US internet disrupted as key firm gets hit by cyberattack
Danny Pyka, an Austinite who worked for Mercedes-Benz for about 10 years, had been suffering from depression for so long and so severely that he was certain his suicidal thoughts would eventually lead to the end of his life. "It was just miserable," said Pyka, who found work as a handyman, but found it difficult to have a normal life or relationships with his wife and 18-year-old daughter not affected by his condition. "I was secluding myself... I'd close the house off and just sleep pretty muc..>> view originalFormer top Christie aide set to testify in Bridgegate trial
USA Today Network Dustin Racioppi, The (Bergen County, N.J.) Record 6:57 a.m. EDT October 21, 2016Bridget Anne Kelly arrives at federal court in Newark on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Kelly, the former deputy chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to take the stand Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, in her trial over lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.(Photo: Jennifer Brown, The (Bergen County, N.J.) Record)NEWARK — After three years of virtual silence since sending ..>> view originalWikiLeaks poisons Hillary's relationship with left
LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump is pointing to a stream of hacked emails as proof that Hillary Clinton would be a compromised president, but a surprising number of progressives are drawing similar conclusions — albeit for totally different reasons. Some of the left’s most influential voices and groups are taking offense at the way they and their causes were discussed behind their backs by Clinton and some of her closest advisers in the emails, which swipe liberal heroes and causes as “puritanical,” “..>> view original'My son is not breathing': Harrowing video shows hero cop saving toddler in distress
Dashcam footage shows a police officer in Grandview, Tex., giving a toddler CPR after he stopped breathing. The boy has a made a full recovery. (Grandview Police Department) “My son is not breathing.” Seconds after a distraught Texas father uttered those chilling words to a 911 operator, Officer Chase Miller was on his way. He didn’t have to respond; the emergency dispatcher was already sending paramedics to the KFC in Granbury, Tex., where a 3-year-old boy was unresponsive and his sobbin..>> view originalChemical spill in Atchison, Kansas, spurs warnings from authorities
On social media, emergency officials warned residents to seek shelter and stay inside. "If you are not in Atchison, please stay out of town," Atchison County Emergency Management said on Facebook. The spill occurred at MGP Ingredients, officials said. Headquartered in Atchison, MGP describes itself as a company where distilled alcohol products and food ingredients are produced.Authorities have not released details about what kind of chemical leaked.Images from CNN affiliate KSHB showed a thick g..>> view originalFlorida officials: Daughters confess to burying father, 94, in yard
EUSTIS, Fla. -- Investigators say two women panicked when they found their 94-year-old father dead in his central Florida home and buried him in the yard.Lake County Sheriff’s spokesman Fred Jones said Thursday that Melvin Kort’s daughters confessed to burying him. Their secret started unraveling in September after deputies received a tip about a body buried near the home.Authorities were conducting a DNA test to confirm Kort’s identity. An autopsy showed no signs of trauma. Jones says Kort die..>> view originalGovernment alleges former NSA contractor stole 'astonishing quantity' of classified data over 20 years
Federal prosecutors in Baltimore on Thursday said they will charge a former National Security Agency contractor with violating the Espionage Act, alleging that he made off with “an astonishing quantity” of classified digital and other data over 20 years in what is thought to be the largest theft of classified government material ever. In a 12-page memo, U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein and two other prosecutors laid out a much more far-reaching case against Harold T. Martin III than was previously ..>> view originalRecords: Father texted about son while he sat in hot car
Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2016 3:30 pm Records: Father texted about son while he sat in hot car Associated Press | BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) รข€” Online chat service records presented in court show that a man charged with killing his 22-month-old son sent someone a message saying the toddler was "awesome" while the boy sat dying inside a hot SUV. Local news media report jurors were shown an online exchange Thursday between Jus..>> view originalAt charity roast, Donald Trump delivered what might as well be a campaign eulogy
Watch Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump make jokes at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York, Oct. 20. (The Washington Post) NEW YORK — It was supposed to be his opening joke, but it landed with such heavy bitterness that it prompted scattered, uncomfortable laughter. “A special hello to all of you in this room who have known and loved me for many, many years. It's true,” Trump said as he took command of the dais at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Founda..>> view originalDiscussing race in the classroom: 'Are all white people racist'?
One high school teacher’s bold premise – that "all white people are racist, period" – is reigniting discussion about how difficult it is to talk about race in school classrooms.One offended student in the philosophy elective at Norman North High School in Oklahoma recorded the remark, part of a lecture about how to heal racial divides, on her cellphone last week. The student, who wished to remain anonymous, told the local NBC-affiliate KFOR that she felt the teacher was encouraging the class "t..>> view original
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