K-12 Schools Improve Protection Against Online Attacks, but Many Are Vulnerable to Ransomware Gangs
Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax cybersecurity means thousands of others are vulnerable to ransomware gangs that can steal confidential data and disrupt operations.Since a White House conference in…
Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman Discusses Possible Return, Mulls New AI Venture-source
Sam Altman, the just ousted CEO of OpenAI, is discussing a possible return to the company behind the ChatGPT bot even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture, a person briefed on the matter said on Saturday. A day after the board fired him in a…[#item_full_content]
Argentines Vote in Cliffhanger Election With Economy at Stake
Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America’s second-largest economy will take a rightward shift.Populist Javier Milei, an upstart candidate who got his start as a television talking head,…[#item_full_content]
Investigators Found Fire and Safety Hazards on Land Under I-10 in Los Angeles Before Arson Fire
State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire, documents show.The Nov. 11 blaze, fed by flammable materials stored under the roadway in violation of the…[#item_full_content]
Why Americans Feel Gloomy About the Economy
Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years. The unemployment rate has stayed below 4% for the longest stretch since the 1960s. And the U.S. economy has repeatedly defied predictions of a coming recession. Yet according to a raft of polls and surveys, most…[#item_full_content]
More than a million Palestinians in Gaza are now displaced; why are Arab countries not opening their doors?
JERUSALEM — At a summit of leaders from more than 50 Arab and Muslim states held last weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Israel’s military response in Gaza following Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre was fiercely condemned. But what was missing from the gathering’s final statement was any immediate solution for the 2.3 million civilians of the […]
Andy Burnham admits disappointment at being overlooked at Labour conference
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Life expectancy lower in north of England than the south, study finds
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Oregon’s First-in-the-Nation Drug Decriminalization Law Faces Pushback
Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by…[#item_full_content]
Ukrainian Army Says Advancing at Dnipro River as Drones Target Kyiv
The Ukrainian army said Sunday that it has pushed Russian forces back “three to eight kilometres” from the banks of Dnipro river, which if confirmed would be the first meaningful advance by Kyiv’s forces months into a disappointing counteroffensive.Ukrainian and Russian…[#item_full_content]