MAY 29, 2019
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Baltimore’s budget office estimates a ransomware attack on city computers will cost at least $18.2 million — a combination of lost or delayed revenue and direct costs to restore systems.
The city’s IT office has spent $4.6 million since the ransomware struck May 7 and expects to spend an additional $5.4 million by the end...
MAY 29, 2019
FILE PHOTO: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump talk in the garden of the Metropole hotel during the second North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi. - Reuters/Leah Millis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States of showing bad faith in negotiations by conducting nuclear and missile tests and military...
MAY 29, 2019
Stocks ended lower Wednesday as bond yields declined again, triggering concerns about the economic outlook. Increasing trade tensions in the China-U.S. trade fight also weighed on markets.
The Dow closed down 221 points, while the S&P 500 slid 0.7%. The Nasdaq declined by 0.8%. The Dow briefly fell more than 400 points as the 10-year Treasury note yield...
MAY 29, 2019
Wet grass stuck to lawn mower tires
It’s OK, we get it. When the only free day you have to mow the lawn is on a Saturday but the lawn is wet, it’s extremely tempting to get the job done—especially when using these tips to efficiently mow the lawn. But warning: It can be dangerous to mow...
MAY 29, 2019
Robert Mueller gives first public statement on Trump-Russia investigation.
Special counsel made his first public comments on the Trump-Russia report since his appointment two years ago
Former special counsel Robert Mueller spoke out for the first time Wednesday about the FBI's Russia investigation.
Mueller announced that since his report has been released, he is formally shutting down the...
MAY 29, 2019
India has proposed that the next informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping be held on October 11 in Varanasi, The Indian Express has learnt. The Chinese side is learnt to have conveyed that they are considering the proposal positively.
The first informal summit between the two leaders took place in Wuhan in...
MAY 28, 2019
Stocks ended lower Tuesday as a decline in interest rates during the U.S.-China trade war sparked worries about a possible slowdown in the economy.
The Dow closed down 237 points, giving up a 131-point gain from earlier in the day. The S&P 500 pulled back 0.8% as the consumer staples and utilities sectors lagged. The Nasdaq shed 0.4%. The S&P 500 and...
MAY 28, 2019
Dozens of climbers line up to stand at the summit of Mount Everest. - Handout / @nimsdai Project Possible/AFP/Getty Images
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Chatur Tamang was on his way to the roof of the world when he hit a traffic jam.
Ahead of him, on the final ascent to Mount Everest, he saw more than 100 people bunched together...
MAY 28, 2019
The strict stance adopted by the US government on the H-1B visa policy would put the profit margins of Indian information technology (IT) services companies at risk in the current financial year, as staff onsite costs continue to rise.
An increase in employee costs can be attributed to tightening of visa norms for Indian players, resulting in higher...
MAY 28, 2019
Brief Scorecard: India 359 for 7 (Dhoni 113, Rahul 108, Shakib 2-58) beat Bangladesh 264 (Mushfiqur 90, Liton 73, Kuldeep 3-47) by 95 runs
Kuldeep Yadav and Virat Kohli celebrate a wicket. - AP
CARDIFF - India's World Cup campaign had gotten off to a poor start when they were handed a 6-wicket thrashing by New Zealand in their...
