NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

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Hacked software provider acknowledges ransomware attack

11:50 pm September 25, 2020

Dallas: A major US provider of software services to state and local governments acknowledged on Friday that it was hit by a ransomware attack two days after telling clients an unknown intruder had compromised its phone and information technology systems. Tyler Technologies said in a statement that it confirmed the intruder used ransomware but did […]

Largest California wildfire threatens marijuana-growing area

11:47 pm September 25, 2020

Sacramento: California’s largest wildfire is threatening a marijuana-growing enclave, and authorities said many of the locals have refused to evacuate and abandon their maturing crops even as weather forecasters predict more hot, dry and windy conditions that could fan flames. The wildfire called the August Complex is nearing the small communities of Post Mountain and Trinity Pines, about […]

With ‘profound sorrow’: Ginsburg lies in state at US Capitol

9:16 pm September 25, 2020

Washington: The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state at the US Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it is with “profound sorrow” that she welcomed the liberal icon and opened the private service. Mourners gathered under coronavirus restrictions for the service for Ginsburg, who died last […]

US probes Mercedes vans for possible unwanted acceleration

9:11 pm September 25, 2020

Detroit: US auto safety regulators are investigating speed sensor problems with Mercedes-Benz Sprinter full-size vans that could cause unwanted acceleration. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers about 160,000 Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans from 2011 through 2018 model years. The agency says it has 44 complaints of rear wheel speed sensor problems that […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

1 hurt, car crashed in fights at Los Angeles protest

2:18 pm September 25, 2020

Los Angeles: One person was hurt when a vehicle ran into a small crowd of people protesting police brutality in Los Angeles Thursday night, authorities said. The driver of a blue pickup truck got into an argument with demonstrators and struck the protester who was standing in the street as the driver tried to get away, police […]