Pneumonic plague: What is it and how dangerous can it be?
The pneumonic plague is nearly always fatal without treatment.
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CFTC proposes new rules for crypto industry
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unveiled new proposals Monday for regulating cryptocurrency markets, after an effort to pass digital asset legislation through Congress came up short last month. The agency, one of two main financial regulators expected to oversee the industry, gave notice of its plans to move forward with rulemaking on both crypto…
Death of researcher at Russian plague laboratory ‘particularly concerning’: Birx
Dr. Deborah Birx, the former White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said the death of a researcher working at a Russian lab studying the pneumonic plague was “concerning” to her. “This is particularly concerning, and I know why the White House, State Department and CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] are very much aware and…
Who qualifies for the Trump administration’s $90 payments for seniors?
These payments, funded by the Medicare Improvement Fund, are arriving as one-time deposits or checks.
Hackers steal 8 million citizens' records from Danish government database | TechCrunch
The Danish government said the breach of names, addresses, and state-issued ID numbers affects 8 million people, including people living abroad and the deceased.
Sen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time
Sen. Adam Schiff discusses Trump’s corruption, what he thinks Congress should do about AI regulation, and the tech backlash triggering a political realignment.
4 killed in military strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean
The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking go-fast boat in the Caribbean on Sunday, killing four “narco-terrorists,” the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) announced. Southcom said the vessel was operating along “established narco-trafficking routes” in the Caribbean and confirmed intelligence “revealed the vessel’s active involvement in narco-trafficking.” This is the military’s first boat strike this…
Alito says he has hunch who leaked Dobbs decision
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said in an interview that he has an “opinion” on who leaked the draft opinion of justices overturning Roe vs. Wade in 2022. During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Alito said he “anticipated” the conservative majority’s ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health would “anger a great many people…
Trump administration monitoring suspected Russian plague outbreak
The Trump administration is monitoring a suspected case of the plague in Russia, the State Department told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation. “We are aware of reports of a fatal case of suspected pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. We are monitoring the situation closely with the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)] and…
Worries grow about suspected plague outbreak in Russia
Russian authorities and Trump administration officials are monitoring a possible pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia, after a laboratory worker died of an undisclosed illness. The woman, in her late 20s, reportedly worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Institute of Siberia and the Far East and died of pneumonia of unknown origin, according to Rospotrebnadzor, a Russian health…
Tech watchdog outlines closing midterms message for Democrats on data centers
The Tech Oversight Project is laying out a closing message for Democrats on data centers as candidates head into the final stretch ahead of the midterm elections. In a memo shared first with The Hill, the tech watchdog group outlined the costs to voters from the server warehouses powering the AI boom, arguing that Americans…
Listen live: Supreme Court kicks off new term with major climate case
The Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday with a major climate case that could shape efforts by state and local governments to seek damages from fossil fuel companies over global warming. The justices will hear Suncor v. Boulder, an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling allowing the city and county of Boulder,…
Watch live: RFK Jr., Trump officials unveil health care price transparency push
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz will announce new efforts Monday aimed at strengthening health care price transparency. The health officials will be joined by newly confirmed Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, Deputy Treasury Secretary Francis Brooke and Federal Trade Commission Chair…
Senators demand answers from RFK Jr. on task force overhaul
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and a group of 16 Senate Democrats are demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his recent overhaul of an influential panel of experts that determines which preventive services insurers must cover. In a letter sent to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on…
Supreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for climate damages
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate case Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. The case in question, Suncor v. Boulder, is an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that allowed claims of climate damages…
America must defend our digital infrastructure, here and overseas, to win the next war
Iranian strikes damaged Amazon Web Services data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, exposing why digital infrastructure is now a national security priority.
Large oil exporters agree to continue consistent production in November
Seven of the world’s largest oil-exporting countries agreed Sunday to maintain their baseline production levels for November, as fuel prices remain elevated amid the Iran war. The “OPEC+” group, which includes Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Russia and Saudi Arabia, decided to “maintain” oil production levels they agreed to in September, the Organization of the…
Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a 'significant rise' in AI submissions | TechCrunch
AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs.