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Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services
Attackers compromised three country-code top-level domains to obtain unauthorized TLS certificates for Google and other major organizations, prompting Google to update Chrome to block the fraudulent credentials.
Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices
Anthropic warns that advances in smaller AI models could soon enable self-replicating malware capable of infecting Internet of Things devices, potentially creating a new form of computer worms that would be difficult to stop.
Violence, intimidation and fear: 10 years on from the ‘Jungle’, life in Calais migrant camps is harsher than ever
A decade after the demolition of Calais’s “Jungle” encampment, approximately 4,000 asylum seekers remain in smaller camps across northern France, facing frequent evictions and documented increases in police violence.
Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims
The Archdiocese of New York agreed to pay $800 million to settle claims from approximately 1,300 people alleging sexual abuse by clergy and lay workers.
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U. of Alaska Plans to End Out-of-State Tuition Rates
The University of Alaska system’s Board of Regents voted to eliminate out-of-state tuition rates pending final approval, aiming to attract more students nationally starting in the 2027–28 academic year.
Cassidy Eyes Final Push to Pass College Transparency Act
Senator Bill Cassidy is making a final push to pass his College Transparency Act, which would allow federal data collection on student outcomes after graduation, before leaving office in five months.
France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak
French authorities confined over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship in Bordeaux after a gastroenteritis outbreak, with up to 50 showing symptoms of acute digestive infection.
Burnham urged to lobby EU leaders directly to waive EES border controls
About 2.2 million British holidaymakers are expected to travel abroad during peak summer break weekend, facing potential delays from the EU’s new entry-exit system border controls.
Pakistani rescuers recover 3 bodies of 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after avalanche
Rescuers recovered three bodies of ten climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, with four bodies located in total during challenging weather conditions.
Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees ‘new quality’ of threat
A drone carrying explosives was discovered and defused at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport, prompting officials to describe the incident as representing a “new quality of danger” in airport security threats.
Central Europe swelters and Slovakia and Austria hit their record high temperatures
Slovakia and Austria both recorded their highest temperatures on record on Wednesday, with Slovakia reaching 41.4°C (106.5°F) in southern towns during an intense Central European heat wave.
At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession
An 11-year-old boy drove his parents’ truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand, killing at least nine monks during a pilgrimage in the country’s north-east.
Taxpayers could pay millions to abuse survivors if Christian Brothers goes bankrupt, court documents reveal
Australian taxpayers could be forced to cover up to $65 million in abuse compensation payouts if the Christian Brothers religious order goes bankrupt, according to newly released court documents.
Man gets 6-month sentence for ramming car into Jewish group’s NY world headquarters
A New Jersey man received a six-month sentence for ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn. The judge rejected prosecutors’ request for additional time, citing the defendant’s mental health struggles.
Historic divinity school is offering the first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’
Shaw University Divinity School will launch the first doctoral degree in AI and Moral Agency among theological schools, beginning next year, addressing ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
Abandoned by the US: Palestinian Americans trapped in a surge of Israeli settler violence
Palestinian Americans in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya, many with US citizenship, face escalating attacks from Israeli settlers while reporting inadequate support from US authorities.