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Financial Institution Service Corp. Notifies Over 750k Consumers of Massive Data Breach Related to MOVEit Vulnerability
On September 22, 2023, Financial Institution Service Corp. (“FISC”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that a vulnerability in the file-transfer application MOVEit allowed hackers to access the personal information of more than 750,000 people. In this notice, FISC explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine’s Military Claims to Have Killed the Head of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Ukraine’s special forces said new information revealed that an attack last week in Crimea killed the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, a claim that could not be verified.
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Finland Raced to Join NATO. What Happens Next Is Complicated.
After decades of going it alone in security issues, Finns are finding that life in a large alliance is complex, expensive and deeply political.
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A New Border Crossing: Americans Turn to Mexico for Abortions
American women are seeking help from Mexico for abortions, crystallizing the shifting policies of two nations that once held vastly different positions on the procedure.
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In Romania, the Traumas of a Bloody Revolution Still Cast a Long Shadow
People struggling for justice for family members killed in the 1989 uprising say that servants of the Ceausescu regime have blocked any reckoning with the past.
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Hundreds Injured After Fuel Depot Blast in Nagorno-Karabakh, Official Says
The blast occurred as ethnic Armenians were fleeing the breakaway region that had returned to the control of Azerbaijan.
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Presidential Portraits by Kehinde Wiley, This Time From Africa
Mr. Wiley, famous for his portrait of former President Obama, is now showing paintings of 11 current and former African heads of state. “This is not a celebration of individual leadership,” he said.
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NBC Searches for a New Hit with The Irrational & Found
The move from the broadcast networks dominating the fall calendar with new programming has been gradual, but it’s nearly complete. Every September, new shows premiere on networks like NBC and ABC that just don’t get the attention they used to even a decade ago. Cable companies like HBO and Showtime were the first to eat…
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TIFF 2023: A Canadian Looks Back at a Tumultuous Fest
It’s been a challenging few years for my beloved local film festival. Even before the pandemic, there were headwinds that the Toronto International Film Festival was forced to confront, with studios beginning to shift away from prioritizing this September festival for certain prime releases and award contenders. Crafting COVID-19-friendly programs was no easy feat, and…
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Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Gets a Bigger Burst of Laser Energy
Researchers at the National Ignition Facility during a July firing of 192 lasers improved on a December result, but also ended up with duds in other experiments.