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Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70 percent of websites
Security flaws discovered in PHP, a programming language powering roughly 70 percent of websites globally, have prompted urgent patching efforts from governments and corporations across multiple continents.
‘This is a lethal threat’: Indigenous groups fear Bolsonaro’s hold on voters in Brazil’s Amazon towns
Indigenous leaders warn that a Bolsonaro victory in Brazil’s presidential runoff could end mining restrictions in the Amazon and threaten the Yanomami people’s survival after years of environmental crackdowns.
Iranian Oil Starts Flowing to Tajikistan Despite U.S. Sanctions Risk
Tajikistan has begun receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran following talks on energy cooperation, potentially diversifying its fuel supplies away from Russia while facing potential U.S. secondary sanctions exposure.
US Senate Proposes New Permitting Framework. Should It Become Law?
The Senate is considering a bipartisan permitting reform bill that would streamline environmental reviews for energy projects, drawing both praise from clean energy advocates and criticism from environmental groups concerned about fossil fuel expansion.
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World reacts to Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United States President Donald Trump have said that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessels.Araghchi declared on Friday that the strategic waterwat was “completely open” in line with the ceasefire between Israel...
House passes rare bipartisan bill to protect Haitians from deportation
(RNS) — The United States House, in a bipartisan effort that highlighted Republican division over the Trump administration’s immigration policies, passed a bill Thursday (April 16) to allow Haitian migrants temporary legal protections to live in the U.S. for three...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Royal Caribbean, Exxon Mobil, Critical Metals, Netflix & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Energy stocks — Shares fell sharply as oil prices sunk more than 12% after Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. APA Corp. shares declined by more than...
Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days
Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.(Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon) Article Attribution | Read More at...
‘Tokenmaxxing’ is making developers less productive than they think
There’s an old saw in management: What you measure matters. And, typically, you get more of whatever you’re measuring. Software engineers have debated productivity metrics for decades, starting with lines of code. But as the new generation of AI coding agents delivers...
Shipping firms seek clarifications before crossing Hormuz
Shipping companies said several things had to be clarified, including the presence of mines, Iranian conditions, practical implementations.By ReutersPublished On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Shipping companies have cautiously welcomed Iran’s announcement that the Strait of...
What the Health? From KFF Health News: A New CDC Nominee, Again
The Host President Donald Trump this week nominated a former deputy surgeon general who has expressed support for vaccines to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Considered a more traditional fit for the job, Erica Schwartz would be the agency’s...
U.S. oil prices plunge to around $80 a barrel after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open. How soon could they return to prewar levels?
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday sent a fresh wave of relief through oil markets, knocking U.S. crude prices down to their lowest levels since the early days of the U.S.-Iran conflict last month. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
What has Trump said before possible US-Iran talks and what could it mean?
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has posted a series of rapid-fire messages on the US-Israeli war with Iran, claiming that his government secured major concessions before a possible next round of ceasefire talks.Posted on Truth Social on Friday,...
Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime – abcnews.com
Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime abcnews.com Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime – abcnews.com
Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime abcnews.com Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Fifteen South American people deported from the US arrive in DR Congo
The deportees from South America are the first to be sent to the DRC in a deal agreed between Washington and KinshasaPublished On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Fifteen people who were deported from the United States have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The...