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Your AI strategy isn't failing because of bad design. It's because your team doesn't believe in you

Most leaders diagnose AI resistance as a communication problem. It's a belief problem — and fixing it requires understanding how conviction actually forms.

Fortune

In Southern California Chinese enclave, a mayor's arrest stokes fears of Beijing's influence

Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government

The Independent UK

Eileen Wang’s guilty plea exposes how a small-town mayor became a propaganda tool for Beijing

Eileen Wang’s guilty plea has sent shockwaves through Arcadia, California, exposing how a small-town mayor secretly worked as a propaganda tool for Beijing. The former mayor of the Los Angeles-area city resigned on May 11, 2026, after agreeing to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of China’s government,…

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10 Photos of Eileen Wang: Shock as California Mayor Admits To Being an Agent for China

Eileen Wang, Arcadia's mayor, resigns after admitting to acting as an illegal agent for China, highlighting concerns over foreign influence in US local politics.

International Business Times UK

The Website That Took Down Arcadia's Mayor: Inside the Chinese Propaganda Case That Could Land Her in Prison for 10 Years

A website that claimed to serve Chinese American readers has become the center of the federal case that forced Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang to resign and agree to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government.

Latin Times

Secret Agent For China Who Became Mayor Of California Town Faces 10 Years In Prison

The mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has resigned and plans to plead guilty to charges that she was operating as an agent for the People's Republic of China.

International Business Times

Who is Eileen Wang? California mayor resigns after pleading guilty to working for Chinese government

A California mayor has resigned after admitting she secretly worked on behalf of the Chinese government.

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Why Did Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang Resign? California City Chief Pleads Guilty to Acting as an Illegal Foreign Agent of China

US prosecutors said Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang secretly pushed pro‑Beijing propaganda through a local news site before taking office.

International Business Times UK

Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China

Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty over the felony count brought by the US justice department

The Guardian - US

"Two Men Plead Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agents of the PRC Government and Bribery"

From Thursday's press release by the Justice Department (see also the Indictment itself): JOHN CHEN and LIN FENG pled guilty to acting as unregistered agents of the government of the People's Republic of China ("PRC") and bribing an Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") agent in connection with a plot to target…

Reason

Northwestern community, Evanston residents react to firing of football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing allegations

As news of Pat Fitzgerald’s firing sweeps campus, students question what will happen next and how the larger conversation about hazing in college sports might shift.

Chicago Sun-Times

US: Chinese agents paid bribes in plot to disrupt anti-communist Falun Gong movement

U.S. authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing to disrupt and ultimately topple the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement

The Independent UK

US charges two in Beijing-directed targeting of Falun Gong

Two Los Angeles residents have been charged with acting in a Beijing-directed scheme targeting U.S.-based practitioners of the Falun Gong group that is outlawed in China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

Reuters

BlackBerry Beats Q1 Revenue Expectations, Says Well-Positioned To Invest And Drive Growth

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect current Street revenue estimates for BlackBerry. BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB) (TSX:BB) reported first-quarter FY23 revenue decline of 3.5% year-over-year to $168 million, beating the consensus of $160.70 million. Adjusted EPS was $(0.05), beating the consensus of $(0.06). IoT revenue was $51 million (+19% Y/Y),…

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