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Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Cloudflare revealed this week that they battled massive, record-setting distributed denial of service attacks against their cloud infrastructure in August and September. DDoS attacks, in which attackers attempt to overwhelm a service with junk traffic to bring it down, are a classic internet menace, and hackers are always developing new strategies

Brunch tomorrow in Texas will take place under the eye of Sauron. From about 10:20 am local time in San Antonio, the sky will begin to darken with an annular solar eclipse, in which the moon crosses directly in front of the sun at a time the satellite is especially distant from the Earth. From

Budget and international headaches already compounding for eventual House speaker October 13, 2023 06:02 AM The next House speaker, whoever it ends up being, won’t get much of a legislative honeymoon. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) seemed to have the best shot at taking over the open role, which is second in line of

House Republicans restart speaker search after Scalise drops out: ‘It’s a math problem’ October 13, 2023 06:00 AM The House was thrown into even more chaos after House Republicans’ speaker designate, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), withdrew from the race once it became clear he had no path to win the election, leaving the House

Social Security update: Second round of direct payments worth up to $4,555 arrives in five days October 13, 2023 06:00 AM Millions of retirees will receive the second of three rounds of Social Security retirement payments for October, worth up to $4,555 for those who retired at the age of 70, in less than a

Trump elicits fierce bipartisan backlash with Israel and Hezbollah comments October 13, 2023 06:00 AM Former President Donald Trump has been sharply rebuked by Democrats and Republicans alike for criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and praising Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as “very smart.”Critics contend the 2024 Republican primary front-runner’s comments are a reminder of

Slew of vexing international crises confront Biden a year out from Election Day October 13, 2023 04:30 AM Presidential campaigns after the Cold War era have largely been decided on domestic issues rather than international affairs. President Joe Biden, however, won’t have the luxury of focusing mostly on the homefront as he prepares for a

Inflation remains one of Biden’s most persistent problems October 13, 2023 04:00 AM It may be far from mind at the moment, but the inflation problem persists. Year-over-year price hikes remained at 3.7% for the year ending in September, while core inflation that strips out food and energy prices fell to 4.1%. Those figures are

Philadelphia police officer killed in airport parking garage shooting October 13, 2023 03:38 AM A Philadelphia police officer was killed, and another officer was injured while trying to stop a group of people breaking into a car in a parking garage shortly after their shifts began late Thursday night, police said. It was just after

Israel war shines a light on cracks in the Biden coalition October 13, 2023 03:00 AM Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza could undermine support for President Joe Biden in the 2024 general election.Biden will be the Democratic nominee following Monday’s announcement from Robert Kennedy Jr. to run as an independent in 2024. Kennedy