Following a successful ransomware attack, hundreds of city employees in Atlanta have been lacking Internet access since Thursday. Authorities said cybersecurity experts are “working around the clock” to fix the issue. On Thursday, a group of hackers was able to lock some of the government data and asked a $51,000 ransom to restore access. The […]
Lesbian Catholic School Teacher Fired after Getting Married
A lesbian catholic school teacher lost her job after marrying another woman last weekend. Jocelyn Morffi was fired by the Miami-based Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School for breaking the school’s policies she had agreed to when she joined the school’s staff. Morffi complained on Facebook Friday about being fired for marrying “the love of […]
Trump Administration Challenges California’s Immigration Laws in Court
On Tuesday, the Trump administration finally challenged California in court over its lax immigration policies after almost a year of intimidation. The federal lawsuit seeks to undo a series of ‘sanctuary state’ bills the state is trying to pass. Experts expect the legal move to spark more heated debates over the limits of immigration authority. […]
U.S. House Extends Controversial Spy Program with Rare Bipartisan Support
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives ok-ed six more years of warrantless surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) rejecting altogether bipartisan efforts to set in place new privacy safeguards. The extension to the NSA’s spy program was passed on a 256-164 vote. The vote concerned a law about to expire that authorizes U.S. […]
Trump Takes Fresh Jab at Global Warming over Freezing East Coast
President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday morning that the East Coast could need a “little bit of that good old Global Warming” to defrost. The President hinted that climate change is a hoax for which America – but not other nations – was supposed to pay trillions to fix under the Paris Climate Accord. […]
