Winter storms have battered the US this week, and many animals are struggling in the cold.
Over half a million Texans are still under boil water advisories a week after a winter storm brutalized the South
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Over half a million Texans are still under boil water notices more than a week after a winter storm brutalized large swaths of the South, leaving millions without water and power for days. A total of 509,206 people ...
Another battle Texans wage as they deal with the winter weather: Water problems
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As millions across Texas battle power outages and freezing temperatures during the massive winter storm, one element has proved especially problematic -- water. Whether it's too much water or too little, high pressu...
11 people were rescued by boat after a water main break in Philadelphia
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Eleven people were rescued by boat in North Philadelphia after a major water main break happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Philadelphia officials. The cause of the break in the 48-inch main is...
Nevada wants to totally upend the 2024 calendar
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On Monday, the Nevada state House introduced legislation that would fundamentally alter the presidential nominating calendar -- putting the Silver State first in line with a primary set for January 23, 2024. "This l...
Cuddling penguins and snorkeling alligators: What animals do to stay warm during extreme cold
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It's not just humans finding ways to stay warm during this week's historic temperature plunge — our animal friends are too. And some of the strategies animal use are pretty cool (pun fully intended). Animals are cl...
Florida water hack highlights risks of remote access work without proper security
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Cybersecurity experts have long warned that insecure remote work software is a major source of weakness for hacking. The issue was brought into stark relief on February 5, when hackers gained access to a Florida wa...
Hacked Florida water plant reused passwords and had aging Windows installations
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The Florida water treatment plant unsuccessfully targeted by hackers last week had used multiple computers running an aging version of Microsoft Windows to monitor the facility remotely, and all of the computers sha...
The 21 most utterly bizarre lines from Trump impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor
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Basically no one outside the legal community knew the name Bruce Castor before he stood up Tuesday to kick off the defense of former President Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial. Now everyone knows his nam...
Someone tried to poison a Florida city by hacking into the water treatment system, sheriff says
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A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide -- commonly referred to as lye -- in the city's water, officials said, putti...
This Republican senator has a totally wild theory about the impeachment trial
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On Tuesday, the Senate will begin the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump over a charge that he incited the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. And Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson thinks he knows ...
English National Opera singers are helping ‘long Covid’ patients breathe
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The English National Opera (ENO) is rolling out its singing, breathing and wellbeing program for recovering coronavirus patients around the country following a successful trial. ENO Breathe is a joint project betwee...
‘Bizarre’ dinosaur Spinosaurus behaved like a giant, flightless stork, study says
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Paleontologists have long been puzzled about how the Spinosaurus -- a giant dinosaur and aquatic predator -- would have behaved. Now, they believe it would have been less like an otter, and more like a huge, flightl...