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☆ Dallas disrupted by hackers - courts closed, police and fire sites offline
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Raphael Satter | Thomson Reuters | Reporter Covering Cybersecurity | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
May 4 (Reuters) - Hacker sabotage has disrupted several public services in Dallas, closing courts and knocking emergency services websites offline, officials said Thursday. Courts were closed Wednesday and will remain closed Thursday, the City of Dallas said in a series of statements posted to the web. Dallas city officials did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Other authorities affected included the Dallas Water Utilities, which was delaying readings, and the Dallas Public Library, whose online materials were unavailable, according to the statement. Dallas officials said that the cause was ransomware - a form of malicious software that hackers use to scramble data and immobilize networks until an extortion payment is made, typically in digital currency.
☆ A writer for FX's 'The Bear' went to the Writers Guild of America Awards with a negative bank account balance and won for Best Comedy Series. He's now applying for jobs at movie theaters as writers pr
  + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Writers Guild of America members are set to go on strike as their contract expires on May 1. A 28-year-old writer for FX's award-winning series "The Bear" said he's looking for jobs at movie theaters as members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) prepare to go on strike Tuesday to demand better pay from studios. The writers won the Best Comedy Series award that evening, beating "Abbott Elementary" and "Barry." O'Keefe told The New Yorker that his compensation does not add up to much after accounting for representative fees and taxes. A showrunner told Insider that first-time and newer writers could make around $40,000 to 60,000 for ten weeks of work.
☆ Biden vs. Trump in 2024? Don’t Be So Sure
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ Charles' coronation seized on by republicans as chance to ditch monarchy
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
They believe Charles' accession to the throne presents their best chance of ending the monarchy, which traces its history back more than 1,000 years. Anti-monarchy protests are relatively small, and polls show the majority of Britons still want a royal family. Charles wants a slimmed-down monarchy which would be less expensive to run and his mother said the royal family only existed with the support of the people. Demonstrations against the monarchy are also planned in the capitals of Scotland and Wales on the day of the coronation. "Younger people are moving away from the royal family in their droves," he said.
☆ N.Y.C. Libraries Stave Off Sunday Closings in Adams’s New Budget Plan
  + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
Why It MattersWith more than 200 locations across New York, the city’s public library systems are beloved as a community resource and a foundation of critical priorities like childhood reading and providing access to the internet. “This investment is an investment in the people of New York City,” he said in a statement. What’s NextLeaders in the City Council have vowed to fight the mayor’s cuts, with a budget deal expected in June. On Wednesday, Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, said the budget fight was far from over. The mayor’s executive budget, she said, “still leaves our libraries facing significant service cuts, agencies that deliver essential services harmed, and programs that deliver solutions to the city’s most pressing challenges without the investments needed.”
☆ These 11 easy habits helped me break my social media obsession and unplug from technology
  + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Betsy Ramser Jaime | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Adopting the right habits can help you be more present and spend less time looking at screens. Betsy Ramser Jaime outlines the habits that have helped her go hours without reaching for her phone. About seven years ago, I cut my social media use by 99% — and I don't feel like I'm missing anything, I feel like I've gained far more. When you really learn to appreciate the trees and the setting sun, you're reminded that each day is completely unique. Wander around a libraryWhen you need a break from your day, try visiting a library.
☆ Man Gets Nearly 22 Years in Prison for Shooting Teen in Hate Crime
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Eduardo Medina | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Mr. Robinson and M.S. Jeffrey Alan Gedbaw, a lawyer for Mr. Robinson, did not immediately respond to an email and call seeking comment on Thursday. The sentencing of Mr. Robinson came as hate crimes continue to plague the country. documented about 8,700 victims of hate crimes, including about 1,680 victims of hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation and gender identity. Those totals were a slight decrease from 2020, when the agency tallied about 11,000 victims of hate crimes, including about 2,500 victims of hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation and gender identity.
☆ Happy 100th Birthday, 16-Millimeter Film
  + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Devika Girish | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
One hundred years ago, the Eastman Kodak Company introduced a shiny new camera that promised to revolutionize moviemaking. The technical marvel, however, wasn’t just the camera but also the film inside. Until 1923, the film used most commonly in motion pictures was 35 millimeters wide. Until digital video arrived in the late 1990s, 16-millimeter film was the mainstay of the amateur or independent filmmaker, requiring neither the investment nor the know-how of commercial cinema. The third film, “Black Faces” from 1970, was an ebullient, one-minute montage of portraits of Harlem residents.
☆ Evan Gershkovich Is Not a Spy
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ Texas county keeps libraries open amid fight over banned books
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Evan Garcia Brad Brooks | Evan Garcia | Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
LLANO, Texas, April 13 (Reuters) - A rural Texas county's public libraries will remain open while a court battle continues over whether local officials can remove books deemed inappropriate, commissioners decided on Thursday. "Does Llano, Texas, want to be known as the town that closed the public library?" No state bans more books than Texas, according to PEN America. "Public libraries are not meant to serve particular ideological factions," said Kasey Meehan, who directs the "Freedom to Read" project of PEN America. Reporting by Evan Garcia in Llano, Texas, and Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; editing by Donna Bryson and Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ A Great Man Got Arrested as President
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ They Had $350,000 and a Dream to Live Together. Could They Make It in Manhattan?
