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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1441, Kyōgoku Takakazu, Japanese nobleman passed away. In 1881, Natalia Goncharova, Russian theatrical costume and set designer, painter and illustrator (died 1962) was born. In 1895, Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (died 1962) was born. In 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974) was born. In 1928, Alastair Burnet, English journalist (died 2012) was born. In 1963, Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. In 1979, Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist was born. In 1994, Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter was born. In 2013, Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (born 1921) passed away. In 2014, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Scammers hijack two of Ksenia Sobchak’s Telegram channels and post a supposed ‘leaked correspondence’ confession
Scammers broke into two Telegram channels belonging to journalist Ksenia Sobchak’s media holding: “Krovavaya Barynya” (“Bloody Lady”), which has 1.14 million subscribers, and “Sobchak,” which has 372,000. The hack was reported by Ostorozhno Novosti, another channel in the holding.
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Meduza.io
· Jul 9, 2026
Hackers published private messages they attribute to journalist and media executive Ksenia Sobchak, pointing to supposed ‘agreements’ between her media empire and Russian officials
On July 8, journalist and media executive Ksenia Sobchak announced that hackers had broken into her email account and briefly gained access to her Telegram channels. Around the same time, screenshots showing fragments of her private correspondence appeared in the channels. Sobchak called them fakes and deleted them. The next day, however, the hacker group Black Mirror and the anonymous project VChK-OGPU published even more screenshots of Sobchak’s messages, along with some of her voice messages.
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'Discipline Steenhuisen': DA insiders revolt after bombshell interview
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· Jul 7, 2026
BizNews Edge: WSM says Steenhuisen's News24 interview wasn't a confession — it was a ransom note
BizNews Edge: WSM says Steenhuisen's News24 interview wasn't a confession — it was a ransom note
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