Elizabeth Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility hit by measles outbreak. Plus, the Epstein stories you may have missedGood morning.A 10-year-old Minnesota girl has been released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody…
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Calls to shut down Texas ICE facility for children grow amid measles outbreak
At least two cases confirmed at detention center for children and their parents in Texas At least two cases of measles have been confirmed at a major immigration detention center for children and their parents in Texas as cases of the dangerous virus i…
Trump’s border-czar takeover does little to calm Minneapolis tensions: ‘The agenda is still the same’
Experts say Tom Homan’s charge, replacing Greg Bovino’s aggressive tactics, may change the tone, but not the missionIn his clearest attempt yet to “de‑escalate” tensions in Minneapolis, Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s “border czar”, announced on Wednesday th…
Bank of England keeps interest rates at 3.75% as inflation concerns persist
Bank suggests cost-of-living measures in Rachel Reeves’s budget likely to pave way for rate cuts in months aheadBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation rises for first time in five months to 3.4% in DecemberBank of England policymakers have left int…
Backdoor in Notepad++
Hackers associated with the Chinese government used a Trojaned version of Notepad++ to deliver malware to selected users.
Notepad++ said that officials with the unnamed provider hosting the update infrastructure consulted with incident responders and found that it remained compromised until September 2. Even then, the attackers maintained credentials to the internal services until December 2, a capability that allowed them to continue redirecting selected update traffic to malicious servers. The threat actor “specifically targeted Notepad++ domain with the goal of exploiting insufficient update verification controls that existed in older versions of Notepad++.” Event logs indicate that the hackers tried to re-exploit one of the weaknesses after it was fixed but that the attempt failed…
Quote of the day by Don Zimmer: “What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110% all the time.”
Don Zimmer’s quote is about effort over ability. Talent helps, but it is not the final word. Consistent hard work, hunger, and commitment can often take you further than raw skill alone.
Starmer apologises to Epstein victims as he seeks to weather Mandelson scandal
PM says he is sorry for believing ‘lies’ told by former Labour minister when he appointed him US ambassadorUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has apologised to victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as he sought to reboot his stuttering l…
Epstein planned to build sick ‘p***y playroom’ in hotel near Buckingham Palace – with help of Andrew’s business partner
JEFFREY Epstein wanted to buy a five-star hotel near Buckingham Palace to build a sex lair – allegedly encouraged by a business partner of the former Prince Andrew. The sex-obsessed paedophile trafficker appeared to like a plan to turn the top floor of…
Algerian boxer Khelif open to genetic testing by IOC for 2028 Olympics
Imane Khelif, who won gold at 2024 Olympics, says before gender test, ‘Do not exploit me in your political agendas.’