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A ‘Havana Syndrome’ Investigation in Congress Rests on Politics, Not Science

A ‘Havana Syndrome’ Investigation in Congress Rests on Politics, Not ScienceLawmakers should look in the mirror if they want answers to who hyped dubious reports of Havana syndrome. Instead they are investigating the spy agencies telling them the truth about the mysteryBy Robert BartholomewCuban Flags fly in front of American Embassy. Credit: PhotosByByron/Getty ImagesIn February, the House Intelligence Committee announced an investigation into spy agency handling of “Havana syndrome”—an array of health complaints first…

Prosecution rests in Grossman hit-and-run murder case

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a request by Rebecca Grossman’s legal team to dismiss murder charges against her in the 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two boys, as prosecutors rested their case Friday.Judge Joseph Brandolino said prosecutors presented sufficient evidence of voluntary intoxication and speeding in the incident that resulted in the deaths of Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8, in a marked crosswalk as they were following their mother and younger brother across Triunfo Canyon Road in…

Modi’s Vision for India Rests On Six Giant Companies

Listen to article(2 minutes)NEW DELHI—Prime Minister Narendra Modi says this is India’s decade. That claim rests heavily on a handful of dominant conglomerates. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Listen to article(2 minutes)NEW DELHI—Prime Minister Narendra Modi says this is India’s decade. That claim rests heavily on a handful of dominant conglomerates. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Former Theranos President’s Defense Rests in Criminal-Fraud Trial

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Lawyers for Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani called their second and final witness and rested their brief defense of the onetime Theranos Inc. executive charged with a dozen counts of criminal fraud.Mr. Balwani didn’t testify in his own defense. Thursday’s testimony from technical consultant Richard Sonnier brings the trial, which follows the conviction of Theranos founder and Chief Executive Elizabeth Holmes in January,…

Amber Heard rests case in civil suit without calling Depp

By MATTHEW BARAKAT FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Jurors in Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard heard a snippet of testimony Tuesday contradicting one of Heard’s key witnesses, but much of the context was stripped away. Jennifer Howell — who once employed Heard’s sister, Whitney Henriquez — testified briefly Tuesday in the six-week civil trial through a recorded deposition. Depp is suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing…

Prosecution Rests in Trial of Former Theranos President Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani

Prosecutors on Friday rested their case against Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani— the top deputy and close confidant to Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes —as the government seeks another fraud conviction against the leaders of the defunct blood-testing startup. Over nine weeks that included testimony from 24 witnesses in San Jose, Calif., prosecutors sought to convince a jury that Mr. Balwani conspired with Ms. Holmes to defraud investors and patients about the startup’s…

Feral off-road RV charges like a rhino, rests like a glamping lodge

A rugged, rock-solid shell of element-shedding armor surrounding a warm, soft core — it's the simple formula behind any good off-road expedition vehicle, but especially the new Project Rhino from Krug Expedition. A brutalist live-in box housing a full boat of off-grid amenities atop a Mercedes Actros, the Rhino is more than just an off-road explorer, designed to promote sustainable tourism and anti-poaching efforts in the types of places through which it's made to travel. Ten years after its founding in 2011, Krug, a…