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DETROIT :Hackers have tried to extort “multiple” school districts in the United States using previously stolen data from education software and cloud provider PowerSchool, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.The California-based provider, which serves more than 60 million students globally, disclosed in December 2024 that personal information from its U.S. student information database had been stolen in a cybersecurity incident. The data stolen varied, the company said at the time, but could have included names, contact information, dates of birth, limited medical alert information, and social security numbers.In an update on Wednesday the company said it was “aware…

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Published Thu, May 8, 2025 · 06:08 AM[NEW YORK] UBS Group lowered its forecast for US corporate debt issuance this year, citing volatility tied to US President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout and a slower-than-expected pace of dealmaking.The bank’s research arm cut its estimate for blue-chip debt sales by US$100 billion to US$1.4 trillion, strategists led by Matthew Mish wrote in a report. It now sees US$250 billion of junk-bond issuance, down from US$310 billion prior, and US$400 billion in leveraged loan sales, versus US$475 billion previously. Tariff turmoil froze corporate debt sales last month as the new issue market went days…

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Every M4 Mac mini is discounted today. The upgraded M4 Mac mini configuration, which is down to the best price seen in May, is equipped with 24GB of RAM. With units in stock and ready to ship, the M4 Mac mini with a bump up to 24GB of unified memory is discounted to $894.83 at Amazon today. This retail spec also has 512GB of storage, double that of the standard 256GB found in the standard model. Get M4 24GB for $894.83 Speaking of the standard configuration, the M4/16GB/256GB Mac mini is on sale for $529 at Apple Authorized Reseller B&H Photo, with…

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Speakers: Corynne Corbett, Editorial Director, Black Health MattersCharmaine Jones, MS, RDN, LDN Food JoneziPresented By MerckBlack Health Matters Editorial Director Corynne Corbett and Charmaine Jones, MS, RDN, LDN, discussed the ways nutrition can help decrease cancer risks during the Black Health Matters Spring Health Summit & Expo.Research shows that nutrition plays a crucial role in cancer prevention and treatment. In 2025,  the Future Healthcare Journal article reported that “Dietary risk factors are among the leading contributors to poor health.” In 2021, the American Journal of Public Health found that “Poor diet is known to increase cancer risk and mortality.”An unhealthy diet is…

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Originally a run-happy league, the NFL has become the pass-happy version we know today. Part of that is due to the offense-friendly rules the NFL has begun to institute, but a bigger reason is the talent of the signal-callers who have entered the league. To put it in sharper focus, before 2004, a quarterback had thrown 40 or more passing touchdowns in a season just three times. From 2004 to today, that mark has been reached 19 times.That trend figures to continue, but which quarterbacks to this day have had the most success in league history? Who has the most passing…

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Seventeen states are suing President Donald Trump ‘s administration for withholding billions of dollars in funding for the buildout of electric vehicle chargers, according to a federal lawsuit announced Wednesday.The move comes after the Trump administration in February directed states to stop spending money for electric vehicle charging infrastructure that was allocated under President Joe Biden. The program set out to allocate $5 billion over five years to states, of which an estimated $3.3 billion had already been made available.The lawsuit challenges the Federal Highway Administration’s authority to halt the funding, said California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s…

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SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. “I love the ones with the pink noses,” he says.This pink-nosed animal is just one of about 3,200 cattle at Twin Birch Dairy in Skaneateles, New York. In Brown’s eyes, the cows on the farm aren’t just workers: “They’re the boss, they’re the queen of the barn.”Brown, a co-owner at Twin Birch, is outspoken on the importance of sustainability in his operation. The average dairy cow emits as much as 265 pounds (120 kilograms) of methane, a potent climate-warming gas, each year. Brown says Twin Birch has…

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A government-backed trial will take exam results digital, but some say this could “take away a rite of passage”.The Education Record app will replace paper GCSE files to provide students with digital exam records they can use to apply for college, apprenticeships, or jobs. Around 95,000 Year 11 pupils will be the first to trial the scheme, across Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.Combined, around 850,000 to 930,000 students sit GCSE and A-level exams each summer in England. And between them they will undertake 6.5 to 7.5 million exams. Image: File image of pupils receiving their GCSE results. Pic: Jordan…

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