After serious breach, Uber says services operational

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September 16, 2022

After serious breach, Uber says services operational

The hacker got access to systems where customer data such as driver's licenses are stored, the ride-hailing service says.
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September 16, 2022

Oktoberfest back on tap as inflation comes to a head

For Germany’s brewers, rising costs go much deeper than simply the price of a round.
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September 16, 2022

Thousands wait in cold to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II

The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday.
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September 16, 2022

Alaska braces for historic storm as major flooding, power outages feared

Hurricane-force winds were forecast in parts of the Bering Sea, while small communities around 90 miles from the hub community of Nome expected water levels that could be up to 18 feet above the normal high tide line.
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September 16, 2022

How to win an Ig Nobel prize? Design a crash-test moose dummy.

The sex lives of constipated scorpions and cute ducklings with an innate sense of physics also inspired the winners of this year’s prizes for comical scientific achievement.

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September 16, 2022

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard moving to military base

Authorities say the nearly 50 people flown to the island on the orders of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be moved to housing on Cape Cod.
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September 16, 2022

Breaches of voting machine data after 2020 election raise worries for midterms

One concern is the possibility that rogue election workers, including those sympathetic to Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 presidential election, might use their access and the knowledge gained through the breaches to launch an attack from within.
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September 16, 2022

Surprise is key part of migrant travel from Florida and Texas to Martha’s Vineyard

Republican governors are surprising Democrat-led cities and states with large influxes of migrants. Providing little or no information is part of the plan.
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September 16, 2022

Residents of Mississippi’s capital say racism is at root of water crisis

While the state plans to stop handing out free bottled water Saturday night, the city said water pressure still hasn’t been fully restored, and state health officials said lead in some pipes remains so worrisome that pregnant women and young children should still use bottled water.
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September 16, 2022

Ukraine unearths mass gravesite, says bodies bear signs of torture

Workers hauled body after body out of the sandy soil in a pine forest near Izium that police said contained 445 graves in an area recently recaptured from Russian forces.