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Elizabeth Holmes: Inside the routine at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas

Here's what we know about the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, where Holmes is likely to be sent......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcMay 25th, 2023

Research finds no negative impact of repealing law allowing companies to pay disabled workers below minimum wage

Debate continues to swirl nationally on the fate of a practice born of an 86-year-old federal statute allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages: anything below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, but for some roles a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Trump administration prepares to end Biden’s EV tax incentive, report says

The incoming Trump administration plans to end the federal $7,500 tax incentive on EVs......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Cyber crooks push Android malware via letter

Cyber crooks are trying out an interesting new approach for getting information-stealing malware installed on Android users’ smartphones: a physical letter impersonating MeteoSwiss (i.e., Switzerland’s Federal Office of Meteorology and Cl.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

Microsoft is accused of using punitive licensing terms for Azure. The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Trump administration readies to end Biden’s EV tax incentive, report says

The incoming Trump administration plans to end the federal $7,500 tax incentive on EVs......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Toxin was released into the Congaree River in South Carolina: Agencies did little to stop it, greens say

High amounts of a toxic chemical are being discharged into the Congaree and Cooper rivers from plastics factories in South Carolina, but state and federal regulators are doing little to control the pollution, a new report says......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Community protected by law on coast of Southeast Brazil is threatened by litter tourists leave on beach

A study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) found high levels of contamination on Perequê Beach in Guarujá, a city on the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil, with plastic litter and cigarette butts predominatin.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

What RFK, Jr.’s Health Cabinet Position under Trump Might Look Like

Federal health scientists voice concern over an anticipated takeover by medical skeptics in Trump’s second administration.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation

Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don’t have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Leader of the Department of Homeland Security, Has Rejected Climate Science

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security and its disaster agency has said people aren’t driving temperature increases and declined to accept federal climate money for disaster preparedness as governo.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Firefly Aerospace rakes in more cash as competitors struggle for footing

The Series D fundraising round was "oversubscribed" and netted Firefly $175 million. Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based company resurrected from bankruptcy, is riding high these day.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later

Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series. In 1971, Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted a notorious.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Discord admin gets 15 years for “one of the most significant leaks” in US history

Former airman's arrest raised questions about who gets access to confidential docs. Former US Air National Guard Jack Teixeira was sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking conf.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Revisting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later

Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series. In 1971, Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted a notorious.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Tax whistleblower laws boost state revenue: Study

The federal tax gap—money people and companies owe Uncle Sam but fail to pay on time—has climbed to historic highs: $696 billion in 2022, according to the IRS. It's money that—if recouped—could fund infrastructure or education or pay down gov.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Archaeologists excavate earliest known ancient Maya salt works

A team of archaeologists from LSU and the University of Texas at Tyler has excavated the earliest known ancient Maya salt works in southern Belize, as reported in the journal Antiquity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

International team launch second attempt to drill deep for Antarctic climate clues

Kiwi climate researchers are part of an ambitious mission to recover critical geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise. The first team members have embarked on a 1,128 km journey across the Ross Ice Shelf to set up camp on the edge o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Biologists discover new species of gecko

A team of biologists led by The University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new tiny lizard species in the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. This discovery, accepted for publication in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, hig.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

With Heretic, directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods want to scare the hell out of you

In an interview with Digital Trends, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods spoke about Heretic and how they created a horror movie around dialogue and religion......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Reintroduced Colorado wolf likely died after fight with another wolf, federal wildlife officials say

One of Colorado's reintroduced wolves likely died of wounds it suffered during a fight with another wolf, federal officials announced Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024