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Peabody Settlement Reaffirms Massachusetts AG’s Commitment to Protecting Consumer Personal Information
Regulators will ensure corporate accountability by imposing stringent sanctions on businesses that are perceived as neglecting the protection of consumer personal information….By: Troutman Pepper Locke
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DoD Finalizes DFARS Cybersecurity Certification Rule: What Contractors Need To Know
On September 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published its final rule implementing the contractual requirements under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program. The rule (CMMC DFARS Rule), which establishes compliance standards and annual affirmation requirements as a condition of contract award for applicable contracts, is effective November 10, 2025, to certain…
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What Happens When Your Car Is Totaled?
Car accidents can be overwhelming, and one of the most stressful outcomes is when your car is declared “totaled.” Many drivers are unsure about what this means, how insurance companies make decisions, or what steps to take next, leaving them feeling powerless….By: JUSTICENTER
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Battered but Undefeated, Hamas Remains a Fighting Force in Gaza
Some Israeli officials believe the military assault on Gaza City will deliver a decisive blow to the group, which continues to stage ambushes and guerrilla attacks.
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Fantastic Fest 2025: Primate, Bride of Re-Animator
Fantastic Fest, a wonderfully inclusive and unpredictable event every September in Austin, turns 20 this year. To launch the 20th edition on Thursday night, one of the co-founders started shouting “Chaos Reigns!” into a microphone, refusing to stop until everyone in the theater stood up and chanted along with him. It was a great reminder…
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The First Responders of the Internet: Lili Reinhart on “American Sweatshop”
The vocation that takes center stage in director Uta Briesewitz’s “American Sweatshop” is so depressingly prescient that it’s surprising its particularities haven’t been mined for a genre project until now. The film focuses on Daisy Moriarity (Lili Reinhart), who works as a content moderator, where she reviews videos flagged for potentially problematic content and either…
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Season 3 of “Tulsa King” Features Boomers, Bullets, and Bourbon, Oh My
In the Taylor Sheridan Paramount+ universe of cozy genre shows aimed at the AARP set, “Tulsa King” has always been a bit of a breezy, accessible alternative to the dour militarism of shows like “Lioness” or the queasy pro-oil histrionics of “Landman.” (And, of course, “Yellowstone” is no longer on the air to prop up…
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A Tiny Quasi-Moon is Following Earth Around the Sun
The object, the latest “quasi-moon” detected by astronomers, could be with us for almost another 60 years.
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Mashama Bailey, Chef of the Grey in Savannah, Is Opening a Restaurant in Paris
Mashama Bailey, one of America’s great chefs, is opening a new restaurant on the Left Bank, a sibling of her Savannah restaurant, the Grey.
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Can Hybrid Grapes Solve the Climate Change Dilemma for Wine Makers?
It’s a fringe movement so far, but hybrids have proven they can make good wine and may be better able to withstand climate change and disease.