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Joyce Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
For 30 years, Ms. Denlinger rented a sunny fifth-floor walk-up in Manhattan Valley. Ms. Ladin, 62 — the first openly transgender professor at Yeshiva University, where she taught English — suffers from myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. “I had not done any real estate hunting for 30 years,” Ms. Denlinger said. To find her Manhattan Valley apartment, “I got a Village Voice, looked in the ads, called up the landlord and made an appointment. “We needed two rooms that could be really separate, where one was not a bathroom or a kitchen,” Ms. Ladin said.
☆ Kobo Clara 2E review: The best e-reader that isn't a Kindle
  + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Sarah Saril | Steven Cohen | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Rakuten Kobo Clara 2E The Kobo Clara 2E offers a variety of features that avid readers will love, like a waterproof design and a comfortable power button. At this price point, the Kobo Clara 2E is rivaled only by the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite. Sarah Saril/InsiderThe Kobo Clara 2E makes a great companion for reading in different environments with its adjustable brightness and color temperature. On the plus side, the Kobo Clara 2E boasts great battery life, and it lives up to the manufacturer's promise. Listen to Kobo Audiobooks with a Bluetooth speaker or headphonesListening to audiobooks on the Kobo Clara 2E is as simple as connecting via Bluetooth.
☆ A Six-Month AI Pause? No, Longer Is Needed
  + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ Fact Check-Digitally altered versions of Scott Wiener photo holding book shared online
  + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Wiener, an openly gay legislator who has supported legal protections for children seeking gender-affirming health care, addressed the use of the term groomer in a series of tweets in Nov. 2022 (here). Erik Mebust, communications director for Wiener, told Reuters via email that the recently shared altered photo originates from a March 4 tweet by Wiener, which shows an identical background and apparel (here). In his original photo posted in March, Wiener is holding a book with a yellow cover titled, “Gender Pioneers” (here). The photo of Scott Wiener holding a book originates from his Mar. 5 tweet but it has been digitally altered with fabricated book titles.
☆ Ron DeSantis Is Definitely Running
  + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ Fed’s reluctance to go green will cost the Earth
  + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Central banks don’t think they can do much about the environment. The U.S. Federal Reserve has done even less, arguing it should not tackle climate change without an explicit order from Congress. In a 2021 survey by Invesco, 63% of responding central banks said addressing climate change fell within their mandate. Central banks aren’t best equipped to lead the green transition, anyway. There’s also a valid concern that focusing on climate change could water down the Fed’s mission to fight inflation.
☆ Common Sense Points to a Lab Leak
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ An Oklahoma teacher faced death threats after she helped students access banned books. She says she's more scared for students than for herself.
  + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
An Oklahoma teacher who helped students access banned books faced death threats. Summer Boismier left her teaching job and now works at the Brooklyn Public Library. The threats still rattle her, but she's more worried that teens and kids are losing access to books. Boismier resigned from her teaching job and moved 1,500 miles away from her home to Brooklyn, New York, where she began working for the Brooklyn Public Library. That alone shows how much of a demand there is for legislators to stop censoring books, Boismier said.
☆ Jimmy Carter’s ‘Malaise’ Speech Aged Well
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ Malcolm X's daughter to sue CIA, FBI, New York police over assassination
  + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Jonathan Allen Brendan O'Brien | Jonathan Allen | Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Reuters/Mike SegarFeb 21 (Reuters) - A daughter of Malcolm X, the civil rights activist assassinated 58 years ago to the day on Tuesday, has filed notices that she intends to sue the FBI, the CIA, New York City police and others for his death. Ilyasah Shabazz accused various federal and New York government agencies of fraudulently concealing evidence that they "conspired to and executed their plan to assassinate Malcolm X." "For years, our family has fought for the truth to come to light concerning his murder," Shabazz said at a news conference at the site of her father's assassination, now a memorial to Malcolm X. Malcolm X rose to prominence as the national spokesman of the Nation of Islam, an African-American Muslim group that espoused Black separatism. Soon after, some associates of Malcolm X said they believed various government agencies were aware of the assassination plan and allowed to it happen.
☆ America’s Longing for Authenticity
  + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ Stars align for Prabal Gurung's New York Fashion Week runway show
  + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/5] A model presents a creation by designer Prabal Gurung at the New York Public Library during Fashion Week in New York City, New York, U.S., February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin OchsNEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Prabal Gurung’s pilgrimage to his homeland, Nepal, helped the New York-based designer create a personal collection for Fall/Winter 2023. Debuting his new line at New York Fashion Week on Friday, Gurung said a trip home helped connect him to his roots. After attending a 10-day silent retreat on the suggestion of his mother, Gurung wanted to recreate the starlit nights he experienced there for his runway show. NYFW will end on Feb. 15 after over 70 designers present their collections.
☆ Biden’s Speech Was Trumpian
  + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.
☆ Proud Boys ramped up attacks on the LGBTQ+ community last year. Click through Insider's interactive map.
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Laura Italiano | Ricki Lee | Taylor Tyson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
An interactive map shows what happened each time the Proud Boys joined anti-LGBTQ+ protests in 2022. Most of the extremist group's activity targeted drag performances, the map shows. Insider worked with ACLED to create this map, which shows what happened at each of these protests. It's part of Insider's look at the Proud Boys' increasing war on LGBTQ+ community, and drag in particular. Sixty percent of the Proud Boys' anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrating last year happened outside drag events, mostly seen by organizers and attendees as celebrations of diversity for families and children.
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