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Greater Napanee adopts special occasions permit format for events on town property serving alcohol
During their May 7 Special Meeting, the Town of Greater Napanee Council voted against staff’s recommendation to cancel all liquor licenses it holds for town facilities. Instead, council approved a motion to keep their liquor licenses and promote special occasion permits. Council did approve staff’s recommendation to bring forward a revised Municipal Alcohol Policy that…
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Nova Scotia electric utility says stolen customer data includes bank account numbers
Nova Scotia’s electric utility says data stolen from its customers includes credit histories, social insurance numbers and information on driver’s licences and bank accounts. In an update today, Nova Scotia Power says some customers’ names, ages, phone numbers, as well as email, mailing and service addresses may have also been taken. The utility’s release says…
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Court rules in favor of The New York Times over texts between the EU chief and a pharma boss
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European court ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission failed to provide a credible explanation for refusing The New York Times access to text messages sent between its President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case highlights questions about transparency at the commission,…
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As hazing scandal plays out at Northwestern, some lawyers say union for athletes might have helped
CHICAGO (AP) — As Northwestern became engulfed in a hazing scandal in recent weeks, Michelle Simpson Tuegel thought about the athletes she represented in high-profile lawsuits. The Dallas-based attorney helped negotiate about $900 million in settlements in cases involving U.S. Olympic and national team gymnasts who were sexually assaulted under the guise of medical exams…
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Hackers may have access to information on millions of British voters, election commission says
LONDON (AP) — Hackers may have information on tens of millions of British voters after they got access to electoral registers, the U.K.’s election watchdog said Tuesday — nearly a year after the breach was discovered. The Electoral Commission apologized for the breach but said much of the information was already in the public domain…
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5 white nationalists sue Seattle man for allegedly leaking their identities
SEATTLE (AP) — Five people affiliated with white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are suing a Seattle-area man who they say infiltrated the group and disclosed their identities online, leading them to lose their jobs and face harassment. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for Western Washington, The Seattle Times reported on Tuesday.…
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White House holds first ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation’s public schools
The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, in which criminal hackers have dumped online sensitive student data, including medical records, psychiatric evaluations and even sexual assault reports. “If we want to safeguard our children’s futures we must protect their personal data,” first lady Jill Biden,…
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Son of Spanish actors is arrested in Thailand on suspicion of killing Colombian on a tourist island
BANGKOK (AP) — The son of two Spanish film stars has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a tourist island, police said. Daniel Sancho Bronchalo was taken from Koh Phagnan, where the remains of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga were found, to another island, Samui, where he is being…
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Georgia kids would need parental permission to join social media if Senate Republicans get their way
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states requiring children to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Two top Republicans in the Georgia state Senate — Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Sen. Jason Anavitarte of Dallas — said in a Monday news conference they will seek to pass such a law…
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Liberals lag on invitation to join global group that crafts vaccines for world’s poor
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government has spent three years deliberating on an invitation to join a global body that designs vaccinations to protect the world’s poorest from preventable diseases. Documents reviewed by The Canadian Press show South Korea has been encouraging Canada to join the International Vaccine Institute, an agency based in Seoul that…
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How you walk could shape the future of biometrics: experts
Canadians have been unlocking iPhones with their fingerprint since 2013 and are sometimes exposed to facial recognition software before boarding planes, but when it comes to biometric technology, Erik Scheme and Mayssa Rekik are one step ahead. The associate director of the University of New Brunswick’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the advanced technologies undergraduate…