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‘Trolling people?’ Fairfax Co. schools phishing test promised teachers end-of-year gift card

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

Some Fairfax County Public School teachers are frustrated, after an email offering educators gift cards for their work during the school year turned out to be a phishing test.David Walrod, president of the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, said the email was sent Friday, as students were arriving for the last day of school.It was intended to be a test of sorts — teachers who clicked the link were directed to a cybersecurity page with information about phishing. If teachers click the links in test emails enough times, they have to complete mandatory professional development, Walrod said.Friday’s message said: “Fairfax County Public Schools and Company Rewards have partnered to provide gift cards to our employees as a thank you for another successful school year. To redeem your thank you gift card, please login to the Company Rewards portal found here: company-rewards.org.”Thank you to the @fcpsnews IT department, who decided that THIS was an appropriate day to ...

Saka hat trick and Kane double in England 7-0 rout of North Macedonia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England routed North Macedonia 7-0 with a stunning Bukayo Saka hat trick at Old Trafford in European Championship qualifying on Monday. Harry Kane also scored twice to make it a record-extending 58 goals for his country, and England maintained a perfect start in Group C with 12 points from four games.Marcus Rashford and substitute Kalvin Phillips also scored. Saka achieved his first career hat trick in style.He smashed an unstoppable effort into the top corner at the near post in the first half. Two minutes after the break came a moment of solo brilliance when he hit a dipping shot beyond North Macedonia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski from the edge of the area. Four minutes later, he burst through on goal and delivered a cool finish.Fresh from beating Malta 4-0 on Friday, Gareth Southgate’s team produced an even more emphatic performance at the home of Manchester United. Kane’s strike in the 29th minute got England going after he was set up by R...

UK lawmakers back scathing report that slammed Boris Johnson over ‘partygate’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s House of Commons on Monday resoundingly endorsed a report that found Boris Johnson lied to lawmakers about lockdown-flouting parties in his office, a humiliating censure that strips the former prime minister of his lifetime access to Parliament.Lawmakers backed the finding that Johnson was in contempt of Parliament by 354 votes to 7, after a debate in which many argued it was crucial to show voters that politicians are obliged to follow the rules and tell the truth.“It is important to show the public that there is not one rule for them and another for us,” said Conservative Party lawmaker Theresa May, Johnson’s predecessor as prime minister.Opening the five-hour debate, House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt urged lawmakers to “do what they think is right.” Mordaunt, a Conservative like Johnson, said she would vote to endorse the report by the Commons’ Privileges Committee.“This matters because the integrity of our institutions matter. The r...

Colorado voters keep getting less partisan, according to their registrations

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — While Colorado is electing historically high levels of Democrats to public office, its voters have never been less partisan on paper. Colorado's congressional delegation has never leaned more Democratic following last year's elections. Since 2007, there have been 11 years where Democrats have the governorship and control of both houses of the state legislature. In May, Republicans lost mayoral control of long-held conservative bastion Colorado Springs when voters elected independent Yemi Mobolade. Fewer Colorado voters registering as Republican The Coloradans electing Democrats consider themselves less Democratic than ever, however, as well as less Republican than ever. As of June 1, nearly half (47%) of Colorado's active registered voters were registered as "unaffiliated," the highest share of any June on record. As recently as 2015, about a third (35%) of Colorado's voters were registered as independents. That share grew quickly beginning in the late 2010s and h...

Parts of bridge that connects Iowa and Illinois comes down with help of controlled explosives

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

IOWA (WSVN)- Iowa Department of Transportation announced plans to remove suspension cables and towers on the old I-74 Bridge. Parts of a bridge that connected Iowa and Illinois came down with the help of controlled explosives, on Sunday.Certain areas were closed as the demolition took place.This project is far from over, Officials said that the process won’t be completed until next year.

