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Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says “a significant number” of devices that were impacted by a global IT outage on Friday are now back online.In a social media post, the company – whose faulty security update caused Microsoft Windows computers to crash around the world – added it “continues to focus on restoring all systems”.Microsoft has estimated that the incident, which is being described as one of the worst IT outages in history, impacted 8.5m computers around the world.Businesses, banks, hospitals and airlines were among the worst-hit, with some still struggling to fully restore their systems.”We understand the profound impact this has…
Jun 4, 2024; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins linebacker Shaquil Barrett (58) works out during mandatory minicamp at Baptist Health Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Over the weekend, two-time Super Bowl champion Shaquil Barrett retired from the game of football.Barrett, still just 31, won Super Bowl 50 with Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos and then won Super Bowl LV with Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Last season, Barrett worked back from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in the middle of 2022. He started 16 games for Tampa Bay last season but was released ahead of free agency, leading…
World leaders paid tribute to Joe Biden after the US president announced that he won’t be standing for reelection in November. He is the first sitting president since 1968 to drop out of a presidential race. Biden, 81, had been under intense pressure from senior figures in the Democratic party to step aside after a catastrophic debate performance against Donald Trump last month fueled doubts about whether he would be able to beat his Republican rival and raised alarm about mental acuity. The prospect of a return to the White House for the 78-year-old Trump had traditional US allies in…
And so it has come to pass. United States President Joe Biden has dropped out of this year’s presidential race, bowing to pressure from fellow Democrats who feared that his train wreck of a performance in the June presidential debate with Republican candidate Donald Trump – among other episodes – would render the octogenarian less than appealing to the US electorate. So much for Biden’s decree that only the “Lord Almighty” could convince him to withdraw from the race. Or maybe the Lord had a hand in it, after all. To be sure, Biden’s Democratic colleagues did have a point…
President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race on Sunday following a nearly monthlong pressure campaign mounted by Democratic leaders and donors to oust him.“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden wrote in a letter posted to X on Sunday. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”The letter did not provide additional detail…
Jun 25, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) pitches in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports Only 10 shopping days remain until the traditional MLB trade deadline, and if you have a starting pitcher on your list, bring extra prospects. Here are three available starting pitchers contenders are coveting as the July 30 deadline ticks closer.LHP Tarik Skubal, Detroit TigersAs a bona fide ace under team control through 2026, the 27-year-old will cost a bevy of top prospects, but for a World Series contender, it’s the…
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying “it is in the best interest of my party and the country”. It comes four months before Americans go to the polls, upending the race for the White House. It follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after a faltering debate performance against Republican Donald Trump at the end of June.Following the announcement on Sunday evening, President Biden gave his endorsement in the presidential race to Vice President Kamala Harris. In a letter posted to his social media account, he said it had been…
President Biden said Sunday that he would withdraw as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee following weeks of criticism after a poor debate performance and a revolt from high-profile Democratic donors. In a letter posted on his X account, Biden recounted his accomplishments while in office and said he would address the nation “later this week.” “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” he wrote. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down…
Provisional agreement aims to defuse tensions after a series of clashes on the Second Thomas Shoal, which both countries claim.China and the Philippines have struck a deal to defuse tensions on a contested shoal in the South China Sea, according to the Philippine government. The deal, hashed out on Sunday by Chinese and Filipino diplomats in Manila, lays out provisional terms to replenish Filipino troops on the Second Thomas Shoal, which both countries claim as their own and where their forces have repeatedly clashed. Announcing the deal, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said, “Both sides continue to recognise the…
Esports Stadium Arlington The New York Subliners came up one map short in their quest of taking down OpTic Texas in the Call of Duty League championship playoffs in Allen, Texas, on Saturday. They’ll get another shot at doing it on Sunday, this time with the league championship — and nearly a million dollars — on the line. The last two unbeaten teams remaining entering Saturday, the Subliners and OpTic alternated wins throughout their winners’ bracket final match, OpTic emerging with a 3-2 win to advance to the grand final. The Subliners immediately rebounded, however, overcoming a 2-1 deficit to…
A faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. affected 8.5 million devices globally that rely on the Microsoft Windows operating system. Microsoft Corp. gave the full scope of the worldwide IT outage for the first time in a blog post on Saturday, saying those affected represented fewer than 1% of all devices that use Windows. “While the percentage was small,” the Redmond, Washington-based company said, there were “broad economic and societal impacts.” In what will go down as the most catastrophic IT failure the world has ever seen, the CrowdStrike update crashed the systems of businesses and governments globally, paralyzing their operations…