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Activists Want To Know What Amazon Is Going To Do About Nooses At Construction Site

4:17pm June 04, 2021

by Frankie Graziano

Nooses are being discovered at a Connecticut Amazon warehouse construction site. Black social justice leaders want to know who's responsible for these hate symbols and what Amazon is doing to stop it.

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Colonial Pipeline CEO Joe Blount says that paying a multi-million dollar ransom to get a large portion of the East Coast's fuel supply back online was "the right decision to make for the country."

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The Colonial Pipeline CEO Explains The Decision To Pay Hackers A $4.4 Million Ransom

7:13am June 04, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colonial Pipeline CEO Joe Blount on the ransomware attack on the pipeline's network and the decision to pay the hackers the $4.4 million ransom.

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Cities Are Weighing The Dangers And Benefits Of Facial Recognition

4:25pm June 03, 2021

by Martin Kaste

King County, Wash., banned the use of facial recognition by county agencies like law enforcement, following cities such as San Francisco. In most of the U.S., activists are finding bans a tough sell.

How Russia Used An Overt Agent To Attack Joe Biden In The 2020 Election

1:56pm June 03, 2021

by Terry Gross

Time correspondent Simon Shuster says that Andriy Derkach, a seven-term member of the Ukrainian parliament, gave misleading information to Rudy Giuliani to discredit Biden during the 2020 campaign.

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Meat-Packer JBS Expects To Operate At Near Full Capacity After Ransomware Attack

11:20am June 03, 2021

JBS, the world's biggest meat-packing company, expects operations to be back near full capacity Thursday as it recovers from a ransomware attack. Groups with ties to Russia are blamed for the attack.

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JBS Cyberattack Just The Latest Major Company To Be Shut Down By Hackers

4:52pm June 02, 2021

by Greg Myre

The meat processing company JBS expects most operations to be restored Wednesday after a ransomware attack. It's the latest major company being shut down by apparent Russian criminal hackers.

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Why Agricultural Technology Is So Susceptible To Being Hacked

4:29pm June 02, 2021

by Frank Morris

When hackers struck meat processor JBS, they temporarily took down almost a quarter of meat packing capacity nationwide. The attack shows vulnerabilities in food supply chain that are under assault.

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Meat Supplier JBS Is The Lastest Company Hit With Ransomware Attack

7:53am June 02, 2021

by Greg Myre

JBS, the world's largest meat processor, has been hit by hackers, threatening the firm's operations in the U.S. and Australia. The case illustrates the growing threat hackers pose to key industries.

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NPR Podcast Examines Divide Between Civilians And Military

4:37pm May 31, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

The new season of the NPR podcast Rough Translation focuses on the growing divide between civilians and the military. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to the podcast co-host Quil Lawrence.

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For years, New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (left) has sought approval of her bill to reform the military's criminal justice system. This year, Gillibrand joined forces with Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, seen here, a sexual assault survivor

The Effort To Reform The U.S. Military's Justice System Faces A New Fight

7:32am May 31, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has enough bipartisan support to approve legislation to transform how major criminal cases are handled for servicemembers. But hurdles remain.

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