US commits $25 million to Costa Rica for Conti ransomware recovery

therecord.media US commits $25 million to Costa Rica for Conti ransomware recovery The U.S. government is sending $25 million to the government of Costa Rica to help the country recover…

FDA requires medical devices be secured against cyberattacks

cnn.com The Food and Drug Administration will now require medical devices meet specific cybersecurity guidelines after years of concerns that a growing number of internet-connected…

The FDA says approval for medical devices now requires meeting certain cybersecurity standards issued in the omnibus spending bill signed in December 2022

therecord.media FDA can now reject new medical devices over cyber standards The Food and Drug Administration affirmed Wednesday that medical device manufacturers must now prove their…

Las Vegas lawyer charged in half-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme that funded ‘opulent lifestyle’: docs

8newsnow.com An FBI agent shot Matthew Beasley when they said he came out of his northwest valley home armed. (KLAS) LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A federal grand jury has charged a former Las…

Did Audrey Hale manifesto say "You mess with our kids, we kill your kids"?

newsweek.com A widely shared quote about Audrey Hale's manifesto prompted fierce discussion about the targeting of Christians, but the quote might be being incorrectly attributed. Hale,…

Best young adult books, according to librarians

nbcnews.com Young adult books may be marketed toward people ages 12 to 18, but that doesn’t mean these reads are limited only to teens. Of those who buy YA books, 55% are over 18 years…

Congress mulls no-fly list for unruly passengers

bostonherald.com Bi-partisan legislation before Congress would establish a new no-fly list for unruly passengers, an idea that was pushed by airline unions but failed to gain traction last…

It Has To Stop!

zerohedge.com It Has To Stop! Authored by James Howard Kunstler via DailyReckoning.com, The current madness has to stop. And it will stop because, as the old wag Herb Stein laid down in…

Shanquella Robinson's family still demands answers five months after mysterious death in Mexico

nbcnews.com The family of Shanquella Robinson is still seeking answers five months after the 25-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina was found dead in a Mexican beach resort.…

Florida Principal Scammed Into Sending $100k Check to Elon Musk Impersonator

gizmodo.com A Florida principal resigned on Tuesday after sending a $100,000 check to an internet scammer posing as Elon Musk. Jan McGee was the principal at the Burns Science and…

Congress to consider new no-fly list for unruly passengers

bostonherald.com U.S. Senate and House members proposed a new no-fly list for unruly passengers on Wednesday, an idea that was pushed by airline unions but failed to gain traction last year.…

‘The Night Agent’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix

deadline.com This was quick — a day after Netflix unveiled record opening weekend viewership for The Night Agent, the streamer has picked up a second season of the political conspiracy…

‘Night Agent’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

variety.com “The Night Agent” has earned a speedy Season 2 renewal at Netflix, Variety has learned. The action thriller series debuted on the streaming service less than a week ago, on…

‘Blue Bloods’ Renewed by CBS for Season 14

variety.com CBS has renewed its hit drama “Blue Bloods” for the 2023-2024 season, marking the show’s 14th year on the network. “’Blue Bloods’ has dominated Friday nights since its…

‘The Night Agent’ Scores Early Season 2 Renewal at Netflix

thewrap.com “The Night Agent” has scored an early Season 2 renewal at Netflix less than a week after launch, the streaming service announced Wednesday. The second season of the action…

The 9 best new Blu-rays this month

polygon.com April is filled with great movies, new and old, coming to Blu-ray and 4K UHD. A five-film anthology from one of the greatest living directors arrives on physical media for…

‘Blue Bloods’ Renewed as Stars, Producers Take 25 Percent Pay Cut

hollywoodreporter.com The stars and producers of Blue Bloods are going to see less green. CBS has renewed the venerable cop drama for its 14th season after the cast and producers agreed to take…

Why it matters that Pence has been ordered to testify in Jan. 6 case

msnbc.com Jack Smith was not going to take no for an answer. The special counsel recently subpoenaed former Vice President Mike Pence to testify in the investigation into the Jan. 6…

