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Pacific Union College Acknowledges Ransomware Attack, but Denies Data Breach Despite Hackers’ Claims
On May 3, 2023, Pacific Union College (“PUC”) posted a data breach notice on its website after confirming that an April 2023 “cybersecurity issue” turned out to be a ransomware attack. More recently, databreaches.net spoke with the ransomware group responsible for the attack, confirming that the incident resulted in the personal information of current and…
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[Complimentary CLE Webinar] 2023 Brings Multiple Waves of Additional Studies Regarding Mesotheliomas and Other Cancers Caused Solely by Genomic Factors – July 18th, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Topics for discussion include: – The Big Picture Status of Genomics in Mesothelioma Litigation – Recent Statistical Analyses of Genetically Engineered Mice Reject BAP1 “Susceptibility” Arguments – Recent Papers Further Confirm Genomic Abnormalities are the Sole Cause of Some Mesotheliomas……By: Perrin Conferences, LLC
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Quebec Wildfires Contribute to Extreme Fire Season in Canada
Massive plumes of smoke from hundreds of Canadian fires, enveloped millions in smoke, triggering dangerous air quality warnings in both countries and turning skies an ashen orange.
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Ukraine Flood Deepens Misery in War Zone
“We were getting used to the shelling, but I’ve never seen a situation like this,” said one woman rescued in Kherson after a dam upstream was destroyed.
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What Is the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund?
The secretive $700 billion investment fund has set its sights on tourism, job creation, private equity and, now, golf.
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Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf Deal Is a Triumph That Transcends Sports
The deal to merge LIV Golf with the PGA Tour is a big win for the oil-rich kingdom, headlining a banner week that also includes a visit from the American secretary of state.
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Darfur, Blighted by Genocide, Faces a New Catastrophe: War
Hundreds have been killed in the western Darfur region since the nationwide conflict in Sudan began, raising fears of protracted warfare in an area already torn by decades of genocidal violence.
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The Foundation for the Augmentation of African Americans in Film Hosts The LightReel Film Festival June 8-10 in Washington, D.C.
The Foundation for the Augmentation of African Americans in Film (FAAAF) will host The LightReel Film Festival (LFF) in Washington, D.C. from Thursday, June 8th, through Saturday, June 10th. The LightReel Film Festival is an annual showcase that began in 2019 for cinematic talent to serve as an opportunity to inform, collaborate, entertain, and educate its audience through the cinematic…
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Georgia Oakley on Blue Jean
Anchored by a star-making turn from Rosy McEwen in the titular role, the new lesbian drama “Blue Jean” was inspired by a news article writer/director Georgia Oakley read in 2018, just before the 30th anniversary of the UK’s Section 28. The term describes a series of laws that prohibited the “promotion of homosexuality” by local…
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Reviewing the Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here in 1975, critic Robert Christgau concluded his praise of the record (he gave it an “A-,” the highest grade he’d ever give the band) by declaring, “And the cover/liner art is worthy of all the stoned raps it has no doubt already inspired.” That cover/liner art was…
