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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at airport near Paris, French media reports

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French police arrested Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov on Saturday at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to the popular messaging app, French media reported.

The French-Russian billionaire, 39, was detained at Le Bourget airport north of the French capital on Saturday evening, one of the officials told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

French television news outlets TF1 TV and BFM TV also reported the arrest, citing unnamed sources, according to Reuters.

He had just travelled from Baku, in Azerbaijan, another source close to the case told AFP.

Durov was expected to appear in court on Sunday.

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FILE — Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov delivers his keynote conference during day two of the Mobile World Congress at the Fira Gran Via complex in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 23, 2016. 

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Telegram did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment, and the French Interior Ministry and French police had no comment either.

France’s OFMIN, an agency tasked with preventing violence against minors, had issued an arrest warrant for Durov as the coordinating agency in a preliminary investigation into alleged offences including fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organized crime and promotion of terrorism, one of the sources close to the case told AFP.

Durov is suspected of failing to take action to curb the criminal use of his platform.

“Enough of Telegram’s impunity,” said one of the investigators, adding they were surprised Durov came to Paris knowing he was a wanted man.

Durov started Telegram in 2013 and left Russia in 2014 after he was ousted from VKontakte — a popular social networking site in Russia which he-cofounded — after being pressured by the Kremlin to hand over users’ personal data, which he refused to do.

In a 2016 interview with “60 Minutes,” Durov said he was “horrified” when he learned that Telegram — which was designed to be heavily encrypted so that governments cannot access users’ personal data — was being used by terrorist groups like the Islamic State to communicate.

“I’m personally for the privacy side,” Durov said in that interview when asked whether privacy concerns outweighed security risks. “But one thing that should be clear is that you cannot make just one exception for law enforcement without endangering private communications of hundreds of millions of people because encryption is either secure or not.”



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California experiences rare August snowfall in Sierra Nevada Mountains near Mammoth

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A rare dusting of summer snowfall happened in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California overnight.

The snow was spotted by a deputy in Eastern Madera County at Minaret Vista, who posted the video to their Facebook page on Saturday, August 24.

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Rare August snowfall spotted in Eastern Madera County at  Minaret Vista.

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“While it’s rare to see snow this time of year, it’s a reminder of the unpredictable nature of our beautiful Sierra Nevada. If you’re planning to visit, please drive carefully and be prepared for the chilly weather,” according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

Snow was also recorded at the top of The Summit at Mammoth Mountain, which is 11,053 feet.

“This morning was chill. Take a look at the dusting of new snow on the mid and upper-mountain,” said officials at Mammoth Mountain on Instagram.

You could also see the snow on Mammoth Mountain’s live webcam page.

The National Weather Service sent out an alert to hikers and campers in the area to be prepared for winter conditions, including slick roads.





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Group leads nationwide effort to track antisemitic threats

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In the Chicago command center of the Secure Community Network, threats to the nation’s Jewish community are mapped from coast-to-coast. The organization tracked more than 5,000 threats last year, sending more than 1,600 tips to law enforcement. Nicole Sganga has more.

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