‘Hotel Cocaine’: Yul Vazquez Joins Danny Pino & Michael Chiklis In MGM+ Series

deadline.com Yul Vazquez is set as a lead opposite Danny Pino & Michael Chiklis in Hotel Cocaine, MGM+’s upcoming crime thriller from creator Chris Brancato. Hotel Cocaine is the story…

Hillary Clinton's 2016 aides say they're too sad and scared for the country to really enjoy watching Trump's legal problems unfold

businessinsider.com Hillary Clinton speaks in New York City, left, and former President Donald Trump, right, speaks in Ohio. Getty Images Hillary Clinton's former aides say they can't enjoy…

Research Shows

techinzane.com North Korean hacking group APT43 is using cloud mining services to launder stolen cryptocurrencies, according to a study by Google-owned cybersecurity firm Montiant. Cloud…

TikTok parent ByteDance has special stock owned by China's government. Here's how 'golden shares' give Beijing influence over the social-media giant

businessinsider.com TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images. In 2021, China's government bought a 1% stake in the main domestic unit of TikTok owner ByteDance.…

U.S. 'Hurting' Americans by Probing TikTok, China Says

newsweek.com Officials in China continued their full-throated backing of TikTok this week as the fate of the short-video app risked becoming a geopolitical football as it faces intense…

Woman accused of double murder tries to get inmates to kill witness: Police

newsweek.com A Florida woman jailed on suspicion of a double murder tried to get fellow inmates to kill a key witness in the case, according to police. Police at the Hillsborough County…

Axios Investigates: Chinese activists' names used in bomb threats across U.S. and EU

axios.com More than a dozen false bomb threats made at luxury hotels and embassies across Europe, the U.S., the Middle East and East Asia appear to be part of a harassment campaign…

This is how Trump routinely exploits prosecutors' adherence to the law

msnbc.com One thing we’ve learned from Donald Trump’s false assertion this month that he would be arrested last week is that he still has the ability, even as a former president, to…

List: TV shows and movies coming to Paramount Plus and Showtime in April 2023

thedesk.net Paramount Global’s streaming TV service Paramount Plus will add dozens of new television shows and movies in April 2023, including the new original programs “Grease: Rise of…

Joe Biden Jokes About Christians Being Targeted in Nashville School Shooting

newsweek.com President Joe Biden joked with reporters on Tuesday that he probably didn't agree with Republican Senator Josh Hawley about whether Christians were targeted in a shooting at…

Blue Bloods Fans See A Resemblance Between Joe Hill And Danny Reagan

looper.com Learn More Blue Bloods Fans See A Resemblance Between Joe Hill And Danny Reagan Ever since his surprise introduction into "Blue Bloods," in Season 10, fans have taken a…

Republican lawmakers question FBI on Nashville school shooting

newsweek.com Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mary Miller sent a letter to the FBI Tuesday pressing the bureau to investigate the Nashville shooting as a domestic…

Clinton, Inc. Formed "Joint Venture" Of "Co-Conspirators" To Smear Trump: Durham

zerohedge.com Clinton, Inc. Formed "Joint Venture" Of "Co-Conspirators" To Smear Trump: Durham Special Counsel John Durham stated in a Monday night filing that Hillary Clinton's 2016…

Elizabeth Warren is pushing the Senate to ban your crypto wallet

cointelegraph.com Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is once again smearing the cryptocurrency industry and attempting to make Americans more dependent on big banks. Warren vowed in…

Ryan Coogler Pondering ‘X-Files’ Reboot, Creator Chris Carter Says

hollywoodreporter.com Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler is eyeing a reboot of The X-Files — at least according to the show’s creator, Chris Carter. Carter dropped Coogler’s…

The CFTC’s Binance move has observers wondering what comes next

theblock.co Binance was just accused of undermining its own compliance program and operating illegally in the U.S. in a stunning, and stunningly detailed, 74-page lawsuit. Industry…

Feds arrest man in firebombing of an anti-abortion group using DNA from a partially eaten burrito

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested a man they say firebombed an anti-abortion group after the FBI used DNA they pulled from a partially-eaten burrito to…

