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How to prevent getting infected by cyclospora, the elusive parasite that can cause severe stomach distress
45+ min ago (432+ words) Cyclospora'is a parasite that causes an intestinal infection from ingesting food or water contaminated with stool.' Credit: CDC A parasite that has no smell, no taste and often hides on fresh produce has infected nearly 400 New Yorkers since May. The…...
News outlets urge a judge to sanction Open AI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (241+ words) CEO of Open AI Sam Altman talks to CEO of Google Deep Mind Demis Hassabis, not seen, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson NEW YORK " The New York Times, the…...
Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1, 000 cases
18+ hour, 8+ min ago (771+ words) NEW YORK " Nearly 1, 000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation's largest in years. No deaths have…...
NYS comptroller review finds Uniondale school district had 'increased risk' of cyberattack
1+ day, 10+ min ago (546+ words) The Uniondale school district did not follow through on state officials" recommendations to purge thousands of unneeded computer network accounts, and as a result it put sensitive information at risk, state comptroller Thomas Di Napoli said in a new report....
Methodology for AP/'FRONTLINE' investigation into how US tech is abused for global scams
1+ week, 2+ day ago (356+ words) In this image provided by the Myanmar military on Oct. 19, 2025, soldiers stand next to Starlink satellite internet devices from the KK Park scam compound in Myawaddy township, Karen State, Myanmar. Credit: AP/Uncredited International Justice Mission, an anti-trafficking non-profit, obtained…...
Takeaways from AP/'FRONTLINE' investigation into how US tech is abused for global scams
1+ week, 2+ day ago (682+ words) American technology and American companies are being used to power a revolution in the cyberscam industry, playing key roles in the industrialization and globalization of fraud in ways that have not been clear until now, an AP/"FRONTLINE" investigation has…...
Lithuania suspects foreign involvement in data leak of over 600, 000 national register entries
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (235+ words) Lithuania's Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene attends a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, after their meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Credit: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi VILNIUS, Lithuania " Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a…...
A Serbian town is known for raspberries that are exported around the world
2+ week, 1+ day ago (472+ words) ARILJE, Serbia " Serbia 's town of Arilje is known as the Balkan country's "raspberry capital," with its fame reaching beyond borders. Arilje and its surroundings yield berries that are exported as far as the United States and Japan. Serbia is…...
Anthropic's Mythos model found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems, official says
2+ week, 2+ day ago (499+ words) Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York, Feb. 26, 2026. Credit: AP/Patrick Sison The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, said Anthropic had teamed…...
RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1023+ words) NEW YORK " U. S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus in early May from a quarantine facility in Nebraska " despite a federal medical review that said there's no need to confine…...