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The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

The second Trump administration has its first federal cybersecurity debacle to deal with. A breach of the United States federal judiciary’s electronic case filing system, discovered around July 4, has pushed some courts onto backup paper-filing plans after the hack compromised sealed court records and possibly exposed the identities of confidential informants and cooperating witnesses across multiple US states. More …

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Zelensky scrambles to avert disaster as Trump meets Putin – Axios

Zelensky scrambles to avert disaster as Trump meets Putin  Axios Zelensky rules out ceding Donbas region as Russians make fresh advance  BBC Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Putin will launch new war from land gained in Trump deal  The Independent Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire  AP News Why Surrendering a Key Eastern Region Would …

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Frankie Montas demoted to bullpen in $34 million Mets disaster

Frankie Montas demoted to bullpen in  million Mets disaster

This is not what the Mets envisioned when they gave Frankie Montas a $34 million contract. Manager Carlos Mendoza announced before Tuesday’s game against the Braves that Montas is out of the rotation and moving to the bullpen. The Mets have not determined who will take his place in the starting rotation on Saturday. He will be available out of …

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Nvidia warns of “disaster” if it has to put kill switch and backdoor in chips

Nvidia warns of “disaster” if it has to put kill switch and backdoor in chips

Nvidia said there are no backdoors or kill switches in its chips, denying an accusation from the Chinese government. The company also urged policymakers to reject proposals for backdoors and kill switches. “There are no back doors in NVIDIA chips. No kill switches. No spyware. That’s not how trustworthy systems are built—and never will be,” Nvidia Chief Security Officer David …

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Judge blocks Trump admin. from reallocating billions in FEMA disaster relief funds

Judge blocks Trump admin. from reallocating billions in FEMA disaster relief funds

Abbott says FEMA needs improvements Abbott says FEMA needs improvements after deadly Texas floods 02:47 A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to reallocate more than $4 billion in federal funding geared toward natural disaster mitigation projects, arguing the transfer could lead to “irreparable harm” to flood-prone areas.   The injunction by U.S. District Judge Richard …

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Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation, federal judge rules

Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation, federal judge rules

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 Democrat-led states while their lawsuit over the funding moves ahead. A spokesperson for the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not immediately …

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Judge blocks reallocation of billions meant for disaster mitigation

Judge blocks reallocation of billions meant for disaster mitigation

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 Democrat-led states while their lawsuit over the funding moves ahead. A spokesperson for the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not immediately …

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Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 on way to Titanic ruins was preventable, Coast Guard says

Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 on way to Titanic ruins was preventable, Coast Guard says

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard’s report on the Titan submersible disaster that killed five on the way to the Titanic said Tuesday the implosion was “preventable.” The Coast Guard convened its highest level of investigation in the aftermath of the 2023 implosion off Canada. The disappearance of the Titan led to a search that grabbed worldwide attention. WATCH: …

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Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 people was ‘preventable,’ according to Coast Guard report

Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 people was ‘preventable,’ according to Coast Guard report

Multiple contributing factors — including OceanGate’s toxic workplace environment and intimidation tactics — led to the entirely “preventable” implosion of a submersible that killed five people off the coast of Newfoundland two years ago, Coast Guard investigators said Tuesday. The findings were made in a 327-page report that outlined a series of critical flaws and recommendations aimed at heading off …

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