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Andrew Blake

ablake@washingtontimes.com

Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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In this Aug. 2, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ivanka Trump recalls ‘punk phase’ in mother’s new memoir

President Trump's eldest daughter and senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump said she went through a punk phase as a preteen and uncontrollably sobbed for 24 hours after Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain committed suicide, according to her mother's new memoir.

October 18, 2017
In this Dec. 6, 2016, file photo, Richard Spencer, who leads a movement that mixes racism, white nationalism and populism, speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Rick Scott, Florida governor, declares state of emergency over Richard Spencer event

Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of potentially violent protests erupting in connection with white nationalist Richard Spencer's scheduled appearance Thursday at the University of Florida, his first on-campus event since participating in the violent Aug. 12 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

October 17, 2017
In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. On Saturday, Oct. 14, 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revoked Weinstein's membership. The decision, reached Saturday in an emergency session, comes in the wake of recent reports by The New York Times and The New Yorker magazine that revealed sexual harassment and rape allegations against him going back decades.(Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP, File)

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expels Harvey Weinstein

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was ousted Saturday from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the annual Oscars awards ceremony, as the once-powerful Hollywood producer continues to come under fire for a wave of newly surfaced allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

October 14, 2017
People cross Westminster Bridge in front of the Houses of Parliament the day after Britain's national elections in London, Friday, June 9, 2017 in this file photo. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Brits blame Iran for hack targeting Parliament, prime minister: Reports

Iranian government hackers conducted a sustained cyberattack over the summer targeting U.K. politicians including Prime Minister Theresa May, successfully compromising dozens of email accounts belonging to members of Parliament, British news media reported Saturday.

October 14, 2017
In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump, left, stands with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus during an election night rally in New York. Trump on Sunday named Priebus as his White House chief of staff. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Reince Priebus interviewed by Mueller’s office in Russia probe

Reince Priebus, President Trump's former chief of staff, was interviewed Friday by members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators as part of the Justice Department's sprawling probe centered around last year's election, according to his attorney.

October 14, 2017