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Cash-strapped Russian city to sell Lenin statue

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A city in Russia’s south is selling its bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, as it can no longer afford the cost of repairs, Russian media reported Wednesday. The 14-tonne, balding figure…

7-Eleven Hack From Russia Led to ATM Looting in New York

Flashback, early 2008: Citibank officials are witnessing a huge spike in fraudulent withdrawals from New York area ATMs — $180,000 is stolen from cash machines on the Upper East Side in just three days. After a stakeout, police arrest one…