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Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'
CHICAGO (AP) — Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients.
In an Oct. 22 regulatory filing, Quest Diagnostics reported “unauthorized access” to its Quanum Lab Services Manager, a platform where ce ... (full story)
Experts cast doubt on Venezuela’s longtime claim of 300 billion barrels of reserve oil
A single figure sets Venezuela apart from the rest of the world: 303 billion barrels of so-called proven oil reserves. But experts say the country's estimate is inherently problematic and far from proven — rooted in exaggerated, aging data from a corrupt government.
The number has long been touted by politicians and invest ... (full story)
Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets
With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America's technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses.
The new raft of promises from the world's richest companies comes as ... (full story)
Whether `stringing' or `looping,' tobacco is the tie that binds many North Carolina farm families
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When Sophie Sunday told her schoolmates she was taking off halfway through the school day, they couldn’t wait to find out why.
“`I’m going to loop tobacco at the fair,’” the seventh grader told them. “And they’re, like, `What?’ They don’t have a clu ... (full story)
Takeaways from AP’s report on the taxpayer-funded growth of classical Christian schools
Conservatives are banding together to grow classical Christian schools by leveraging new taxpayer-funded scholarships.
These scholarships have rapidly expanded in states around the country. They mean half of school-age children in the U.S. are now eligible to apply for state money to attend private schools.
Last year, the As ... (full story)