Giorno: 29 Febbraio 2024

Large Healthcare Tech Company, Patient Info, Hacked

Healthcare providers across the country are reeling from a cyberattack on a massive U.S. health care technology company that has threatened the security of patients’ information and is delaying some prescriptions and paychecks for medical workers.The hack could also…[#item_full_content]

DOJ Charges Iranian With Hacking Classified Info

The Department of Justice unveiled charges against an Iranian national on Thursday for a roughly five-year hacking spree that prosecutors say infiltrated the federal government and defense contractors, alleged cybercrimes that threatened “national security.”[#item_full_content]

State in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reports over 2,000 wildfires in past month

The Brazilian state of bra in the Amazon rainforest has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February, according to data released Thursday by the state space agency. The National Institute for Space Research, known by its Portuguese acronym INPE, said that satellite sensors detected the blazes between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28. It […]

Bangladesh mall fire kills at least 43

A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens of others, the health minister said Friday. Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said the fire broke out late Thursday in the building in Dhaka’s downtown area. Firefighters rescued survivors and pulled out bodies, and by […]

Georgia’s GOP-led Senate passes funding ban on ‘Marxist and socialist’ American Library Association

Georgia’s Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban libraries from spending public or private funds on services offered by the American Library Association, which a Republican member of the chamber called a “Marxist and socialist” group. The measure, Senate Bill 390, passed by a vote of 33 to 20. Democrats opposed it, saying the […]

Biden admin punts major power plant crackdown until after 2024 election

The Biden administration is punting on finalizing the bulk of proposed environmental regulations targeting existing fossil fuel-fired power plants until after the upcoming election. In an unexpected announcement Thursday evening, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled its “new” approach to regulating emissions from fossil fuel plants, which generate more than 60% of the nation’s electricity. […]

Special Counsel Jack Smith proposes new date for Trump classified records trial

Special Counsel Jack Smith and attorneys for former President Trump proposed a start dates for the trial stemming from the investigation into Trump’s alleged improper retention of classified records.  The special counsel, in a filing Thursday evening, proposed the trial begin on July 8. The trial was initially set to begin on May 20, ahead […]

Alabama House, Senate pass protections for IVF after court ruling

The Alabama state House and Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday granting civil and criminal immunity to in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients and medical professionals. Over nearly six hours of debate, lawmakers from both major parties raised dozens of objections to the proposals. However, lawmakers still passed each proposal. Now, the House and Senate need to […]

Conservative groups are pushing Speaker Johnson to reform controversial spy program FISA

FIRST ON FOX: A group of conservative policy organizations are urging House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to not reauthorize the controversial surveillance program Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and are pushing the Republican leader to oppose including reforms in any upcoming must-pass legislative vehicles such as a continuing resolution or omnibus package. In a letter […]

Chinese Tabloid: Biden Use of TikTok ‘Double Standard’

Global Times, the Chinese state media tabloid, on Thursday accused the Biden administration of having “double standards” that are “fundamentally untenable” by using TikTok in his political campaign.[#item_full_content]