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How to Protect Yourself from the Massive Ransomware Attack
By Heather KellySAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) — It’s on track to be one of the biggest recorded ransomware attacks ever, with tens of thousands of infected computers in nearly 100 countries.Fri...
Syndicated Author May 13, 2017

Rosenstien Accepts Invitation to Brief Full Senate Next Week
WASHINGTON — (AP) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will brief the full Senate next week amid controversy over President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. Senate Mino...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

UK Hospitals Report Tech Problems in Possible Cyberattack
LONDON — (AP) Several British hospitals say they are having major computer problems as the result of an apparent cyberattack. Hospitals in London, northwest England and other parts of the countr...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Don’t Call Me Caitlyn: Baby Name Plunges in Popularity
WASHINGTON (AP) – The popularity of the name Caitlyn has plummeted more than any other baby name, a year after Caitlyn Jenner announced her new name and gender. In fact, Social Security’s ...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Organizations Respond to Sessions’ New Drug Directive
Heather Curtis WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/05/FRI-PM-Session-Reaction-Wrap-1.wav WASHINGTON — (WMAL) In an about face from Obama administration’s polici...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Trump Threatens Comey In New Tweet
WASHINGTON — (CNN/WMAL) President Donald Trump issued a thinly veiled threat Friday to fired FBI Director James Comey. James Comey better hope that there are no “tapes” of our...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Arizona Radio Station Runs PSAs Advising How To Hide Child Porn
BENSON, AZ — (CNN) For the past two years, a radio station in a small Arizona city has been playing a public-service announcement that advises users of child pornography on how to escape police ...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

AG Sessions Orders Prosecutors To Push For Harsher Punishment
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Attorney General Jeff Sessions has a new directive for federal prosecutors across the country: charge suspects with the most serious offense you can prove.Friday’s annou...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Judge Finds Cause To Charge Train Operator In 2015 Fatal Philly Derailment
PHILADELPHIA — (CNN) A judge in Philadelphia on Thursday said there is probable cause to charge an Amtrak engineer in a 2015 derailment that killed eight people and injured more than 200.Judge M...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Russian Photog On Oval Office Hubbub: ‘This Is Nonsense’
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Russian photographer invited to shoot a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reacted to outrage from media outlets and ...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017
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