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Greece’s tourism minister wants German retirees to spend winter in Greece instead of stressing out about the natural-gas crisis

Winters in Greece are typically mild. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty Images The Greek tourism minister is inviting Germans to spend winter in Greece, where the season is mild. Russia has been reducing natural-gas flows to Germany and Europe over the last few months. Germany is nervous Russia will cut off its natural-gas supplies completely ahead of winter….

A Homeland Security watchdog and the Secret Service are clashing over the deletion of agents’ texts from January 6

The inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security has claimed that the Secret Service erased messages on its agents’ phones from January 5 and January 6, 2021, after a request was made for the records. Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A DHS watchdog and the Secret Service are clashing over deleted texts sent…

The January 6 committee likely won’t subpoena Trump because he would probably drag it out in court, political observers say

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a “Save America” rally in Alaska. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The January 6 panel is unlikely to subpoena Trump next week, two political observers told CNN. Doing so would likely result in a lengthy court case, they said. Rep. Adam Kinzinger had earlier said the panel was still mulling subpoenaing…

Peter Navarro is crowdfunding online to fight his contempt of Congress charge, claiming it could end up being ‘a million dollar defense’

Former Trump aide Peter Navarro is raising money for his legal fees. Alex Wong/Getty Images Former Trump aide Peter Navarro is crowdfunding online for his legal fees.  Navarro tweeted that he was hoping to get over the $150,000 threshold with the fundraising effort. Navarro was charged in June for defying a subpoena to turn over…

Startups race to build a crypto-native, consumer-friendly messaging platform for web3

There’s no shortage of headlines about the onset of “crypto winter.” Amid a growing pile of bankruptcies, one of the buzziest startups in the business, the NFT marketplace OpenSea, announced a major layoff just today. Behind the scenes, however, plenty of founders and VCs are doubling down on the promise of largely decentralized, blockchain-based outfits,…