## North Korean workers are taking remote U.S. jobs. This company set a trap to expose one.

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Wang pleaded guilty to charges related to wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft and is awaiting sentencing next month.

“They could never pull this off if they didn’t have willing facilitators in the U.S. helping them.”.

North Korean teams typically rely on a maze of Chinese networks to launder it, according to industry reports.

In recent years, North Korea’s partnership with Chinese money laundering networks has unlocked a new level of speed and efficiency that North Korean operators had not been able to achieve independently.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un participates in a photo session with soldiers in North Pyongan province on Feb. 1.

“Unless you have external information, you might not know they’re North Korean,” said Michael Barnhart, who leads nation-state threat intelligence at DTEX.

That expansion also means concerns that North Korean workers could cause real-world harm by jeopardizing lives, something Barnhart has seen up close. »

### Kansas revoked 1,700 transgender drivers’ licenses. Some are leaving the state.

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Two anonymous trans residents sued Kansas last month, arguing that the law violates state protections for personal autonomy, privacy, equality, due process and freedom of speech.

Protesters in Topeka spoke out against the Kansas law that invalidates hundreds of driver's licenses and birth certificates for transgender people.

A spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Revenue told the Kansas Reflector that the law invalidated about 1,700 licenses. »

### Ryan Coogler Wins First Oscar, Becomes Only the Second Black Writer to Take Best Original Screenplay

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It has felt like something special is going to happen ever since Sinners dominated the 2026 Academy Awards nominations, leading the pack with a record-breaking 16 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

With his Best Original Screenplay win for Sinners at the Academy Awards, Coogler not only secures his first Oscar but also enters a remarkably small club.

Congratulations to Ryan Coogler on winning Best Original Screenplay for SINNERS. »

### A red fox stows away on a cargo ship, traveling from England to the US

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A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo’s care.

AP AUDIO: A red fox stows away on a cargo ship, traveling from England to US AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a fox stows away on cargo ship and travels from England to US. »

### Nine Years, Eight Versions of “Golden,” and One Historic Oscar: Musical ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Becomes the First Korean Film to Win Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song

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Now it has secured its place in film history as well, becoming the first Korean animated film ever to win Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards.

Within two months of its release, KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix’s most-watched film ever, eventually surpassing 325 million views worldwide.

The Oscar win for Best Animated Feature therefore felt less like a surprise and more like the culmination of an extraordinary year. »

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