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LoanPro Confirms December 2023 Data Breach Affecting an Unknown Number of Consumers
On January 19, 2024, Above Lending filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access LoanPro’s IT network. In this notice, Above Lending explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information stored on LoanPro’s…
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Widening Mideast Crisis: Iran Says It Doesn’t Want War as U.S. Weighs Response to Lethal Drone Strike
Concerns over the possibility of even more tumult in the Mideast are rising. And the future of the U.N. aid agency for Palestinians, a humanitarian lifeline in war-torn Gaza, is under fierce debate.
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French Farmer Was Spark Behind Widespread Protests
Jérôme Bayle had enough of the hardships of French farming, so he blocked a highway with friends. Hundreds of other farmers have followed suit.
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With Fate of Ukraine’s Top War General in Question, All Eyes Turn to Zelensky
Portraits of Gen. Valery Zaluzhny hang in coffee shops and bars inside Ukraine, but his strained relationship with President Volodymyr Zelensky may cost him his post.
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In Northern Ireland, a Knotty Brexit Problem Is on the Brink of Being Solved
Four years after Britain officially left the E.U., the U.K. government on Wednesday published the details of a deal to restore the power-sharing government in Belfast.
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Donors Rally Behind UNRWA After Israeli Allegations
The U.S. envoy to the United Nations urged it to “take quick and decisive action” over Israeli allegations that 12 employees of UNRWA, the main aid agency for Palestinians, had taken part in the Oct. 7 attack.
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Sundance 2024: Frida, Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza, Luther: Never Too Much
Note: This final dispatch allowed the writer to select their own virtual viewings, leading to alternate takes on “Frida” and “Luther: Never Too Much.” Read Monica Castillo’s here for comparison. I wanted to explore the arts through Sundance’s Episodic, US Documentary and Premiere showings this year. After exploring films in the US Documentary category, and then watching “Frida,”…
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Sundance 2024: Layla, Malu, Reinas
Global films know how to milk a scene and make you feel like you are right there in the moment. “Layla,” “Malu “and “Reinas” took the World Dramatic stage at Sundance, and left viewers in a milk hangover. “Layla,” a must-see film about an Arab drag queen, will have you ready to perform colorfully under…
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Argylle
“Argylle,” the stumbling, overcooked action flick from director Matthew Vaughn, begins with a kind of joke. Agent Argylle (Henry Cavill) infiltrates a Greek-set club where he encounters a blonde LaGrange (Dua Lipa), bedecked in a glittering gold dress. They engage in a sultry dance before she escapes under a hail of bullets fired by a…
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Feud: Capote vs. The Swans is a Campy and Heartfelt Delight
Since the critical and commercial success of “Nip/Tuck” and “Glee” in the 2000s, Ryan Murphy has dominated our television screens. His work has spanned genres, from haunted houses to ballroom stages, and it doesn’t appear that he will be going anywhere anytime soon. One of his less talked-about ventures is the anthology series “Feud,” which focuses on…