Kansas authorities must destroy all electronic copies they made of a small newspaper’s files when police raided its office this month, a judge ordered Tuesday, nearly two weeks after computers and cellphones seized in the search were returned.
The Aug. 11 searches of the Marion County Record’s office and the homes of its publisher and a City Council member have been sharply criticized, putting Marion, a central Kansas town of about 1,900 people, at the center of a debate over the press protections offered by the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
Attorney Bernie Rhodes, who represents the newspaper, said…
Following a thorough assessment of potential solutions and a competitive public bidding process, WVU has selected the Huron Research Suite as its new electronic research administration platform.
The Huron Research Suite will replace WVU+kc (Kuali) for proposal submission, award management, protocol management, conflict of interest and more.
The WVU Research Office, Information Technology Services and other partners across the University will begin implementation this year.
WVU will implement six modules from the Huron Research Suite, including:
• Grants
• Agreements
• Conflict of Interest (COI)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• Animal…
Gov. Josh Green signed anti-vaping legislation into law on Tuesday in an effort to address the growing use of nicotine products, especially among youth in Hawaiʻi.
The measure bans the shipment of tobacco products to non-licensed retailers and official groups electronic cigarettes and vape juices under the definition of “tobacco products.”
It also introduces a 70% exclusive tax on the wholesale price of each electronic smoking product, which could likely increase consumer costs.
The tax will take effect on Jan. 1, 2024. Lawmakers say it is the first step in protecting Hawaiʻi’s youth from the dangers of “Big Tobacco.”
“Regulation…
The Communications Security Establishment (CSE), one of the federal agencies tasked with countering foreign interference, is experiencing a “major staffing crisis,” a former CSE spy told Radio-Canada/CBC.
The CSE intercepts and decodes communications of foreign targets that seek to harm Canada. It is also responsible for protecting the federal government’s computer network and advising critical infrastructure operators, such as banks and hospitals, on how to protect themselves against cyberattacks.
In a rare interview, the CSE’s chief, Caroline Xavier, did not deny that there is a crisis, but said the shortage of cybersecurity experts is a global problem.
“Talk to any…
USS Pinckney (DDG-91) underway in San Diego Bay on Nov. 7, 2023. San Diego Web Cam Photo
ARLINGTON, Va. – A quartet of destroyers will be the test case for the Navy’s $17 billion plan to add a major electronic warfare upgrade to Flight IIA destroyers, service officials outlined last week.Late last year, USS Pinckney (DDG-91) wrapped up the first part of a two-step modernization availability and left General Dynamics’ NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., for sea-trails with what some in the service have compared to Carrie Fisher’s double bun hairstyle in Star Wars.
Standing two decks high, the…
ATLANTA — A federal judge will soon rule on whether Georgia’s hotly contested Dominion voting machines are vulnerable to hacking and violating voters’ constitutional rights, a decision that threatens to scramble the battleground state’s election procedures heading into the 2024 presidential campaign.
A sprawling six-year-long legal fight over the integrity of Georgia’s elections wrapped up in a federal courthouse in Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, teeing up a ruling that could shake voters’ faith in their electoral system and further fuel unfounded claims of fraud on the right.
The trial is not about the massive voter fraud former President Donald Trump…
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Most people think you can usually find a better deal when you shop online.
But the price you see can be different than what other people see. The type of computer you use, your online search history, even your zip code have all been used by online retailers to determine what price you pay.
In a study conducted by researchers at Northeastern University in Boston, nine out of 16 online retailers and travel websites tested showed different prices or difference results for the same searches.
“I always assumed all the prices would…
This season, holiday sales are expected to hit at least $942 billion dollars, which is a 6% increase from last year, according to the National Retail Federation. But with online shopping and earlier sales, does Black Friday still hold the same power in holiday shopping as it has in the past?
Kristen Gall, the president of the cash-back app Rakuten Rewards, says Black Friday “is not dead” but instead that “it’s just changing a lot.”
“A lot fewer of us are willing to go to the stores on Black Friday and fight people and use our elbows,” Gall said.
The…