Trump says 'I would do that' after Sean Hannity says he 'can't imagine' Trump taking classified records from the White House

businessinsider.com Former President Donald Trump Alex Brandon/AP Sean Hannity told Trump he couldn't imagine Trump taking documents from the White House. "I know you," Hannity said. "I don't…

New details emerge about Nashville shooter Audrey Hale's manifesto

newsweek.com Police said the suspect in Monday's shooting at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville that left six people dead did not single out any one of the victims, and a…

Sen. Hawley calls for Nashville shooting to be investigated as a hate crime

nbcnews.com Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Tuesday called on federal law enforcement agencies to investigate Monday's shooting at the Covenant School as a religious hate crime. On Monday,…

The View’s Sunny Hostin Dismisses China Imprisoning Muslims: ‘They’re Putting a Lot More Black People in Jail Here’

mediaite.com In a discussion on a poll declaring patriotism is on the decline, The View’s Sunny Hostin dismissed the issue of internment camps for Uyghur Muslims by declaring the United…

Apple TV+ announces new series ‘The Savant’ based on true story of a woman who infiltrates online hate groups

techcrunch.com Apple TV+ is getting a new limited series, the company announced yesterday, that is based on a deep-cover investigator who infiltrates online hate groups to monitor and…

WATCH LIVE: Garland testifies on budget in Senate hearing as GOP attacks over school protests

pbs.org Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify on the proposed Department of Justice budget on Tuesday in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. The event is scheduled to…

Famous People Who Mysteriously Disappeared, and Are Still Missing

247wallst.com Over 520,000 people were reported missing in the U.S. in 2021. Luckily, over 485,000 of those cases were resolved within a year. However, around 4,400 unidentified bodies…

North Korea Hackers Likely Exploit Cloud Mining to Launder Stolen Crypto, Research Shows

coindesk.com North Korean hacker group APT43 probably uses cloud mining services to launder stolen crypto, according to research by Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant. Cloud mining…

Banning TikTok is a power the federal government doesn't deserve

reason.com Last week, members of Congress relentlessly grilled Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of Chinese social media giant TikTok. Anger toward Chew was remarkably bipartisan: Both Republicans…

Rising Inflation: How Will Retirees Get Through Life

entrepreneur.com The U.S. has gone through massive crises that put a lot of households and businesses at rock bottom. It’s been over a decade since the Real Estate Bubble and the... The U.S.…

Israeli Chaos Is a Warning to the US About Reelecting Trump

mediaite.com AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken his country down a destructive and divisive path that has shocked the political establishment,…

Feds Nab One of the World's Biggest Hackers

thestreet.com Federal officials arrest a New York man for allegedly creating a major hacking forum and marketplace for cybercriminals. It looks like hackers will need another place to…

How transgender hormone therapy affects the brain

newsweek.com In the wake of a mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school by someone police have described as a transgender ex-student, in which three children aged nine and three…

Democrats and Republicans are talking TikTok, but a deal is no guarantee

semafor.com It’s more likely than ever now that the government will act against TikTok, either by banning the app in the U.S. or forcing ByteDance to sell its shares in the company. But…

Now We Know Which Way Trump Will Run

newsweek.com If you were wondering whether former President Donald Trump would embrace the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in his bid to reclaim the White House, you got your answer over the…

In his return to Fox News, Trump labels Manhattan DA probe a 'new way of cheating in elections'

nbcnews.com Former President Donald Trump returned to Fox News Monday night and aired a host of grievances about investigations he's facing, mail-in voting and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…

The Real Insurrection, And The Dirty Politics Of Jan. 6

zerohedge.com The Real Insurrection, And The Dirty Politics Of Jan. 6 Authored by Franke Miele via RealClear Wire, The Democrats say that Jan. 6 was the worst attack on American democracy…

As its future hangs in the balance, TikTok tries to keep advertisers on its side

digiday.com Think TikTok is based in China? Think again. Maybe you’re a marketer who believes decisions about TikTok are made in Beijing. You’d swear that the app was inextricably…

Trump teases the Mar-a-Lago tape "they don't want me to reveal"

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump said that he has a tape of the FBI's raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate that officials "don't want me to reveal." Federal agents in August searched…