Beijing’s action poses global threat, Trudeau minister warns; tensions escalate further in feud over Huawei executive

Home to both Microsoft and Amazon, the area is a potent symbol of the housing crisis that has followed the explosive growth of tech hubs. The investment represents the most ambitious effort by a tech company to directly address the inequality in communities transformed by the tech boom.

By Karen Weise @ NYTimes.com, Jan. 16

9 months in Bangkok...

By Alan Feuer @ NYTimes.com, Jan. 15

The former president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, took a $100 million bribe from Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous crime lord known as El Chapo, according to a witness at Mr. Guzman’s trial. The stunning testimony was delivered Tuesday in a New York courtroom by Alex Cifuentes Villa, a Colombian drug lord who worked closely with Mr. Guzmán from 2007 to 2013 [....]

“Mr. Guzmán may offer more details soon. Shortly after the jury was excused around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mr. Lichtman submitted his client’s name to the prosecution as a potential witness for the defense, confirming that the drug trafficker might testify in his own trial [....]

@ CNN.com, 2 hrs. ago

Violent radical Islamist terrorism so not over, this one was like allout war, with bombs (both car and suicide) followed by gunmen.

.....] Attack started with car bombs

The attack began at a bank inside the compound Tuesday afternoon. An explosion ripped through three vehicles in the parking lot, followed by a suicide blast in the foyer of the Dusit Hotel, Boinnet said [....]

Terror group claims responsibility