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Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has disrupted a group of hackers working at the direction of the Chinese government who targeted universities, government agencies and other organizations, Director Chris Wray said Wednesday. The hacking campaign known as Flax Typhoon installed malicious software on more than 200,000 consumer devices, including cameras, video recorders and home and

Connecticut aquarium pays over $12K to settle beluga care investigation

A Connecticut aquarium where three beluga whales died in recent years has agreed to settle a federal investigation over alleged animal care and water quality violations by paying a $12,200 fine while not admitting or denying the accusations. The whales died from illnesses after being brought to Mystic Aquarium from Canada in 2021, according to

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The global vaccine alliance Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine to battle outbreaks of the disease in African countries, the organization said on Wednesday. The vaccine doses — manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic — will be available this year, Gavi said, without giving any specific dates. Gavi

Holliday: Ken Browning, a Northern Durham legend, gets his due

Friday night in Durham, Northern High School will name its new football facility “Kenny Browning Stadium.” What a fitting tribute to the man who put football on the map at Northern. Before I go any further, I must admit to a personal bias. You see, I married into a family of six Northern graduates, all

The Starting 22: Best players from week 4 of high school football in NC

For each week of the 2024 high school football season, HighSchoolOT will release the Starting 22. It lists the best performances from every position across North Carolina. Coaches should send in performance nominations to [email protected] for consideration each week. Players cannot have a repeat selection later in the year, as the goal of this is

Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. The jets shooting hot plasma are the largest ever spotted – about as long as 140 Milky Way galaxies lined up end-to-end. “This one has managed to reach a size that’s so big,” said

European Union court largely upholds Qualcomm antitrust penalty in 2019 case but trims fine

LONDON (AP) — Qualcomm lost its legal fight on Wednesday to get a European Union antitrust penalty thrown out after a top court largely rebuffed the technology company’s arguments in the case involving cellphone chipsets. The European Union’s General Court said it was rejecting most of Qualcomm’s appeal against the 242 million euro ($269 million)

McIlroy expresses concerns over Poulter’s Ryder Cup captaincy hopes :: WRALSportsFan.com

By The Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy believes it will be difficult for Ian Poulter or Lee Westwood to be a future Ryder Cup captain because they no longer have a connection with Europe’s emerging stars after defecting to LIV Golf. Poulter was a stalwart for Europe

Panthers Playbook: Carolina Panthers bench Bryce Young :: WRALSportsFan.com

Emergency episode of Panthers playbook. That’s Chris Lee Dennis Coxie with you sponsored by Carolina Ford dealers. Got that out of the way. All right, Chris, can we officially say price is a bus? He’s benched. Um You say he’s a bus now in the eyes of the Carolina Panthers. He’s a bus man. But,

ACC eyes revenue distribution models that could quell disputes with FSU, Clemson, AP sources say :: WRALSportsFan.com

By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer Atlantic Coast Conference leaders are discussing new ways of divvying up media rights revenue that could potentially resolve legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson, two people familiar with the league’s internal talks told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The people spoke on condition of anonymity