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The development of quantum computing means that the use of classic cryptography for secure communications is in danger of becoming obsolete.


[UPDATED 3/10 2:15 PM] A preliminary investigation by the Cedar Rapids Police Department (CRPD) shows a motorcycle struck another northbound vehicle, a Toyota Avalon, at around 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Both people aboard the motorcycle were thrown from the bike, resulting in serious injuries. They were a 26-year-old man and 22-year-old woman, who are both at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Their names have not been released. Two people inside the Avalon were not injured. At approximately...

[UPDATED 3/10 2:15 PM] A preliminary investigation by the Cedar Rapids Police Department (CRPD) shows a motorcycle struck another northbound vehicle, a Toyota Avalon, at around 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Both people aboard the motorcycle were thrown from the bike, resulting in serious injuries. They were a 26-year-old man and 22-year-old woman, who are both at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Their names have not been released. Two people inside the Avalon were not injured. At approximately...

Lang/Hunter 03/09/21 Cedar Rapids police have identified the person who was killed in an accident on I380 near Cedar Rapids early Sunday. Officers were called

By Sue Danielson Mar 8, 2021 (Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Police are identifying a passenger killed in a weekend crash on I-380, near the 7th Street NE exit. Police the driver of a Ford F-150 pick-up was driving southbound on northbound I-380 just after 2 oclock Sunday morning and collided with a 2007 Chevy Suburban. A passenger in the Suburban, 23-year-old David Nguyen died in the crash. The driver of the Suburban, 20-year-old Rylee Wallingford of Cedar Rapids was serious injured and taken t...