Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s comments came after the Associated Press and the University of Toronto’s cyber watchdog group, Citizen Lab, reported that three Polish government critics were hacked by NSO’s Pegasus spyware. Other Polish leaders and allies of Kaczynski have previously denied that Poland has owned and used Pegasus. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki dismissed the findings by AP and the Citizen Lab as “fake news” and said that a foreign intelligence agency may have done the hacking, but critics have rejected the claim by saying that no other government would want to spy on the three targets....

I’m sure Dean felt good taking the jab, and his audience loved it. But if the Democrats want to beat Bush next year, they aren’t going to do it by turning him into Nixon of Arabia. If the president is vulnerable on terrorism–and he may be–the real question will be, “Are we safer than we were on 9-11?” If Bush can’t answer yes, then he’ll be in jeopardy, and Iraq will look like a misadventure–no matter what the president knew when....

But maybe something is really changing inside the son of a millworker. This week he will launch a series of short documentaries on his Web site, OneAmericaCommittee.com, offering behind-the-scenes glimpses of life on the campaign trail. The Webisodes, previewed exclusively by NEWSWEEK, show Edwards struggling with how to show more authenticity on the campaign trail. “I’d rather be successful or unsuccessful based on who I really am, not based on some plastic Ken doll,” he says in one episode....

The treaty purports to ban all nuclear explosions. But the treaty does not even define prescribed nuclear tests. As Sen. Richard Lugar said in his lethal analysis of the treaty, “Russia believes hydro-nuclear activities and sub-critical experiments are permitted under the treaty. The U.S. believes sub-critical experiments are permitted but hydro-nuclear tests are not. Other states believe both are illegal.” U.S. negotiators might have been able to hold out for elimination of such dangerous ambiguity, but they were under pressure to produce a treaty in time for a United Nations signing ceremony before the 1996 election....

Players Conventional Wisdom Clinton Locates his spine for now, but if this goes on too long he’ll be nonessential. Gingrich Boo-hoo! When the CW got an aisle instead of a window, it shut down Periscope. Dole Free Godivas yield underwhelming Fla. straw win. But nobody else got any real traction. Gramm Avoids becoming turkey in Florida straw. But still “charismatically challenged.” Alexander Spin overload. Allowed predictions of second in Fla....

The pope will be in Canada July 24 to 29, with stops in Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit, the northernmost city in Canada, where nearly half the population of 8,000 is Inuit. Canada is home to 12.7 million Catholics, representing nearly 39 percent of the country’s population. Overall, a growing number of Canadians identify as Christian, according to Pew Research, mirroring a trend reflected across much of the West. Immigration has also changed the country’s religious landscape, with faiths such as Islam and Hinduism growing in recent years....

Biluo, known for her soft voice and cute features, experienced a technical glitch during a live stream on July 25 while fans asked her to take the filter off. She considered the offer, but only if her viewers sent her large donations first. Some particularly loyal fans send her more than 100,000 yuan (about $15,000). Before her target donations amount was reached, technical issues temporarily disabled the filter and revealed her true age....

Still? Republicans are taking on sacred cows like Medicare and cutting scores of other programs; last week alone the House voted to kill low-income energy-assistance aid and summer youth employment. In that climate, how could “pork” be faring so well? Because shrewd lobbyists and agency heads have come up with ingenious ways to preserve beloved programs. Some of their tactics: Few agencies seemed as imperiled as the National Endowment for the Arts, long denounced by conservatives for bankrolling degenerate art....

The online funeral industry has suddenly become crowded. In late 1999 there were two major companies, Plan4ever and HeavenlyDoor.com (the only publicly traded funeral site), competing to be the definitive portal. But last month Arrangeonline.com launched. And Funeral.com is scheduled to unveil its site Nov. 30. While these sites seek to offer a full range of services and products, many companies specialize in grave sites, caskets and Webcasting of funerals....

