business as long as she doesn't expense it to her government account. »

DOJ charges Zoom employee for helping Chinese government shut down Tiananmen Square commemorations

Authored by washingtonexaminer.com

Zoom said that “in October 2019, Zoom appointed the now-former employee to serve as the government contact in China.”.

Zoom also said that “with the goal of restoring our service, Zoom personnel, including our CEO, met in China with government authorities in October 2019."

Another Zoom statement in June that was updated on Friday said that “going forward, Zoom will not allow requests from the Chinese government to impact anyone outside of mainland China. »

Focus on past glory kept Kodak from digital win

Authored by reuters.com

The filing was not unexpected: Kodak has already become a cautionary tale for anyone considering a career in business.

“Kodak was very Rochester-centric and never really developed a presence in centers of the world that were developing new technologies,” she said.

Most digital cameras in the world use technology patented in part by Kodak, making the holdings highly lucrative. »

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dupes spy into revealing how he was poisoned

Authored by edition.cnn.com

Moscow (CNN) A Russian agent sent to tail opposition leader Alexey Navalny has revealed how he was poisoned in August -- with the lethal nerve agent Novichok planted in his underpants.

Konstantin Kudryavtsev revealed he traveled to Omsk in Siberia to try to clean up evidence after Alexey Navalny was poisoned.

The Bellingcat-CNN investigation found that the FSB toxins team of about six to 10 agents trailed Navalny for more than three years. »