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‘Our country is in a cyberwar’: Inside the White House summit with Hadi Partovi of Code.org

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‘Our country is in a cyberwar’: Inside the White House summit with Hadi Partovi of Code.org

Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi. (GeekWire File Photo) President Joe Biden brought together top executives from the nation’s biggest technology, financial services and energy companies this week to address the growing challenge of cybersecurity, speaking to tech leaders including Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Apple CEO Tim Cook. “The federal government can’t … Read more

Two House Members Flew to Kabul on an Unauthorized Mission

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Two House Members Flew to Kabul on an Unauthorized Mission

Two congressmen secretly flew into Kabul without authorization on Tuesday to witness the frantic evacuation of Americans and Afghans, angry Biden government officials and spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi urge other lawmakers not to follow suit. The two members – Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat from Massachusetts and Peter Meijer, Republican from Michigan, both veterans – said in … Read more

Here’s who’s on the House committee to investigate the January 6 insurrection

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Here’s who’s on the House committee to investigate the January 6 insurrection

Zoe Lofgren Democrat – California’s 19th District Has served in the House of Representatives for a fourteenth term since 1995 Other committees: Property management; Justice; Science, space and technology Lofgren has the unique quality of having ties to all four of the impeachment proceedings of the Modern Age President, and during the 1974 impeachment of … Read more

White House asks its July 4 celebration attendees to get tested for Covid-19

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Covid-19 vaccines will be available for all Americans by July, but vaccination process will take longer, Fauci says

Most Americans – 84% – have heard of the Delta Coronavirus variant, but the number of people who practice safety measures like social distancing and masking continues to decline, according to new poll results released Tuesday by Axios-Ipsos. One in 10 said they were very familiar with the Delta variant, 38% said they were somewhat … Read more

Cannabis banking act passes U.S. House with bipartisan support – TechCrunch

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Cannabis banking act passes U.S. House with bipartisan support – TechCrunch

The US House of Representatives passed landmark law to ease restrictions on the cannabis industry. The banking law SAFE ACT (Secure and Fair Enforcement) offers financial institutions a safe haven for working with cannabis operators. If passed by the Senate and approved by President Biden, this bill would give the cannabis industry access to traditional … Read more

Wilmington, North Carolina house party shooting: 3 dead, 4 injured

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Authorities are looking over the scene on Saturday, April 3, 2021 on 7th Street and Kidder Street. Three people are dead and four others were injured in mass shootings in Wilmington shortly after midnight. Gunfire broke out at a house party at 718 Kidder St., according to the Wilmington Police Department. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

WILMINGTON, NC – Three people are dead and four others were injured in mass shootings in Wilmington shortly after midnight. Gunfire broke out at a house party, according to the Wilmington Police Department. The names of the deceased have not yet been published. The injured were taken to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center for … Read more

US plans to share vaccine – but not yet, White House says

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FEMA Regional Administrator Gracie Szczech, center, takes Vice President Kamala Harris on a tour of the Jacksonville Community Vaccination Center in Florida, where Navy members prepare Pfizer vaccines on March 22nd.

The White House defended its first COVID-19 vaccination strategy in America this week. She described them as justified because of the terrible outbreak in the country and promised to exchange shots after the Americans were protected. World leaders and residents of other countries are increasingly critical of the United States and other wealthy nations for … Read more