Global outage exposes fragility of internet backbone
Dozens of websites including CNN NYTimes and the UK government page went down briefly after an outage at Fastly, a major CDN. Fastly said the issue was technical and not a cyber attack, with markets dipping briefly while services recovered.
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U.S. Fails to Meet July 4 Vaccination Target
Biden administration races to lift vaccination rates as a 70 percent adult partial vaccination goal looks unlikely to be met by July 4. About 16 million unvaccinated adults remain, with daily shots around 400,000 this week. Fauci says efforts will continue while states push to accelerate, especially in Mississippi where only 34 percent are vaccinated.
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Four GOP states oppose Nevada first presidential primary plan
Iowa New Hampshire Nevada and South Carolina GOP chairs unite to oppose moving Nevada ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. They warn changing the schedule risks party rules and delegate allocation as Governor Sisolak weighs a Democratic bill to move up Nevada’s primary with backing from former Senator Reid.
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Wealthiest Americans paid little in federal taxes, ProPublica data says
ProPublica reveals that Warren Buffett Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid minimal federal income taxes in certain years as their fortunes soared. The leak spurred investigations and fueled debate over the tax system favoring unrealized gains in stocks and real estate while ordinary workers face higher effective rates.
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Biden ends talks on infrastructure push with GOP group
President Biden ends talks with Republican Senate negotiator Shelly Moore Capito. He shifts to outreach across parties aiming for bipartisan progress and a summer deadline to move his top priority. An official says Capito could join a new bipartisan group.
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CEO defends pipeline payout amid crippling ransomware attack
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount told Senate lawmakers he had no choice but halt fuel distribution on the East Coast and pay millions to a Russian criminal gang during the major ransomware assault. The hearing also covered a bipartisan U.S. semiconductor and AI bill advancing in Congress. A Wisconsin hospital case saw Steven Brandenburg sentenced to three years in federal prison for tampering with Moderna vaccines.
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