Man seen armed with rifle in Dorchester taken into custody by police, sources say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

A man seen armed with a rifle in Dorchester Monday morning, prompting a major police response, has been taken into custody, 7NEWS sources said. Police said the initial incident happened Monday morning along Mercier Avenue. Officers were called to a home, according to police, for reports of a man armed with a rifle and barricaded inside. A heavily armed tactical team soon swarmed the area, using drones and dogs while working to peacefully resolve the situation. Neighbors said the man was seen acting strange outside on a sidewalk shortly before the police response. “The person was bathing, literally in his driveway with a small container, just kind of bathing. But he had a rifle to his right side,” one neighbor said.Marie Exume is the landlord of the building where police were called. She told 7NEWS her tenant pointed a weapon at her son. SWAT team members eventually entered the house but were unable to locate the suspect. Roughly three hours later, the m...

Dick Hall, an Orioles Hall of Fame reliever with impeccable control who helped Baltimore win two World Series, dies at 92

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

Dick Hall, a former star relief pitcher for the Orioles whose unconventional yet effective delivery helped Baltimore win two World Series, died Sunday of multiple myeloma and congestive heart failure in hospice care. The Timonium resident was 92.“He had a strong sense of right and wrong, and he totally passed that to us and all of his grandchildren,” his daughter Helen Terry of Timonium said. “He was a very, very good man. There was nothing he loved more than sit there and watch the chaos unfold with all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”Mr. Hall, a 6-foot-6 right-hander, was known for his jerky, near-sidearm delivery and pinpoint control. The unusual style earned him the nickname “Turkey.” Mr. Hall played nine seasons with Baltimore, during which he won 65 games, saved 60 more and had an ERA of 2.89.Mr. Hall helped the Orioles win World Series titles in 1966 — though he did not appear in any games that Series — and 1970 and A...

Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underway

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

By BEN FINLEY and HOLLY RAMER (Associated Press)A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century ago.The vessel was reported overdue Sunday night about 435 miles (700 kilometres) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, according to Canada’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Lt. Cmdr. Len Hickey said a Canadian Coast Guard vessel and military aircraft were assisting the search effort, which was being led by the U.S. Coast Guard in Boston.Rear Adm. John Mauger, a commander for the U.S. Coast Guard, said additional resources would arrive in the coming days. “It is a remote area — and it is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area,” he said. “But we are deploying all available assets to make sure we can locate the cra...

Nurses rally for change to hospital closure rules, say DPH is ‘toothless’ to prevent

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

Following dozens of hospital closures and while the state’s medical facilities continue to face challenges in keeping nurses at bedsides, advocates and medical practitioners will tell lawmakers that public health is placed at risk when corporations put profit over patients.The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, on Tuesday, will hold hearings on “An Act Relative to The Closing of Hospital Essential Services,” or S.736/H.1175, and “An Act Relative to Hospital Profit Transparency and Fairness,” or S.790/H.1179, two bills that advocates say are necessary to promote and protect public health in the Bay State.“The hearing comes amid a healthcare crisis in Massachusetts created by hospital corporations prioritizing financial gain over patient safety and care access for years before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Understaffing is causing nurses to flee the bedside and entire communities such as Leominster and Taunton are threatened by maternity and addiction treatment closures,” t...

Biden raising cash in the San Francisco area as he revs up his 2024 campaign

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:34:42 GMT

By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER (Associated Press)PALO ALTO, California (AP) — President Joe Biden ramps up his reelection effort this week with four fundraisers in the San Francisco area, as his campaign builds up its coffers and lays strategic foundations for 2024.In the back half of June, Biden’s campaign will have more than 20 fundraisers involving him, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, according to a person involved in Biden’s travel plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss the schedule.More than half of the fundraisers are with the Democratic president, who arrived in California on Monday and was greeted by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Biden also will be traveling to New York, Maryland and Illinois. The president hit the themes of his campaign at a Friday fundraising event in Connecticut, saying his goal is to do more to tell voters about his legislative accomplishments with infrastructure, computer chip production ...