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3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (212+ words) The Washington Post Many water facilities lack basic cybersecurity measures, making them vulnerable to adversaries. Jake Braun is executive director of the Cyber Policy Initiative at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, co-founder of the DEF CON…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (946+ words) At Red Sox'Yankees games during my college years, I watched grown adults, otherwise rational professionals, scream themselves hoarse over a ball game as though civilization itself hung in the balance. Years later, during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, I watched tribalism…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (288+ words) Democrats are again trying to pry some of the religious vote from Republicans, but their actions expose the insincerity of their approach. Apparently, not having complaints is of no concern to secular and liberal Democrats who seem to be doing…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (493+ words) Technology continues to make us ruder. According to a Uswitch survey, Zoomers prefer texting over answering live phone calls from strangers and unsolicited numbers. They also refuse to listen to traditional voicemail messages from people they don't know. Instead of…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (813+ words) ALLENTOWN, Pa. " FBI Director Kash Patel joined a roundtable hosted by Sen. David Mc Cormick (R-PA) earlier this month to discuss the work the Trump administration, Congress, local law enforcement, and area prosecutors have done to curb the fentanyl trade…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (488+ words) Washington's latest attempt to "fix" the internet'the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA)'is a familiar story: a real concern, a politically appealing response, and a policy design that risks making the underlying problem worse. On those terms, ASAA falls short....

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (365+ words) While families struggle with high gas prices in the wake of the Iran war, many American workers are getting help this year from an unlikely place: the Internal Revenue Service. Tax refunds from the IRS are up almost 14% from last…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (631+ words) After six years without facing an oversight hearing or a serious check from Congress, Senator Ted Cruz is finally bringing the Federal Trade Commission back under the spotlight on Wednesday, and not a moment too soon. If there's one question…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (491+ words) There is a quiet crisis unfolding in American healthcare'one measured not in headlines, but in dialysis chairs, waiting lists, and shortened lives. It is a crisis that disproportionately burdens Black Americans, and it raises a troubling question: who benefits when…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1029+ words) Russia's illegal war in Ukraine stands as one of the most catastrophic strategic blunders of the modern era. What was conceived in the Kremlin as a swift demonstration of strength has instead become a grinding, humiliating quagmire that has weakened…...