The league carried on as normal throughout the duration of the World Cup but with the latter understandably receiving the lion’s share of attention, domestic soccer was relegated to an afterthought. That perception is expected to change this weekend, which marks the first weekend a NWSL game will be broadcast by ESPN. The broadcaster recently signed a deal with the league to broadcast 14 games across its channels, with one match to be shown each weekend between now and the end of the season....

Benfica had won four successive league crowns but their dominance came to an end following Saturday’s stalemate against Sporting as Porto were crowned champions without kicking a ball. The draw in Lisbon – where Benfica hit the woodwork twice in the first half – left both teams four points adrift of Porto, due to play Feirense on Sunday, with one round remaining. It capped a successful first season in charge for Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao, who delivered the Primeira Liga crown back to Estadio do Dragao for the first time since 2012-13....

Indeed, each side won nine and lost one of their 10 games, but Portugal were able to avoid a play-off, while Switzerland had to beat Northern Ireland over two legs to qualify. Having won the European Championship in 2016, manager Fernando Santos will now plot a way to assert global domination and he has revealed his 23-man squad for Russia. Who made Portugal’s 23-man squad? It’s no surprise to learn that Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in Santos’ final panel for the tournament and the Real Madrid man hit a timely patch of form towards the end of the season, which bodes well for Portuguese hopes....

Sound familiar? You read that line three days ago in a piece by SN's Jesse Spectorr But alas, we could be close to the end of the constantly reappearing rumor about the Seattle Mariners signing free agent Nelson Cruz. The Tacoma News Tribune reports sources say it's a "matter of time" before the Mariners reach a deal with Cruz. The Tacoma News Tribune's Bob Dutton tweeted that most think the contract will be two years....

Portage Mayor Sue Lynch said Indiana Dunes National Park closed all of its beaches, and a northwest Indiana water treatment facility closed after the apparent spill. Indiana Dunes National Park said all beaches and the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk were closed Sunday until further notice out of an abundance of caution. Indiana American Water shut down its Ogden Dunes treatment facility on Sunday night, also as a precaution. The utility said in a news release it had not seen any impact on “raw water parameters” as it performs continuous real-time testing at the facility....

Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi told The Associated Press there was no immediate information on the cause of the explosion, though the news service noted that there were hundreds of people believed to be inside at the time of the blast and a witness later reportedly told The Associated Press that the attacker set off the explosives near the stage where children had gathered. The incident reportedly occurred at the Dubai City wedding hall in western Kabul, an area that many in the minority Shiite Hazara community call home....

The drug is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). That’s largely why it’s not approved for human use in any form but is used instead to tranquilize large animals, such as elephants. The illicit drug market has become more sophisticated in recent years, with the swift emergence of fentanyl driving most overdoses since 2017, according to data compiled by research institute RTI International....

The surprising power surge dimmed the lights at the FedEx Forum in Memphis and stopped play during the second quarter, according to ABC studio analysts. MORE: Pop, then who? Ranking the 16 coaches in the playoffs The power outage was not weather-related, and was promptly addressed. San Antonio was leading Memphis 25-23 when the outage occurred. The Spurs will attempt to complete a four-game sweep of the Grizzlies and advance to the second round of the playoffs....

This page can be bookmarked and refreshed to see if you hold the winning numbers. Tonight’s 10/31/20 Powerball jackpot is estimated at $127 million, with a cash option of $98 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. The winning numbers on Wednesday (10/28/20) for the $116 million Powerball jackpot were: 11-28-37-40-53 with a Powerball of 13. The Power Play was 2x. There was no grand prize winner on Wednesday, but there were two tickets sold—one each in Florida and Missouri—that matched all five white balls, and just missing out on the red Powerball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

There was no grand prize winner from last Saturday’s 03/13/21 Powerball jackpot, meaning the next Powerball jackpot for 03/17/21 is already estimated at $184 million. Should a winning ticket hit all five white balls and the red Powerball this Wednesday and find luck of the Irish, then the game will reset to $20 million. If no one hits the jackpot, then Powerball would likely hit $200 million by this weekend....