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Scout Energy Partners Notifies Consumers of Early 2024 Data Breach
On June 14, 2024, Scout Energy Management LLC (“Scout Energy Partners”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access portions of the company’s computer network. In this notice, Scout Energy Partners explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being…
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Putin and Kim Jong-un Sign Pact in North Korea
A need for munitions to use against Ukraine is pushing Russia’s leader to deepen his ties with North Korea, raising alarms in the West. The text of the agreement was not immediately released.
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Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Spokesman: Gaza Needs New Leadership to Keep Hamas Out
In comments to an Israeli television station, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari appeared to join growing criticism over the Israeli government’s failure to provide Gaza with a postwar plan.
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U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Is Failing, and Could Be Dismantled Early
Officials hope a looming deadline will pressure Israel to open more land routes into the territory, which is facing extreme levels of hunger.
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In North Macedonia, Disputes Over History Extend to Statues
North Macedonia has claimed historical figures as part of a drive to build a national identity. That has ruffled the feathers of the Balkan nation’s neighbors.
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Nancy Pelosi Meets With Dalai Lama, Despite China’s Criticism
The former House speaker joined a congressional delegation that met with the Tibetan spiritual leader at his home in India. China calls him a separatist.
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Land Art in Malibu Gets a Second Chance
Lita Albuquerque redraws her “Malibu Line,” an ultra-vivid blue earthwork that connects earth, ocean and sky.
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GTA San Andreas and the Legacy of Playing as a Black Guy in Video Games
Video game publisher Ubisoft recently revealed the latest entry in their “Assassin’s Creed” franchise, “Assassin’s Creed Shadows,” but not without a bit of controversy in some social media spaces. The game is set in feudal age Japan and features dual protagonists, one of whom is a historical figure named Yasuke, an African man who eventually…
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Hollywood Continues to Fail Its Black Final Girls
When one thinks of the perfect definition of a Final Girl, the likes of Sidney Prescott (“Scream”), Nancy Thompson (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”), and Jess Bradford (“Black Christmas”) come to mind. Coined as a term by academic Carol J. Clover in her 1987 essay “Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film,” the term…
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58th KVIFF Welcomes Viggo Mortensen, Steven Soderbergh, Clive Owen, And More
Every year, outside the resplendent Grandhotel Pupp, dedicated crowds gather to snap a photo of the glitzy guests gracing the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). These stars and auteurs often arrive to premiere their film or to receive the Crystal Globe for their lifetime service to cinema. Now, with the approach of the 58th edition…
