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Andrew Blake

ablake@washingtontimes.com

Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters in the Senate Press Gallery on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. Graham has been one of Donald Trump's strongest critics, once comparing the choice between Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican primary as the difference between being poisoned and shot. But now that Trump’s president-elect, Graham is looking for common ground.  (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Lindsey Graham says Russians hacked his campaign email account

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to dismiss claims concerning Russia's purported meddling in last month's White House race, South Carolina senator and former Republican presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that the Kremlin had compromised his own political campaign.

December 15, 2016
In this Dec. 27, 2013 file photo, different strains of pot are displayed for sale at  a dispensary in Denver.  (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

Colorado marijuana sales exceed $1 billion, breaking record

Legal marijuana sales in Colorado surpassed $1 billion during the first 10 months of 2016, according to newly released figures from the state's Department of Revenue, signaling the best year yet since dispensaries began selling recreational weed in 2014.

December 13, 2016
Police cars block access to the site where a hot air balloon crashed early Saturday, July 30, 2016, near Lockhart, Texas. (AP Photo/James Vertuno)

Hot air balloon pilot was on prohibited drugs during crash that killed 16: NTSB

Alfred "Skip" Nichols, the pilot of the deadliest hot air balloon crash in U.S. history, had multiple prohibited drugs in his system when his aircraft crashed and burned near Lockhart, Texas earlier this year killing all 16 people onboard, according to documents released by federal investigators Friday.

December 10, 2016