James Lewis

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Former Francisco 49ers cornerback Phillip Adams shot dead six people in South Carolina. Photograph: Paul Sakuma/AP
Sixth victim dies from shooting by ex-NFL player in South Carolina home

A sixth person has died after being shot by a former NFL player at a South Carolina home last Wednesday. Robert Shook, a 38-year-old air conditioning(...)

A man wears a Donald Trump mask as supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gather outside the Old Bailey. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty
Trump associates offered pardon deal to Assange, London court told
  • US
  • September 18, 2020, 19:10

Associates of Donald Trump told Julian Assange the US president would pardon the WikiLeaks founder if he revealed the source for the hacking of the De(...)

Julian Assange (left) in a courtroom sketch during his extradition hearing in London on Monday. Photograph: Julia Quenzler/Reuters
US bid to extradite Julian Assange is ‘abuse of power’, UK court told
  • UK
  • February 24, 2020, 11:55

The US attempt to extradite Julian Assange on espionage charges, is an “abuse of power”, the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer told a London court on Monday.(...)

Navinder Sarao pictured leaving Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London earlier this month
Accused “flash crash” trader fails to get case postponed

A London-based day-trader accused by the United States of market manipulation that contributed to the Wall Street “flash crash” in 2010, failed to pe(...)

‘Just because it is legal doesn’t mean we should do it’

European intelligence agencies were all aware of the type of covert surveillance undertaken by the US National Security Agency (NSA), a former (...)