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Apr 06 2024
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TikTok ‘hack’ shows risky maneuver to avoid $15 congestion pricing fee
That will take a toll! Some drivers are so desperate to evade congestion pricing, they might be willing to endanger lives to bypass toll cameras. Video shared to social media this week exposed a potential hack to beat the toll camera on West End Avenue by cutting through a parking garage with an entrance on 60th Street and an exit on 61st Street. “I just avoided the toll in New York City,” the
New York Post (News)Mar 14 2024
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Despite ticketing campaign, Colonial Heights still battling increase in fire lane violations
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. -- It's been five months since the city of Colonial Heights began a zero-tolerance stance to stop drivers from parking in fire lanes. Although hundreds of tickets have been written, the problem has worsened, with an ambulance and fire truck recently unable to park close to an emergency due to cars parked in a fire lane. "I do see it as an issue," said Chris Carlyle, who
WTVR 6Apr 18 2024
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Pipeline rupture at Silver Bay taconite plant spills 140,000 gallons of industrial water
SILVER BAY, Minn. — A pipe at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Northshore Mining’s taconite plant ruptured Wednesday, releasing approximately 140,000 gallons of “process water” until it was shut down 11 minutes later. According to a spill incident report submitted to the state by a Northshore employee, the spill occurred between 2:41 p.m. and 2:52 p.m. Wednesday and emerged from an 8- to 10-foot gash in a
Pioneer PressApr 03 2024
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‘Cascade of errors’ by Microsoft led to Chinese email hack, scathing report says
A “cascade of errors” by tech giant Microsoft led to Chinese hackers accessing the email accounts of senior US officials, a scathing report revealed. The Biden-appointed Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) said it found “operational and strategic decisions” led to the July breach. The report released on Tuesday outlined Microsoft’s failures including subpar cybersecurity practices, a lax
New York Post (News)Mar 12 2024
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Local cat shelter helping address feral cat colony in Armstrong County community
A western Pennsylvania cat rescue is working to help an overpopulated feral cat colony in an Armstrong County Community. Pet Connection is collaborating with Cat Crusaders to humanely trap, spay and neuter a colony of feral cats in Schenley. Shelter officials say they hope this effort will stem the colony’s growth and promote the well-being of the animals. “We believe in taking proactive steps
WPXIMar 15 2024
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'Downtown Grandville' Facebook page hacked, new page created
GRANDVILLE, Mich. — The Downtown Grandville Facebook page, which has 5,000 likes, has been taken over by hackers. Strange and often suggestive images started surfacing on the page about a week ago. A new page has been created to replace the old one, called Downtown GRANDville. People are encouraged to "like" that page instead of the old one. The old page also features some live streaming of
Fox 17 West MichiganMar 14 2024
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Service restored to company hit by Medicaid payment processing hack
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermonters who were forced to pay out of pocket for care and prescriptions that Medicaid covers are finally seeing some relief. A massive cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare, a medical payment processor, knocked out services for three weeks. But United said Thursday that it is finally back online. However, Vermont officials said Wednesday they
WCAX 3Feb 16 2024
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Alexei Navalny's life in 'Polar Wolf' remote Arctic penal colony
He described New Year's Day in the punishment cell, saying: "It goes like any other day: wake-up is at 05:00, bedtime at 21:00. So for the first time since I was six years old, I just slept the entire New Year's Eve. Overall I'm pleased. People pay money to celebrate the New Year in an unusual way, but I did it for free." "If you live in a cell, and some person lives at arm's length from you
BBC NewsFeb 16 2024
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Alexei Navalny, imprisoned Putin critic, dies in a Russian penal colony
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who survived a near-fatal poisoning blamed on the Kremlin and endured harsh prison conditions even while wielding black humor and social-media savvy to battle President Vladimir Putin’s autocratic rule, died in prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47. Even as he earned international accolades for scathing denunciations of Putin from
Los Angeles TimesFeb 26 2024
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State Universities Are Teaching Students To Blow Up Oil Pipelines, Records Show
At least sixteen universities are promoting the book “How to Blow Up A Pipeline,” which outlines for readers how to commit eco-terrorism — oftentimes making it required reading, a Daily Wire investigation found.
The book was published in 2021 by Swedish professor Andreas Malm and calls for terrorism and overthrowing capitalism, acknowledging that people will be killed as a result. “
The Daily Wire