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Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies on ransomware attack
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount testified Tuesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security Committee about last month’s ransomware attack. Blount called the decision to pay the roughly $4.4 million ransom one of the most difficult he has had to make in his life. He said it was the right thing to do, even though authorities… -
Manchin meets with civil rights leaders
Sen. Joe Manchin met with civil rights leaders Tuesday morning. The meeting focused on, among other topics, voting rights. The list of leaders Manchin spoke with includes the Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton tweeted about the meeting after it happened, calling it “candid.” “We laid out why his support on Voting and Police reform laws are vital,”… -
Senate investigation reveals broad missteps surrounding Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement missteps surrounding the violent attack, including a breakdown within multiple intelligence agencies and a lack of training and preparation for Capitol Police officers who were quickly overwhelmed by the rioters. The Senate… -
Social media, news websites hit by major internet outage
(Reuters) – Multiple outages hit social media, government and news websites across the globe on Tuesday morning, with some reports pointing to a glitch at U.S.-based cloud computing services provider Fastly. Reuters could not immediately confirm the issue affecting the sites. Fastly said it was investigating “the potential impact to performance with our CDN services,”… -
U.S. recovers millions from ransom payment in pipeline cyberattack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month, officials said Monday. The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is believed to be the… -
Vaccines, corporate tax rates headline pre-G-7 Summit talks
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world — half the doses coming from the U.S. and 100 million from the U.K. Vaccine sharing commitments from U.S. President Joe… -
Jeff Bezos to fly to space next month
(AP) — Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket into space next month, joining the first crew to fly in a Blue Origin capsule. The Amazon founder announced Monday he will launch July 20 from Texas along with his firefighter brother Mark. Also making the 10-minute up-and-down hop will be the highest bidder in a charity… -
VP Harris arrives in Guatemala after technical issues delay start of trip
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Guatemala late Sunday night, after technical issues delayed the beginning of her trip. The plane she was on had to return to Joint Base Andrews after 30 minutes in the air. She took off again about an hour later. Harris will be in Guatemala and Mexico this week to… -
FDA approves first new Alzheimer’s drug in nearly 20 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. The Food and Drug Administration said it granted approval to the drug from Biogen based on results… -
Supreme Court won’t hear case on male-only military draft
REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo (AP) The Supreme Court says it won’t take up a case on whether the government can require only men to register for the military draft. In a statement, three justices said the court won’t consider the issue because Congress is weighing whether to change the law. -
Senator Joe Manchin announces opposition to voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Democratic senator says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least a generation, leaving no plausible path forward for legislation that his party and the White House have portrayed as crucial for protecting access to the ballot. “Voting and election reform that is… -
Straight To It: Friday Afternoon Recap
Another week is in the books! Let’s get straight to what we’re following on this Friday afternoon. Facebook has suspended Former President Donald Trump for two years. Their reasoning behind the decision. The CDC is reporting more kids are showing up at hospitals with COVID-19 symptoms. How the CDC is looking to combat this. May… -
Michigan Attorney General investigating Boy Scouts
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel launched an investigation into the Boy Scouts of America. The investigation is in relation to sex abuse allegations that came to light during a civil case. The BSA filed for bankruptcy last year, in order to stop hundreds of civil lawsuits and create a compensation fund for men who were…
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