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The State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2024
270 IT/cybersecurity leaders share their ransomware experiences from the last year.
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For Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, an Improbably Long Ancient Journey
A six-ton megalith at the heart of the archaeological site traveled more than 450 miles to get there, a new study concludes.
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NASA Is Still Deciding How to Bring Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home
After agency officials said last week that a decision was pending, they said on Wednesday that deliberations were still taking place.
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How the World’s Oldest Humpback Whale Has Survived Is a Mystery
Old Timer, a male first photographed in 1972, was spotted last month near Alaska, enduring in the Pacific Ocean while some other humpbacks have struggled in a changing environment.
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Saving Australian Crocodiles by Yucking Their Yum
The aquatic reptiles cannot resist eating invasive toads that are toxic, so scientists gave the crocodiles a dose of nonlethal food poisoning to adjust their behavior.
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Peach Cobbler, 2 Ways: Spectacularly Simple and Simply Spectacular
An easy buttermilk skillet version and an upside-down take from Melissa Clark showcase the stone fruit’s versatility.
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TikTok’s ‘Cucumber Guy’ Logan Moffitt Shows the Many Ways to Eat a Cucumber
“Sometimes you need to eat an entire cucumber,” the TikTok star Logan Moffitt says of the summer’s most riffable recipe.
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Trump Gambles on Outside Groups to Finance Voter Outreach Efforts
New federal rules allow political candidates to coordinate their efforts to canvass for votes with outside groups like super PACs.
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When Will They Speak Again? Once Close, Biden and Pelosi Are at Odds.
President Biden is upset that Representative Nancy Pelosi worked to get him out of the race. She is losing sleep over it.
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A Hulk Hogan-Jesse Ventura Grudge Match, in the Political Arena
Hogan supports Donald J. Trump. Mr. Ventura is backing Kamala Harris. But their beef is more complicated than that.