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A security flaw in a website run by the government of West Bengal in India exposed the lab results of at least hundreds of thousands of residents, though likely millions, who took a COVID-19 test. The website is part of

Bill Magness was head of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which was widely blamed when people were left without electricity and heat for days in subfreezing temperatures. (Image credit: Eric Gay/AP)

Group of 137 Brazilians and Argentinians had been stranded by coronavirus closure of Israel’s airport and European restrictions on connections

Attorney general says Israel ready to deal with any legal developments after chief prosecutor announces investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israel and Palestinians

The bill, which would ban chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, will now advance to the Senate. (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Ethan Nordean, 30, faces multiple federal charges related to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. Justice Department lawyers argued he helped plan the assault. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Of all the gin joints etc. etc. Clubhouse continues to confound those who don’t believe in the restorative powers of the Next Big Thing. It doesn’t make sense, they say, that an audio service based on live podcasts will change

Black and Hispanic business owners told the PBS NewsHour they feel the disparities in PPP distribution highlight longstanding systemic inequities in the U.S. that have kept entrepreneurs who are not white from accessing capital.

Recent announcements by the governors of Texas and Mississippi have health officials pleading for Americans to continue social distancing and mask-wearing.

All denominations of UK Jewry join extraordinary effort on issue hitting close to home, as leaders take unusual step of invoking Holocaust and chief rabbi pens rare political op-ed