Organized crime gangs are shaking down Internet betting sites on the eve of the U.S. NFL football's Super Bowl, threatening to unleash a crippling data attack unless they pay a "protection" fee, police and site operators said.
On the surface, it appeared to be a classic example of capitalist greed trampling culture and history: a super-swank, high-end hotel/auction-house complex with a parking garage, servicing a vulgar, tiny layer of Russia's super-rich, threatening the very symbol of Russia, just a few hundred metres away.
American Bridge 21st Century, a Washington-based Democratic super PAC, threatened the treasurer's office with legal action last month after what it said has been several months of the office refusing to respond to a request for the resumes.
The story of the Guardian, the oil trader Trafigura, the law firm Carter-Ruck and its super-injunction threatened to override centuries of parliamentary sovereignty.
Forget the horror tropes -- what's scarier than a gang of unchecked bullies threatening super-wedgies?
And now even CNN is covering super-celeb-user Ashton Kutcher threatening to boycott if they go through with it.
Should eighth-placed Wakefield win at Huddersfield on Sunday and St Helens lose at Catalans 24 hours earlier, the Super 8s could threaten to become a nonevent before they have even started.
The storm weakened as it moved into Alabama, but forecasters predicted that another could move into Georgia today, threatening to disrupt Super Bowl events in Atlanta this weekend.
The storm weakened as it moved east into Alabama, but forecasters predicted that another storm could move into Georgia on Saturday, threatening to disrupt Super Bowl events in Atlanta this weekend.
Economic stratification, and the rise of a super-wealthy class, threatens our democracy.
