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FBI Warns Ransomware Assault Threatens US Health Care System

Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals could unleash a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health care system… Continue Reading

Judge Judy To Move Her Gavel To Streaming Service IMDb TV

Judith Sheindlin, whose long-running syndicated courtroom show “Judge Judy” will end production in 2021, will be dispensing her tart brand of justice on an exclusive show in the U.S. for IMDb TV… Continue Reading

Pelosi, Trump Administration Trade Blame Over Virus Aid

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a scolding assessment, blaming Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for failing to produce answers to her demands… Continue Reading

Virginia Flaggers vow to find new location for Confederate Battle Flag

In a statement provided to WMAL, the Virginia Flaggers say they are working on a new location for the Stars and Bars… Continue Reading

Virginia Residents Say They’ll Appeal Removal Of Lee Statue

Several Virginia residents have filed notice that they will appeal a ruling allowing the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from its prominent place in the state’s capital city… Continue Reading

Pope Ends Public Audiences, Eyes Limited Participation For Christmas

Pope Francis is halting his public general audiences and will limit participation at Christmas and other upcoming Masses amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Italy and the Vatican… Continue Reading

VMI to remove statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson

The statue and other associations with the Confederacy recently have generated discussion at the nation’s oldest state-supported military college, which is facing an outside investigation into what Virginia officials have characterized as a culture of “structural racism.”… Continue Reading