Lawmaker who was member of ruling coalition murdered in Mexico; another man found dead at crime scene

A Mexican congressman who was a member of the ruling coalition was shot dead in coastal Veracruz state on Monday, officials said, marking yet another politician being targeted by violence in the country. “Benito Aguas Atlahua has passed away as a result of wounds caused by an aggression with a firearm,” the state prosecutor’s office … Read more

Walgreens Boots in talks over sale to private equity group Sycamore Partners

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US-based pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance is in talks over a sale to a private equity firm, in a potential deal that reflects the mounting distress facing the sector. The Illinois-based group had held discussions … Read more

Walter Koenig’s Favorite Star Trek Episode Is A Low-Budget Classic

In the “Star Trek” episode “Spectre of the Gun” (October 25, 1968), the U.S.S. Enterprise is ordered to the planet Melkot to make contact with the reclusive, xenophobic species that lives there. The Melkotians are small, floating heads with powerful psychic abilities, and an unhealthy, angry suspicion of outsiders. When Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard … Read more

US sanctions China cyber firm for potentially deadly ransomware attack | Cybercrime News

Some firewalls targeted in the US were protecting critical infrastructure companies, the US Treasury Department says. A Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its researchers have been sanctioned by the United States over a 2020 cyberattack that sought to exploit a computer software vulnerability in company firewalls, potentially resulting in deaths from system malfunctions, the … Read more