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America’s water systems are getting hacked amid security gaps: “No one guarding these systems”

A wave of cyberattacks targeting U.S. public water systems is heightening concerns about security gaps at utilities, with government officials warning that hackers are exploiting a particularly vulnerable industrial computer, according to security experts. U.S. water systems in at least a dozen states have been targeted by the attacks, which officials suspect may be linked…

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Hurricane Polo grows into Category 5 storm off Mexico, could produce life-threatening flooding

Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified off the coast of southwestern Mexico on Tuesday, growing into a powerful Category 5 storm that could bring life-threatening flooding to parts of the states of Guerrero and Michoacán, the National Hurricane Center said. Polo reached Category 5 strength Tuesday morning after its maximum sustained winds had risen from 150 mph…

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“Little House on the Prairie”: The beloved books are back on screen

It’s maybe not by accident that a new adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical book series, “Little House on the Prairie,” returns to screens this summer, the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding. “A lot of people consider them children’s literature, but I really do think they’re really about sort of how America became America,”…

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Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian leader, announces retirement after months of Trump administration criticism

Washington — Historian Lonnie Bunch will leave his position as secretary of the Smithsonian at the end of the year, he announced Tuesday, after months of escalating criticism of the institution from the Trump administration. “It is with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude that I announce my retirement from the Smithsonian,” Bunch said in…

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