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Published
June 8, 2021

FBI-run messaging app tricks gangs, leads to 800 arrests worldwide

The secure messaging system allowed police to look over the shoulders of criminals as they discussed hits, drug shipments and other crimes.
Published
June 8, 2021

Global glitch: Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage

Cloud service company Fastly says it was a technical error and not a cyber attack.
Published
June 7, 2021

In Guatemala, Harris warns would-be migrants to U.S., ‘You will be turned back’

The vice president is on the first of a two-day trip that continues in Mexico on Tuesday.
Published
June 7, 2021

Atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches highest levels in 63 years

Fossil fuel burning is at the heart of the problem, and a drop in emissions during the pandemic appears to amount to no more than a blip, researchers say.
Published
June 7, 2021

‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls

Fed up by the delays, some senators are ready to change the rules to eliminate the filibuster, which they blame for the inaction.

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Published
June 7, 2021

Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket’s first crew flight

Blue Origin is set to take off July 20 in Texas.
Published
June 7, 2021

U.S. economy: Plenty of growth, not enough workers or supplies

Inflation fears linger, but some economists believe the risk is short-lived, and will ease once the supply of workers and raw materials catches up with demand.
Published
June 7, 2021

U.S. recovers millions in cryptocurrency ransom paid to pipeline hackers

The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is the first undertaken by a specialized ransomware task force created by the Biden administration Justice Department.
Published
June 7, 2021

‘Do not come’: Harris seeks ‘hope at home’ for Guatemalans

The American vice president emphasizes the need for action to improve the situation on the ground for Guatemalans, who she said don’t want to leave their homeland but are forced to by poor living conditions.
Published
June 7, 2021

Gap in U.S. death rates between rural, urban areas tripled even before pandemic

A study in the journal JAMA finds that death rates dropped in all groups except middle-aged rural white and Native American people, but fell most in cities.