Measuring the economic success of presidents: The Wake Up for Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com
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Presidential benchmarks: How can you measure the economic success of a president? Complicated issues get broken down to the most simple data points. As Joe Biden begins his term, Rich Exner takes a look at 15 economic benchmarks, from unemployment to the cost of a Big Mac.
Another Hacking Group Allegedly Involved in Cyberattack That Affected Federal Government: Microsoft
Another hacking group was involved in a cyberattack that targeted SolarWinds software, which was used by a number of federal government agencies, said Microsoft in an update.
An investigation revealed “an additional malware that also affects the SolarWinds Orion product but has been determined to be likely unrelated to this compromise,” said Microsoft on Dec. 18. The malware was most likely “used by a different threat actor,” it said, suggesting another group may have been involved in the breach.
“This code provides an attacker the ability to send and execute any arbitrary C# program on the victim’s device. Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects this compromised DLL as Trojan:MSIL/Solorigate.G!dha,” said the company.
For the past two years a 94-square-mile quarantine zone was established in the Riverside area after five trees in the city became infested with ‘Asian citrus psyllids’. Those near the area were urged to take special precautions when traveling this summer to keep the disease from spreading. Its important to note that the vegetation from these trees can still be. author May 20, 2019
On Sunday night, the final episode of the HBO’s “Game of Thrones” will air. This has been the highest-rated season in the show’s history, with last week’s episode watched by 18.4 million people, its most massive audience ever. With numbers like that, it would seem that the series is going out on a high note, which is good news for.
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Carolyn Fleming of Ellenton, Florida, may have been the latest person to die of a flesh-eating bacteria infection, which she contracted swimming off the coast of Anna Maria Island in Florida, her family says. Cases of the deadly infection, called necrotizing fasciitis, may be on the rise because of climate change. author May 20, 2019
On Sunday night, the final episode of the HBO’s “Game of Thrones” will air. This has been the highest-rated season in the show’s history, with last week’s episode watched by 18.4 million people, its most massive audience ever. With numbers like that, it would seem that the series is going out on a high note, which is good news for.