• Cyber security concerns raised in schools

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton School District continues to deal with a ransomware attack, and until it is resolved, staff and students can't use technology within the schools. 28/22 News reporter Kathryn Oleary was live with answers on what a ransomware attack is and how you can take steps to avoid it happening []

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    Durrell: Concerns raised about running of Jersey Zoo

    Concerns have been raised about how Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in

  • Homeless camps raise concerns in Lackawanna County

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There's a concern in part of Lackawanna County about the increase in homeless encampments in Scranton. Some say the people living in the camps are bothering kids who go to school in the area. According to the Mayor of Scranton, the police regularly monitor and know the first names of []

  • 'Serious Concerns' Raised About NY Judge's Trump Judgment

    'Serious Concerns' Raised About NY Judge's Trump Judgment Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), After a New York court reduced former President Donald Trump’s bond to appeal his civil fraud case, several legal analysts weighed in on the decision. On Monday, a state appeals court agreed to hold off collection of the former president’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days. If he does, it will stop the clock...

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    Deadly Ewa Beach crash raises speeding concerns

    “But when you are in a vehicle you have an even greater responsibility because you have several tons of steel and even going 30 miles an hour you could easily take someone out.”

  • Concerns Raised Over Tax Changes Impacting Romanian SMEs

    The National Council of SMEs (CNIPMMR) cautioned in a press release on Monday that transitioning to corporate income tax, prompted by reducing the threshold for micro-enterprises to EUR 100,000, could escalate inflation. This shift would essentially transfer increased expenses to sales prices, diminishing the competitiveness of Romanian products and services. It could also impede companies’ […]

  • CMA raises concerns about Vodafone, 3 UK deal

    The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority outlined plans to launch an in-depth phase two investigation into a proposed tie-up of Vodafone UK with 3 UK unless the companies provide meaningful solutions to concerns related to the deal.

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    IBEW raises concerns over 'double dipping' at L.A. DWP

    A union leader raised concerns over a Los Angeles city policy that allows some employees to “double dip” by collecting a pension and then starting a new position at the Department of Water and Power.

  • Study Raises Questions About Ozempic Cost as Medicare Spending Soars

    Yuval RosenbergMarch 28, 2024Some widely used diabetes and weight loss drugs could be profitably manufactured for far less than they currently

  • Company raises bias concerns about grants for 'less-lethal' tools

    (The Center Square) – The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority recently authorized a $19 million grant for police forces to procure "less-lethal" tools. This was intended to give officers alternatives to guns so that they can pacify situations that might otherwise end in violence. ICJIA awarded the grant to Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System to distribute. It appears the main beneficiary has been a single company: Axon, the makers of Taser. Retired...

  • Federal spending bill keeps higher ed funding flat

    The final federal spending package for the 2023–24 fiscal year, released Thursday, would provide mostly level funding for higher ed, with a small increase for Federal Student Aid.

  • Voters ID inflation, immigration as top concerns ahead of presidential election

    (The Center Square) – Likely voters are focused on inflation and price increases, illegal immigration and the economy as incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump prepared for a rematch of 2020 in November. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll, conducted in conjunction with Noble Predictive Insights, found that given a range of options to identify their top concerns, likely voters said inflation/price increases (45%), illegal immigration (44%) and the...