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Hospital Sisters Health System Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting an Unknown Number of Patients
On September 3, 2024, Hospital Sisters Health System (“HSHS”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access certain files on its computer network….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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Fraud Doesn’t Pay in New York – August 2024 Update
As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce our latest installment of our continued success in fraud litigation. This report was originally conceptualized three years ago as a one-time publication in May 2021, however due to the consistent success of our dedicated attorneys we are very pleased to be…
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Short Notice and Blocked Exits Proved Lethal in Strike in Ukraine
When two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military academy in Poltava, debris blocked corridors and exits. Cadets near a bomb shelter survived. Others did not.
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Zelensky Pushes Cabinet Overhaul as His Party Releases Names of New Ministers
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was acting to bring a “new energy” to state institutions at an important diplomatic juncture.
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With New Taliban Manifesto, Afghan Women Fear the Worst
Three years into its rule, the movement has codified its harsh Islamic decrees into law that now includes a ban on women’s voices in public.
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With Hopes Frayed in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks, Mediators Plan a New Push
The latest proposals to bridge the remaining gaps between Israel and Hamas have yet to be finalized. Both Israel and Hamas have expressed pessimism over the prospects for an agreement.
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Hamas Releases Hostage Video of Two Slain Israeli Captives
Release of the video of Carmel Gat, 40, and Alexander Lobanov, 32, appears designed to inflame divisions in Israel.
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Venice Film Festival 2024: Happyend, Pavements, Familiar Touch
The Venice Film Festival is one of the most essential film events of the year, the bridge to the fall film-going season, and an event that launches future award winners, top ten entries, and beloved classics. As film profiles go, it’s also a remarkably diverse event, with movies like “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and “Joker: Folie a…
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Venice Film Festival 2024: The Biennale College
It was in 2015 that I received my first invitation to the Venice Film Festival from Peter Cowie, the venerable scholar and critic. His new book, “God and the Devil: The Life And Work of Ingmar Bergman,” is a crowning achievement in Bergman studies, a highlight from a master who hasn’t lost a step over…
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Telluride Film Festival 2024: Nickel Boys, The Piano Lesson, September 5
There is always abundant suspense in the Telluride Film Festival (TFF) lineup; it’s kept secret until the Thursday before the festival. This year, for its 51st edition, TFF’s programming has a heavy emphasis on exposing and exploring some of the extreme realities we’re experiencing politically and socially. Telluride’s curation is extraordinary. I find that the…
