For the second time in 10 days, a giant chunk of the internet briefly broke because of an outage at a company most people have probably never heard of. The websites for Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and others all went dark on Thursday after an issue
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A significant number of apps and websites around the world were down for about an hour after Fastly, a content delivery network, reported a widespread failure. CNN’s Brian Stelter has more.
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Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Rosman man, who faces dozens of animal cruelty charges after more than 50 animals were seized from his property, says he’s adopted more dogs since his arrest. Rob Haas told a News 13 reporter on Wednesday that the 43 misdemeanor and
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Airlines, banks, stock exchanges and trading platforms suffered brief website outages early Thursday after a key piece of internet infrastructure failed, sparking the second major interruption of the past 10 days. Virgin Australia said in a statement on Thursday that it had resolved an IT outage caused by a failure at Akamai Technologies, a global
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Airlines, banks, stock exchanges and trading platforms suffered brief website outages, sparking the second major interruption in the past 10 days. CNN’s Anna Stewart reports.
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The CEO of one of Wall Street’s top investment banks has a message for employees in its New York offices. You need to come back to work this fall. Morgan Stanley chief James Gorman said at an investing conference earlier this week that it’s time for the bank’s New York workers to head back to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINDEN, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Minden police officer is being recognized for saving the life of a suicidal man who was threatening to jump from a bridge overpass Wednesday night. According to a social media post by the Minden Police Association, Lt. Tokia Whiting-Harrison calmly talked the man
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The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. The Supreme Court’s dismissal Thursday of the latest Republican-led challenge to the landmark health reform law, widely known as Obamacare, leaves in place the existing system. The act, which has survived multiple Republican attempts to tear it down in the 11 years since it was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISHAWAKA, Indiana (WBND) — Community parks in Mishawaka saw their fair share of issues over the last year, and now things like vandalism have only gotten worse as the weather warms up. “We have had an increase in vandalism in our city parks. It’s out of control,” Mishawaka
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — Swarms of one of the most notable summertime pests are tearing up parts of Collier County, officials said. Salt marsh mosquitoes are laying a lot of eggs and swarming areas near Highway 41 and Rookery Bay. This type of mosquito is known for
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The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic foster care agency that refused to work with same-sex couples as potential foster parents because the agency believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman. The dispute arose because Catholic Social Services
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANIBEL, Florida (WBBH) — An unidentified floating object spotted off the coast of Captiva Island left beachgoers puzzled this week. NBC2 first reported the story Tuesday and reached out to a number of organizations and not a single one knew what it was doing in the gulf. After
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Former Zambian President and independence leader Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97. His death was confirmed by Zambia’s current President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who said in a Facebook post Thursday: “I learnt of your passing this afternoon with great sadness. “On behalf of the entire nation and on my own behalf I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Police arrested a man suspected of stabbing a 94-year-old Asian woman Wednesday in San Francisco. Around 10:15 a.m., officers responded to reports of a stabbing in the 800 block of Post Street, according to San Francisco Police Department. San Francisco resident Francesco Benvenuti came
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Nick Cannon and Abby De La Rosa have welcomed twin boys, making Cannon a father to two sets of twins now. De La Rosa posted the happy news to Instagram on Wednesday, along with a video of herself with the infants, which she revealed were born on June 14. “JUNE 14TH, 2021” De La Rosa,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — After barely surviving the pandemic, a San Francisco yoga studio in the Mission District took another blow after burglars broke in just days before California’s reopening. As California businesses reopen at full capacity, this isn’t the story the owner of Love Story Yoga wanted
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At halftime, the Atlanta Hawks trailed by 22 points. Three minutes into the third quarter, they trailed by 26 points. But it didn’t matter, as they produced a remarkable comeback to stun the Philadelphia 76ers 109-106 in game five of their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series on Wednesday and take a 3-2 lead.
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Acclaimed Nigerian author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has published a reflective essay on young people on social media “who are choking on sanctimony and lacking in compassion.” She says such people can “fluidly pontificate on Twitter about kindness but are unable to actually show kindness.” The essay titled, ‘It is obscene: A true reflection
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his country is facing food shortages that he blamed on last year’s typhoon and floods, just months after he warned North Koreans about a looming potential crisis. Kim told the plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea the nation was experiencing a “tense food situation,” Korean
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A woman in a wheelchair can be heard yelling for help as flames and smoke fill an Idaho Falls home. Idaho Falls Police body camera video obtained by EastIdahoNews.com through a public records request shows those tense moments as officers tried
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