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Gasoline futures jump as much of vital pipeline remains shutdown following cyberattack — Fuel prices jumped in trading on Sunday night, as much of one of the largest pipelines in the U.S. remains closed following a cybersecurity attack. — Gasoline futures jumped 2% to $2.168 per gallon …
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Russian criminal suspected in Colonial pipeline ransomware attack — WASHINGTON — A Russian criminal group may be responsible for a ransomware attack that shut down a major U.S. fuel pipeline, two sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. — The group, known as DarkSide …
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U.S. Pipeline Shutdown Exposes Cyber Threat to Energy Sector — For years, security officials and experts have warned about the energy infrastructure's susceptibility to cybercrime — The ransomware attack that forced the closure of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline this weekend showed …
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Emergency declaration issued in 17 states and D.C. over fuel pipeline cyberattack
Emergency declaration issued in 17 states and D.C. over fuel pipeline cyberattack
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Melinda Gates Was Meeting With Divorce Lawyers Since 2019 to End Marriage With Bill Gates — Melinda Gates had discussions with divorce lawyers in October 2019 around when Bill Gates's ties to Jeffrey Epstein became public — The split between Bill and Melinda Gates, announced last week, has been in the works for a long time.
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The making of a myth — Russell J. Ramsland Jr. sold everything from Tex-Mex food to light-therapy technology. Then he sold the story that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. — Ramsland — “We observed an error rate of 68.05%. This demonstrated a significant and fatal error in security and election integrity.”

Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Drug Test — The Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have failed five tests in a little more than a year, was suspended, but he denied wrongdoing. — The 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, failed a drug test after the race …
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After Times Square Shooting, Adams and Yang Stress Support for N.Y.P.D. — Eric Adams and Andrew Yang, among the front-runners in the New York City mayor's race, said the shooting underlined the importance of public safety. — Within hours of a shooting in Times Square that left three bystanders …
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Mayoral hopefuls spar over police, crime in wake of Times Square shooting
Mayoral hopefuls spar over police, crime in wake of Times Square shooting
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Afghanistan Bomb Attack on Girls Highlights Threat to Women's Education — Kabul residents on Sunday buried dozens of schoolgirls killed by explosions outside a school — KABUL—Zainab Maqsudi, 13 years old, exited the library and walked toward the main gate of the Sayed Shuhada school …
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McCarthy confirms he's backing Stefanik for No. 3 House Republican post — Washington (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed on Sunday that he backs Rep. Elise Stefanik for the role of House Republican conference chair, as Rep. Liz Cheney faces a vote to oust her from the influential GOP leadership post.
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Kinzinger compares Republican Party to the Titanic
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‘This Week’ Transcript 5-9-21: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Fatima Goss Graves, Diane Swonk & Lareina Yee
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-9-21: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Fatima Goss Graves, Diane Swonk & Lareina Yee
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FBI director Chris Wray barely survived the Trump era. Now he's working with Biden's attorney general taking on domestic terrorism and probing Trump allies. — Then-Attorney General Bill Barr threatened to quit last spring when Trump tried to fire FBI Director Chris Wray, Insider has learned.
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'It's not phony': Biden hungry for a jobs deal with Republicans — The president isn't drawing many lines in the sand, either around negotiations with the GOP or making his proposal deficit neutral. — For President Joe Biden, any bipartisan package would represent a significant political win.
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Trump 2020 Election Lawsuits Lead to Requests to Discipline Lawyers — Courts, licensing bodies consider whether attorneys abused the legal system in challenging vote results — Courts are weighing whether some of the failed legal challenges to the 2020 presidential election were frivolous …

Florida reports more than 10,000 COVID-19 variant cases, surge after spring break — 243 have been hospitalized with variants and 67 have died. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — Paul Hennessy/Polaris — Variant COVID-19 infections skyrocketed following spring break …
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Shell CEO: You need us on climate change — Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden wants a seat at the table to fight climate change, and wants the public and policy makers to believe the oil and gas company is serious about shifting its massive business. — Why it matters: The problem is …

As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street — Companies behind digital currencies are rushing to hire well-connected lobbyists, lawyers and consultants as the battle over how to regulate them intensifies. — WASHINGTON — When federal regulators late last year accused …

Free beer offer results in more vaccinations than all Erie County first-dose clinics last week — The idea of getting vaccinated had been rolling around in the back of Tyler Morsch's mind for weeks. As a 28-year-old, he didn't feel in any particular danger, but he finally decided …
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Sophie Scholl: Student who resisted Hitler and inspires Germany — Her name is not widely known outside Germany, but Sophie Scholl is an iconic figure in her native country and her story is extraordinary. — This weekend many will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of a young woman …

In Arizona, a Troubled Voting Review Plods On as Questions Mount — A makeshift review of the vote in the state's largest county has pleased followers of former President Donald J. Trump but is being widely criticized as a partisan exercise. — Directly outside the Veterans Memorial …
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2 Oklahoma Boys Pulled From Class for ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-Shirts — In addition to the disciplinary action they have faced, the boys' mother said that at least one of her three sons has been bullied because of the shirts. — Two brothers, 8 and 5, were removed from their Oklahoma …
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Biden understands the pace of governance, the media not so much — Opinion by — President Biden came into office promising to be a decent, competent and normal president. “Normal” in part entailed no incendiary tweets, no self-dealing for him and his family, and no staffing government with unqualified hacks.

Fosun unit, BioNTech to form joint venture to make Covid-19 vaccine — The Fosun unit will contribute up to US$100 million of assets including cash and a manufacturing facility, while BioNTech will chip in the licence and know-how Fosun is BioNTech's exclusive partner for the vaccine in mainland China …