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FBI closes Silk Road website, arrests alleged owner

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The FBI has been detailing the activities of the Silk Road website it has shut down following the arrest of its alleged owner.

Run as an anonymous internet marketplace Silk Road openly sold drugs, advice on how to rob cashpoint machines, black market and counterfeiters’ contact lists, guns, and hit men.

The FBI described it as the internet’s biggest criminal marketplace.

“Silk Road has emerged as the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the Internet today,” FBI agent Christopher Tarbell said in the criminal complaint.

The site was used by “several thousand drug dealers” to sell “hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs,” he said.

The name named as Silk Road’s owner is Ross William Ulbricht, 29, known online as ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’. He was arrested in San Francisco .

Ulbricht, who holds an advanced degree in chemical engineering, appeared in federal court on Wednesday and a bail hearing was set for Friday.

More than 900,000 registered users of the site bought and sold drugs using the digital currency Bitcoin. In recent media reports about the growing popularity of Bitcoin, the Silk Road website has emerged as part of a darker side to the use of digital currencies.

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euronews U talk – Consular protection for EU citizens

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The European Union treaties guarantee all EU citizens the right to equal protection, when travelling or living outside the EU and their own country is not represented, from the diplomatic and consular authorities of any member state.

Rienkje, London:
“As a European citizen I benefit from several rights. One of these rights is the ability to activate consular protection (when in trouble) in a third country. Could you explain this?”

Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship:

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UK to buy 12 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons

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UK to buy 12 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons

Britain’s decision to purchase the US-made F-35A jets will boost its nuclear deterrent, which currently wholly relies on four nuclear-armed submarines.

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How is data revolutionising the modern game? | Football Now

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In modern football, scientific data is transforming the way clubs and players approach the game. But how is live action on the pitch converted into the detailed analytics we see off it?

Football clubs now depend on data-driven insights to safeguard their investments and gain a competitive edge. Metrics like ‘expected goals (xG)’ are becoming part of everyday football conversations. But with all these advancements, is “the beautiful game” at risk of losing its magic and becoming too much of an exact science?

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Is embryo gene-editing ethical? | Euronews Tech Talks

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Is society closer to the possibility of safely creating gene-edited babies? And what are the ethical concerns surrounding this practice?

We delved into the subject for the latest episode of Euronews #TeckTalks, speaking with experts and reviewing new research.

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Pedro Sánchez “clearly lies” over Ceuta crisis

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Pedro Sánchez “clearly lies.”

MEP Antonio López-Istúriz slams Spain’s PM on #EuropeToday, accusing his government of ignoring intelligence warnings that a migration crisis was brewing in Ceuta, where 80,000 people illegally crossed the border last month.

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