Category: USA
Pro-Russia Hackers Say They Breached Canadian Pipeline, but Experts Are Skeptical
Wall Street Journal Leaked Pentagon documents show hackers bragged to Russia’s FSB about allegedly compromising industrial control systems at an unnamed Canadian gas-pipeline operator. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pro-russia-hackers-say-they-breached-canadian-pipeline-but-experts-are-skeptical-5898f288
Read MoreSocial-Media Platform Discord Emerges at Center of Classified U.S. Documents Leak
Wall Street Journal The company started as an online space for gamers to gather and has grown to attract all sorts of users. https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-platform-discord-emerges-at-center-of-classified-u-s-documents-leak-2fa87de
Read MoreTrump appeals court ruling requiring Pence to testify in DOJ’s Jan 6 probe: report
Fox News Former President Donald Trump‘s legal team on Monday appealed a court order that required his former vice president, Mike Pence, to testify as part of the Justice Department’s probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to reports. The appeal came just days after…
Read MoreFinancial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal Find insights on mortgage-rate locks for second homes, Costco’s lackluster sales for March, Coinbase’s transaction volumes, and more in the latest Market Talks concerning the Financial Services sector. https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-services-roundup-market-talk-bef49713
Read MoreLawmakers Trade Bank Stocks While Working on Fallout From Bank Failures
Wall Street Journal The disclosures, by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D., Ore.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R., N.Y.), mark the latest instance of congressional stock trading intersecting with official business. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-trade-bank-stocks-while-working-on-u-s-bank-failure-fallout-b4ccbf5
Read MoreNJ Gov. Murphy eyes dropping college requirements for some state jobs
Fox News Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order aimed at prioritizing skills and work experience over college degrees for some state jobs in New Jersey. NEW JERSEY GOV. MURPHY UNVEILS $51.3B BUDGET PLAN The order signed Monday directs the state’s civil service commission to identify jobs that require college degrees and determine which…
Read MoreWarmer Reaction for Kathy Hochul’s New Chief Judge Pick
Wall Street Journal Chief judge nominee Rowan Wilson was confirmed unanimously to be an associate judge on the New York Court of Appeals in 2017. https://www.wsj.com/articles/warmer-reaction-for-kathy-hochuls-new-chief-judge-pick-c2b9c213
Read MoreNew York Legislature delays budget again: ‘zero movement in discussions’
Fox News New York state lawmakers passed another weeklong extension for the state’s budget Monday to ensure state operations run undisrupted and workers get paid as budget negotiations continue. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli highlighted the need for lawmakers to push the deadline yet again when he sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday…
Read MoreBiden Administration Asks Appeals Court to Halt Abortion-Pill Ruling
Wall Street Journal The administration filed an emergency request asking a federal appeals court to block a ruling that suspended approval of the abortion pill. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-asks-appeals-court-to-halt-abortion-pill-ruling-940d8c4c
Read MoreKarine Jean-Pierre denies White House ‘trying to protect’ Biden from press questions: ‘Absolutely not’
Fox News White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied Monday that the administration was “trying to protect” President Biden from the media by preventing him from answering its questions. “Is the administration trying to protect the president from our questions? Please answer that question,” one reporter asked Jean-Pierre during the daily White House press briefing…
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