US House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in a statement said she agreed to a deal with colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus to impose term limits on senior leadership positions within the party.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201812131070638620-pelosi-usa-term-limit-proposal/
Chinese hackers have breached the computer systems of a number of US Navy contractors of various sizes, stealing vast amounts of data, ranging from ship maintenance details to missile schematics, The Wall Street Journal reported on 14 December, citing experts and anonymous officials.
According to the sources, the amount of security breaches allegedly performed by Chinese hackers has significantly increased over the last 18 months, with smaller contractors desperately struggling to find the resources to strengthen their security.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201812141070701473-chinese-hackers-us-navy-contractors/
Supermicro says investigation found no evidence of "malicious chips"
According to the letter, a representative sample was tested, including the specific type of motherboard depicted and those purchased by companies referenced in the article, as well as the more recently manufactured.
Insiders told Xinhua the third-party agency is Nardello & Co, a global investigations firm which handles issues including the FCPA/UK Bribery Act and other corruption-related investigations, asset tracing, computer forensics as well as reputational due diligence.
The letter reiterated that no government agency or customers has ever contacted the company about malicious hardware and not evidence has been found.
It said the announcement should lay to rest the unwarranted accusations of Supermicro's motherboards.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/14/c_137674848.htm
Snow petrels are seen near the Zhongshan station in Antarctica, Dec. 9, 2018. China's research icebreaker Xuelong, also known as the Snow Dragon, is now 44 kilometers away from the Zhongshan station in Antarctica
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/12/c_137668631.htm