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The US Department of Defense "is taking the issue of this unauthorized disclosure very seriously," Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder tells reporters after the leak of a cache of sensitive US documents. "This is a law enforcement matter, it would be inappropriate for me or any other DOD official to comment at this time," Ryder adds. SOUNDBITE
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the UK to the US. Should the extradition be approved, Assange would face espionage charges over the publication of secret American military documents. But according to Newser, whichever side loses is expected to appeal, which could lead to years more legal wrangling. Stella Moris is Assange's partner and the mother of his two sons. She's appealed to President Trump via Twitter to grant a pardon to Assange before he leaves office. Lawyers for the US government said in their hearing in the fall that Assange's defense team had raised issues that were neither relevant nor admissible.
McDonald's is rolling out a new chicken sandwich across the US in early 2021. The fast-food giant has been working on a revamped chicken sandwich over the last year. According to Business Insider McDonald's have allegedly been testing multiple sandwiches. McDonald's new sandwich aims to compete with Popeyes and Chick-fil-A in the chicken sandwich wars. Last year's Popeye's launched a supremely successful chicken sandwich. Chick-fil-A's continuing success has proved that a high-quality chicken sandwich can drive sales.
The Spice Girls have fallen victim to a song leak again after Diplo and Charli XCX's spin on their hit 'Wannabe', 'Spicy', has made its way onto the internet early.
The Los Angeles Times went through thousands of confidential documents and is pointing the finger at Oxycontin's makers for the millions of Americans who have been addicted to the drug.