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What Does the EU-US Data Privacy Framework Mean for Your Business?
If you have been doing business with entities in the European Union, chances are that you have struggled to figure out how to transfer data from the EU to the US without running afoul of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You are not alone……By: Buchalter
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The U.S. Department of Commerce Finalizes the CHIPS Act’s Guardrails to Curb National Security Risks
On September 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued the final rule (the “Final Rule”) regarding the use of funds offered under the CHIPS and Science Act (the “CHIPS Act”). The Final Rule incorporates many changes to the proposed rule published in March 2023, including the possibility of mitigation measures imposed at the…
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Temple University Health System, Inc. Notifies More than 430k Victims of Recent Data Breach
On September 15, 2023, Temple University Health System, Inc. (“Temple Health”) filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that information that had been entrusted to the organization was subject to unauthorized access….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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West Texas Gas Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting Over 56,000 People
On October 9, 2023, West Texas Gas (“WTG”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party gained access to WTG systems, copied certain files, and deleted other files. In this notice, WTG explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…
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Israel-Gaza War: Israel’s New Unity Government Pledges to ‘Crush’ Hamas
After forming a wartime cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a top rival, Benny Gantz, presented a united front to the Israeli people. Mr. Netanyahu also detailed more of the atrocities he said Hamas terrorists had committed.
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‘Always Under Fire’: On the Battlefield With Ukraine’s Elite Troops
Along a front stretching hundreds of miles, Ukraine’s forces are stuck in a daily grind punctuated by drone attacks, artillery strikes and eerily terrifying moments of silence.
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Rescuers in Gaza Struggle With Dwindling Fuel and Equipment
Paramedics said they would need bulldozers, which they don’t have, to pull more people from buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes amid power cuts.
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‘The Wrath of God’: Afghans Mourn Unimaginable Loss From Quake
The deadliest earthquake to strike the country in decades leveled entire hamlets. Many people lost most, if not all, of their immediate family.
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Israel Forms Unity Government and Bombs Gaza in the Wake of Hamas Attack
Following the deadliest assault on Israel in half a century, the country is vowing to crush Hamas, and both sides are bracing for an escalating war.
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Freedom Monument Sculpture Park’s Unflinching Look at Slavery
The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, opening in early 2024 in Montgomery, Ala., arrives at a time when Black history is being debated in many states.