According to sources familiar with the case, a former or current executive with one of the oil companies named in the investigation has been helping investigators: “a whistleblower,” in the words of one knowledgeable source. As previously reported in NEWSWEEK, the Justice Department suspects that Giffen, a longtime adviser to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, may have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by transferring money to senior Kazakh officials from oil companies that, in return, received oil concessions in Kazakhstan....

But the best restaurant in Vegas is the newest, Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace ( harrahs .com ). The tasting menu (seven courses, $290) is an electric mix of flavors, colors and textures. Oysters in ice jelly, zucchini with tempura butter, caviar on a bed of green beans, veal done five different ways. These two chefs have moved Las Vegas into a new era. –Fareed Zakaria

In a video shared to TikTok on October 5, a cat named Pepper can be seen stomping, squirming and even taking a bath on top of their owner Beck (@feraltofamous) while she tries to sleep. The tabby and his lack of chill were captured on Beck’s Wyze Camera, with viewers finding the footage both hilarious and heartwarming. When it comes to sleep quality and sharing your bed with your feline friend, studies have shown received mixed results....

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On February 6, 1958, a plane carrying Manchester United’s ‘Busby Babes’ crashed while trying to take off in West Germany, killing 23 of the 44 passengers on board. Martial rubbishes Man Utd exit talk Among those who lost their lives were crew members, journalists, and many United players and staff. After the crash, United amazingly rebuilt their team, winning the European Cup 10 years later, in 1968. To mark the anniversary, current and former players and clubs paid tribute online with heartfelt messages and images....

Although the players may be famous, many of their partners are even more well known than their husbands. There are also many power couples such as David and Victoria Beckham, who both have similar net worths thanks to their huge business empires. Bastian Schweinsteiger is a World Cup winner with Germany, but his wife Ana Ivanovic is a former French Open winner and world number one in tennis. In 2006, the term Wives and Girlfriends or WAGs for short really came to prominence during the build-up to the World Cup....

And if Rolf Benirschke has his way, neither will others whose life was bettered or saved by the power of medicine. Although healthy now, the 62-year-old Benirschke never forgot about those who helped him survive the ailments that almost killed him both during and after his 10-year NFL career. Benirschke has channeled such appreciation into the Grateful Patient Project, an online endeavor aimed at those who want to thank their own caretakers and provide inspiration to others facing challenging circumstances....

Since his inauguration on January 20, 2017, Trump has posted 2,089 tweets or retweets with the word “Democrat,” “Democrats” or “Dems,” according to an analysis of Trump’s social media posts. “It is not the fault of Iowa, it is the Do Nothing Democrats fault. As long as I am President, Iowa will stay where it is. Important tradition,” the president wrote on February 4. “The Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats keep chanting ‘fairness’, when they put on the most unfair Witch Hunt in the history of the U....

USA Basketball announced Monday it will gather 19 players later this month in Las Vegas for training camp in advance of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which will be contested in Spain from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14. James was not on that list, and neither was Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul or Deron Williams, or four others who earned gold medals two years ago at the London Olympics. MORE: LeBron: World Cup ‘bigger’ than NBA Finals | Wade on LeBron: Home is where your heart is...

Believe them. They’re all in too deep to let this one fall apart. The Raiders and the NFL are going to get Vegas to give them a stadium one way or another. Just not the “billionaire casino boss paying for one-third of it” way. But you never know: Another billionaire casino boss could always pop up and take the place of the first one. Someone’s always lining up to give rich NFL owners something....

Kidding aside, it’s hard to tell just who is serious about the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump, or if this is all about politics by other means. Some have argued, with some justification, that the effort to see him removed from office began even before he was sworn in, and that we’ve experienced two and more years of charges in search of an underlying crime. The upcoming trial seems Kafkaesque....

The problem is that the 70 points Goodwin scored were 23 more than he has scored in the 12 games he has played with Phoenix at the NBA level. Goodwin, in his second season, understands that he is only 20 years old. But he was also the best player on the floor at the Showcase, and waiting for his turn in Phoenix has not been easy. MORE: Nike’s Black History Month collection | Suns making Miles Plumlee available | Rookie injury bug...

Despite an opening at the university following the firing of Mark Helfrich on Tuesday, the 49ers coach is beginning to sound like a broken record with the number of times he has to shoot down returning to college football. MORE: Nine coaches Oregon should target for the job “I love everybody associated with the university. They were fantastic,” Kelly told reporters Wednesday. “If I can help them, I can help them....

The Kobe earthquake forced both the Japanese government and researchers to take stock. In the past few years, Japanese scientists have been trying to find out why they failed in predicting Kobe and other earthquakes that have hit Japan over the years. Now that effort is paying off. In a recent issue of the journal Science, Jin-Oh Park and his colleagues at the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, uncovered a major cause of the most unpredictable earthquakes....

And wasn’t it just a year ago that Netscape was giving Microsoft a run for its money? Chairman Bill Gates turned the software behemoth on a dime–and now looks poised not merely to fend off the Internet challenge but to dominate it. So this, perhaps, is the dawning of an era when every digital transaction, from buying a book over the Net to home banking, will be brought to you by a $20 billion wunderkind who is about to begin… making real money....

Origi netted 11 times for Liverpool last season, but found himself behind Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge and Dominic Solanke in the pecking order heading into 2017-18. Wolfsburg 21/20 to beat Hertha Berlin Looking for playing time in hopes of making Belgium’s 2018 World Cup squad, the 22-year-old striker joined the Wolves on a season-long loan Origi has scored three goals in eight league appearances thus far, and says he is feeling at home with Wolfsburg and isn’t ruling out the possibility of extending his time with the club....

Camion Patrick, 22, and Isaiah Wright, 20, have each been charged with one count of criminal homicide in connection to the July 25 death of Caleb Thomas Radford, 18, according to a report from the Knoxville News Sentinel. Radford was found at 10:42 p.m. that day with multiple stab wounds. MORE: Where are star players of ‘Last Chance U’ now? Patrick, a student at Indiana, and Wright both were arrested on Wednesday, the former’s arrest being confirmed by an Indiana University spokesman on Thursday....

Kean, who served as New Jersey’s GOP governor from 1982 to 1990, led the commission that investigated what happened and what went wrong ahead of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Democrats, joined by some Republicans, proposed forming a similar commission to investigate the violent insurrection by former President Donald Trump’s supporters on January 6—but the legislation was blocked by GOP lawmakers. “I’m sad. It looks to me right now like the American people might never find out the truth....

The Cecafa defending champions fired blanks in their opening match against Burundi where they were held to a barren draw at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega. The result forced coach Moss Basena to make a single change in the goal-shy Cranes squad as he looks forward for a maiden win in the tournament. Cranes are third in Group B that is been controlled by Burundi, followed by Ethiopia even as South Sudan continues to search for a first win in the regional tourney having lost to Ethiopia 3-0 in the opener....