MARCH 8, 2022
Federal government warns businesses about potential cyberattacks
A cybersecurity firm says hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state...
MARCH 8, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C.: An influential US Senator has warned the Biden administration against imposing sanctions against India for buying a Russian missile defense system at a time Moscow has turned toxic in Washington and countries not backing the western alliance are being looked at with suspicion.
In a Senate hearing on Monday, Texas Republican Ted Cruz made the surprising...
MARCH 7, 2022
KYIV, Ukraine — Makeshift roadblocks have been installed throughout this capital to impede the movements of Russian troops snaking toward the city in a convoy about 15 miles away.
On some strategic thruways, Ukrainians have parked trams and buses to restrict driving access. Checkpoints to inspect IDs have also been established to root out would-be saboteurs. “We have...
MARCH 6, 2022
"The Peoples' Convoy" makes its way on the Capitol Beltway on Sunday in Silver Spring, Maryland. - Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
A convoy of vehicles lapped the Washington, DC, beltway Sunday morning to demand an end to Covid-19 mandates and restrictions.
The protests come at a time when many pandemic-related mandates and restrictions -- imposed by state and local governments...
MARCH 6, 2022
Brief Scorecard: India 574 for 8 dec. (Jadeja 175*, Pant 96, Ashwin 61, Vihari 58) beat Sri Lanka 174 (Nissanka 61*, Jadeja 5-41) and 178 (Dickwella 51*, Jadeja 4-46, Ashwin 4-47) by an innings and 222 runs
Player of the Match Ravindraa Jadeja
MOHALI, PUNJAB - Rohit Sharma could not have asked for a better start to his Test...
MARCH 6, 2022
NEW DELHI: Around 93% of India’s population is living in areas where levels of hazardous particulate matter PM2.5 are worse than the World Health Organisation’s least stringent norms and air pollution reduces life expectancy in the country by 1.5 years (more than cancer), according to reports of US-based Health Effects Institute (HEI) released on Thursday. It flagged...
MARCH 5, 2022
Two Republican senators are facing backlash after tweeting photos of a video call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy even though participating lawmakers were told to not share pictures to social media while it was in progress.
Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Steve Daines of Montana posted pictures of Zelenskyy to their Twitter accounts during the Zoom meeting...
MARCH 5, 2022
The cover of Tom Clancy's 1986 novel "Red Storm Rising" (left), and a file photo of Russian president Vladimir Putin Putnam, Getty
In 1986, author Tom Clancy published a novel about a global conflict provoked by the USSR.
"Red Storm Rising" was one of two Clancy books that takes place outside the Jack Ryan-verse.
President Reagan reportedly...
MARCH 5, 2022
FILE PHOTO: AUSTRALIAN SHANE WARNE CELEBRATES IN SYDNEY. - Reuters/Reuters Photographer
MELBOURNE - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison led a cascade of tributes to Shane Warne as the country woke up on Saturday to the news the cricket great had died from a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Thailand.
As many in the sporting world and...
MARCH 4, 2022
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) speak to reporters about Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Capitol on March 2. Graham introduced a resolution to investigate Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) was sharply criticized by fellow lawmakers on both sides of the aisle...
