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Month: June 2024

Senator Wyden urges Biden administration to investigate UnitedHealth Group for negligent cybersecurity

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina S. Khan and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler urging the agencies to hold UnitedHealth Group accountable for negligent cybersecurity practices, which caused substantial harm to consumers, investors, the health care system, and

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A guide to what’s next for South Africa and the key figures in unprecedented coalition talks

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country from apartheid in 1994 has lost its 30-year majority. It remained the biggest party, though. With no one holding a majority, South Africa’s party leaders are embarking on

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Trump dice que está “bien” con cumplir una posible pena de cárcel o arresto domiciliario tras la histórica condena

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump dijo que está “bien” con cumplir una posible pena de cárcel o estar bajo arresto domiciliario luego de su histórica condena por 34 delitos graves de falsificación de registros comerciales. “Estoy de acuerdo con eso”, dijo Trump a Fox News en una entrevista transmitida el

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American Red Cross issues urgent plea for blood, platelet donors amid drop in donations

 PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The American Red Cross critically needs blood and platelet donors now following a concerning decrease in donations as the country has experienced an increase in severe weather systems and historic travel. In fact, over the past month about 20,000 fewer blood donations were collected than needed to maintain the Red Cross-national blood supply.  

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Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked roads in Jerusalem on Sunday as Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging a controversial system of exemptions from military service granted to the religious community. The court is looking at the legality of the exemptions, which have divided the country and threatened to collapse Prime Minister

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