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BUSINESSnowMunicipal Securities Underwriters Pay a Total of $325,000 in FinesThe Securitiesand Exchange Commission announced today that NASD RegulationInc. censured and fined 21 securities firms for violationsof Rule G-36 of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.At the same time, the Comptroller of the Currency sanctioneda…SEC
CYBERnow[Virtual Event] Cybersecurity Outlook 2027This article announces a virtual event focused on the cybersecurity outlook for 2027. It is important for understanding future trends and challenges in cyber defense.Dark Reading
CYBERnow[Virtual Event] What Every Enterprise Should Know About Securing Cloud Assets in the Age of AIThis article discusses a virtual event focused on the importance for enterprises to secure cloud assets, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence. It highlights crucial cybersecurity considerations in modern IT environments.Dark Reading
BUSINESSnowSEC CHAIRMAN ARTHUR LEVITT, IOWA OFFICIALS TO HOLD INVESTORS’ TOWN MEETING IN DES MOINESOn Friday, November 21, U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt, U.S.Representative Greg Ganske, and Craig Goettsch, Iowa’sSuperintendent of Securities, will hold an Investors’ TownMeeting at the Embassy Suites Hotel in…SEC
WORLD14m agoWoman accused of stabbing husband and son to death at family resort: ComplaintAuthorities responded to a room at the Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pocono Township, on Monday for a suicidal caller, according to the complaint.ABC News
SCI & TECH15m agoZimbabwean author denies using AI to write award-winning storySimbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media.BBC World
POLITICS16m agoTrump officials now leaning against livestreaming Fort Hood shooter's execution, sources sayTrump administration officials are now leaning against livestreaming the Fort Hood mass shooter's execution, sources say.CBS News
POLITICS19m agoColombia has not fully recognized what happened in Israel: Foreign MinisterFrom Jerusalem, where the Embassy in that country will be reopened, Omar Bula spoke about the terrorist attack three years ago by the extremist group Hamas.La Silla Vacía
WORLD20m agoSelma Blair pleads not guilty following alleged mid-air assault on Delta flightActress Selma Blair is accused of attacking flight attendants on a plane, a police officer and a nurse on the ground and is now facing federal charges. She pled not guilty to two assault charges on Tuesday. Kris Van Cleave reports.CBS News
POLITICS20m agoMike Johnson's Latino voter problem keeps getting worseHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) needs Latino voters to stick with Republicans as they did in 2024. But new polling shows they're drifting back toward Democrats at levels not seen in years.Why it matters: Latino voters souring on President Trump has been part of the mood music of the president's second term. Democrats hope this helps them replicate the landslide from Trump's first midterm in 2018.The big picture: Democrats have their widest lead of the year against Republicans, 57% to 31%, on the generic congressional ballot, according to new polling from Equis Research.In battleground distrAxios
POLITICS21m agoDemocrats fear "more October surprises" after "bullshit" raid on Ilhan Omar's homeCongressional Democrats' private text chains lit up with fear and anger on Monday after Department of Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) home in Washington, D.C.Why it matters: The search came less than a month before the midterms, immediately setting off alarm bells among Democrats that "more October surprises" could be coming, as one senior Democrat told Axios.Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) told Axios: "We expect more of this kind of thing."Driving the news: Homeland Security Investigations "executed a judicially authorized search warrant" on Omar's home as part of an oAxios
CYBER21m agoMicrosoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security FlawsMicrosoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today's epic patch batch dwarfs September's record of nearly 1,000 fixes, which was already about ten times the normal monthly patch load from Redmond.Krebs Security
WORLD24m agoMore texts revealed between Jane Doe, accused in fraternity rape caseCornell University shut down all fraternity house parties and social events for the rest of the school year as officials investigate allegations of a gang rape that occurred at a frat in 2024. Mark Strassmann has more.CBS News
HEALTH29m agoDetails on Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis, surgeryPope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung, according to the Vatican. Chris Livesay reports and Dr. David Jones, chief of thoracic surgery at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has medical analysis.CBS News
HEALTH30m agoLung doctor explains Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis, operationPope Leo was diagnosed with of lung cancer following a surgical operation on Tuesday, the Vatican said. Dr. Charles Powell, chief of pulmonary, critical care & sleep medicine at Mount Sinai and director of the Mount Sinai Respiratory Institute, joins "The Daily Report" to explain what could happen next.CBS News
POLITICS32m agoFact-checking Trump's promises to lower pricesAmerican consumers are facing higher costs for gas and groceries despite promises made by President Trump during his campaign in 2024. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo has more.CBS News
BUSINESS41m agoGoldman says investors are looking for 'profitable' Chinese business growth overseasSluggish consumer demand in China has pushed many companies, such as electric car brands, to accelerate plans for entering other countries.CNBC
POLITICS41m agoIn data: this is how social protest is going at the beginning of the De la Espriella governmentEl gobierno De la Espriella comienza sus primeras protestas con la calle fría, pero debe aprender de los expresidentes Duque y Petro The post En datos: así va la protesta social al inicio del gobierno De la Espriella appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
SCI & TECH45m agoDinosaur named new species 102 years after fossil found on Isle of WightInvictibellatrix amberina, a predator in the megaraptoran group of dinosaurs, lived in what is now Britain 120 million years ago and may have had claws 20 centimetres longNew Scientist
SCI & TECH45m agoDogs are susceptible to the bouba-kiki effectJust like humans, dogs seem to associate the nonsense word “bouba” with a rounded shape and “kiki” with a spiky shape, suggesting the connection stems from brain mechanisms that are shared between speciesNew Scientist
MILITARY46m agoUS Army suspends longtime hometown recruiter assistance program, faces cancellationThe service’s decades-old Hometown Recruiter Assistance Program has been suspended, Lt. Gen. Johnny Davis confirmed.Military Times
MILITARY46m agoUS Army suspends longtime hometown recruiter assistance program, faces cancellationThe service’s decades-old Hometown Recruiter Assistance Program has been suspended, Lt. Gen. Johnny Davis confirmed.Defense News
WORLD47m agoThe true story behind Moscow’s new big-budget racing movie: How Imperial Russia’s first Monte Carlo Rally team crossed Europe in 1912 without a windshieldOn October 8, Ilya Malanin’s film “Bitva motorov” (“Battle of the Motors”) opened in Russian theaters. Starring Yura Borisov and Ivan Yankovsky, it tells the story of a Russian team that competed in the 1912 Monte Carlo Rally in a Russo-Balt car. The historical adventure drama draws heavily on real events, though its creators emphasize that it takes plenty of artistic liberties. Writing for Meduza, history educator Andrey Aksenov, creator of the podcasts “Zakat imperii” (“Twilight of the Empire”) and “Vremya i dengi” (“Time and Money”), explains how the race actually unfolded.Meduza [en]
WORLD48m agoCornell suspends frat parties after gang rape caseCornell said no parties will be held at frat houses until the end of the academic year. The university is trying to mend its reputation following its handling of a gang rape case in 2024.DW News [en]