FBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud scheme (www.cnn.com)
National Labor Relations Board slams union-busting tactics by employers (www.courthousenews.com)
The new ruling forces employers found interfering with a union election to immediately recognize the union without a new election.
Philippine supply boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in the hotly contested South China Sea (apnews.com)
As a United States Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation Tuesday in the disputed South China Sea to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal....
US businessman is wannabe ‘warlord’ of secretive far-right men’s network (www.theguardian.com)
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Trump’s bond in Georgia election interference case set at $200,000 (www.nbcnews.com)
Dam bursts open as deadly flooding washes away homes in Norway (www.accuweather.com)
Xiaomi's MIUI now flags Telegram as dangerous in China (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Malaysia warns owners of LGBTQ-themed Swatch watches could face jail time (www.cbsnews.com)
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We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD (www.theverge.com)
Two members of the 'Tennessee Three' will win back remainder of their terms in special elections, CNN projects | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
The two young, Black Tennessee state House Democrats whose expulsion sparked a nationwide controversy in April, will win reelection on Thursday, CNN projects.
Authorities Raid Unlicensed Lab Full of Infectious Diseases (futurism.com)
A secret lab was found with 1,000 lab mice, alongside vials of human blood and diseases like malaria and HIV.
Rhino poaching declines in South Africa amid crackdown (www.dw.com)
South Africa recorded a slight decline in the number of rhinos killed for their horns in the first half of 2023, authorities said on Tuesday....
New vulnerability in SMS messaging could expose smartphone users' location to hackers, researcher says (arxiv.org)
Evangelos Bitsikas, who is pursuing a PhD in cybersecurity at the Northwestern University in the US, applied a new machine-learning program to data gleaned from the SMS system of mobile devices....
Google alert failed to warn people of Turkey earthquake (www.bbc.com)
Google’s earthquake warning system failed to get to many Turkish residents before February’s deadly tremor, a BBC Newsnight investigation has found....
California struggles to locate victims of forced sterilization: At least 600 people who have been sterilized against their will in California are now eligible for compensation (prismreports.org)
But “with only a few months before the program sunsets at the end of 2023, only 80 applications have been approved as of April 2023.”
Official Trailer | Star Trek: Lower Decks - Season 4 (startrek.com)
Google, Amazon, Microsoft make the Mozilla naughty list for Christmas shopping (www.theregister.com)
Supreme Court to adopt ethics code after scrutiny of undisclosed gifts (thehill.com)
Far-right thugs, football hooligans blamed for violence at [pro-Palestine] London march (www.politico.eu)
London’s Metropolitan Police said that physical violence by far-right thugs and football hooligans on the city’s streets Saturday was more dangerous than the far-larger pro-Palestinian demonstration that was largely peaceful.
Bizarre blip: Cases of fetuses with flipped organs quadrupled in China (arstechnica.com)
Irish citizens not included in list of foreign nationals allowed to leave Gaza, says DFA (www.irishtimes.com)
Mayo man in Gaza, who recently completed Leaving Cert, says he is waiting to travel to Rafah crossing
Hindu nationalist leader apologizes for accidentally dehumanizing Sikhs instead of Muslims. (maktoobmedia.com)
North Korea closes multiple embassies around the world (www.reuters.com)
