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N Korea-tied hackers executed $620m crypto heist: FBI

WASHINGTON: North Korean-tied hackers were responsible for a US$620-million cryptocurrency heist last month targeting players of the popular Axie Infinity game, US authorities said Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 15, 2022

When mice vape, flavor matters

Curiously, different JUUL flavors seemed to have different (negative) effects on mice in a novel e-cigarette study

Salon · Apr 15, 2022

Japan, U.S. to hold finance ministers' meeting next week - Kyodo

Japan and the United States are likely to hold a bilateral finance ministers' meeting next week on the sidelines of the Group of 20 gathering to be held in Washington, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Census undercount risks funding for Native American reservations

WASHINGTON — Native Americans on reservations face another decade of underfunding from federal programs because thousands were not counted in the 2020 census — a problem shared by minority communities across the country.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

Agencies announce plans for more equity in federal programs

WASHINGTON — Dozens of federal agencies launched plans Thursday that focus on minority groups and other underserved communities, meant to open federal programs to more people and reduce racial disparities caused by government decisions.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

Last year, Beabadoobee was surprised anyone knew her in the US — now she’s playing Coachella

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When Beabadoobee opened her U.S. tour in Washington, D.C., five months ago, the Filipino British singer-songwriter wasn’t just surprised by how many fans at the show knew the words to her songs.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

EXCERPT: Jill Biden, navigating a prominent platform

The following excerpt is from the introduction of “Jill: A Biography of the First Lady,” by Associated Press journalists Julie Pace and Darlene Superville. The book details the life of Dr. Jill Biden. Superville covers the White House for the AP; Pace, a former White House correspondent and Washington bureau…

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Tech glitches at one VA site raise concerns about a nationwide rollout

Spokane, Washington, was supposed to be the center of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ tech reinvention, the first site in the agency’s decadelong project to change its medical records software. But one morning in early March, the latest system malfunction made some clinicians snap.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

The Navy wants to scrap the USS Fort Worth. Rep. Kay Granger is having none of it

WASHINGTON — The USS Fort Worth, one of a relatively new class of nimble combat ships that can navigate shallow waters, is in the line of fire – from the U.S. Navy.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

US Forms Multinational Naval Force to Confront Houthi Attacks, Smuggling

A US Navy official announced the formation of a new multinational naval task force to respond to Houthi attacks on regional countries, target arms smuggling, and people and drugs trafficking. The initiative comes amid strained relations between some Gulf countries and the United States against Iran, which Washington and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 14, 2022