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Data Of Four Million Federal Employees Affected By Data Breach

Data Of Four Million Federal Employees Affected By Data Breach

A data breach in the personnel office of the US government has affected the data of around four million federal employees. The attack on the network security of the Office of Personnel Management was being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Authorities are suspecting hackers from China as the ones responsible for the cyber […]

Death Toll Of Capsized Chinese Cruise Ship Increases

Death Toll Of Capsized Chinese Cruise Ship Increases

Divers have started to search for over survivors inside the capsized Chinese cruise ship. This comes as the death toll of what may become the worst shipping disaster in China in nearly 70 years went up to 18. Some rescuers were seen standing on the hull of the Eastern Star cruise ship, which capsized in […]

Alvin Gentry Joins The New Orleans Pelicans

Alvin Gentry Joins The New Orleans Pelicans

Alvin Gentry was able to get the New Orleans Pelicans coaching job after he told team general manager Dell Demps and vice president Mickey Loomis that Anthony Davis was underutilized in the offense. Gentry demonstrated his point using charts and graphs. His background as the associate head coach of the Golden State Warriors also helped […]

Heat Wave In India Results To Over 1,400 Deaths

Heat Wave In India Results To Over 1,400 Deaths

Over 1,400 people have died due to the heat wave in India even as temperatures are expected to remain high in the next few days. Most of the deaths were recorded in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which had a short respite after light showers were noted in the states on Thursday. However, India Meteorological Department […]

Lighthouse Plans Increase Tensions In The South China Sea

Lighthouse Plans Increase Tensions In The South China Sea

China revealed its military strategy of projecting its naval power into the South China Sea on Tuesday. The Asian country also revealed its plans of building two lighthouses in the area, which is expected to increase tensions with regional powers and the United States. The white paper was issued by the state council of China […]

Second Indy 500 Career Win For Juan Pablo Montoya

Second Indy 500 Career Win For Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya won his second Indy 500 crown after he passed a teammate in Turn One with three laps to go. The bold move of Montoya on Will Power gave him his second crown after he won the 2000 race when he was still a rookie. Following his first win, the Colombian driver moved […]

Ancient City Of Palmyra Seized By The Islamic State

Ancient City Of Palmyra Seized By The Islamic State

The ancient city of Palmyra fell into the hands of the Islamic State following an assault against Syrian government forces that lasted for several days. The fall of the city came amid a call from the United Nations to an end of the siege to ensure the safety of civilians and precious artifacts in the […]

Takata Agrees To Airbag Recall

Takata Agrees To Airbag Recall

Japan-based Takata Corp has reportedly agreed to an airbag recall for more than 34 million vehicles due to defects in the device, federal transportation officials revealed. The company agreed to the recall of the vehicles amid fines and increasing pressure from federal authorities. A $14,000-a-day fine was imposed on the manufacturer since February. The amount […]

End Of The Season For The Los Angeles Clippers

End Of The Season For The Los Angeles Clippers

Even before the game ended, Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul was already congratulating James Harden and Dwight Howard before returning to the bench. He later walked onto the court to embrace Trevor Ariza. The Clippers guard stayed for the last 18 seconds of the game before quietly walking back to the locker room of […]

Pill Dispenser can save 250 Billion

Pill dispenser effect on the Economics of Health Care Hospitals have been looking for ways to improve quality and medication Compliance for decades . Pill organizers, pill dispenser, reminder phone calls and nurse visits are just a few of the methods that have been tried Approximately 200,000 Americans die from preventable medical errors.  In 2012, […]

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