A former security chief for the social media giant is telling Congress that the site is plagued by weak cyber defenses, privacy threats and the inability to control millions of fake accounts.
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U.S. inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown
Gas prices may have gone down, but rent, food and medical care costs soared.
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Texas is among worst states in U.S. for workers, study finds
Maine ranks 13th on the list.
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Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboard
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company has suffered its first launch failure.
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Twitter whistleblower bringing security warnings to Congress
Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko was Twitter’s head of security until he was fired early this year. He is to testify Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Thousands of Minnesota nurses launch 3-day strike over pay
They contend that salary increases will help improve patient care by resolving understaffing stresses.
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Pressure mounts on U.S. railroads and unions to reach a deal
Business groups and the White House are concerned that a national rail strike would be ‘an economic disaster.’
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Boycotts, backlash over lobster fishery’s addition to ‘red list’
Maine’s lobster industry and its supporters are fighting back after Seafood Watch placed lobster on a list of seafood to avoid because of sustainability concerns.
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Americans give U.S. health care system failing mark, AP poll finds
A majority of adults in the U.S. say health care is not handled well in the country.
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As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back
In a survey of more than 1,500 businesses, ninety-seven percent of owners say inflationary pressure is the same or worse than it was three months ago.