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Gary Hershorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Microsoft revealed Friday that some of its corporate email accounts were hacked by a Russian-backed group. The tech company said in a blog post that its security team detected the attack on Jan. 12 and quickly identified the group responsible: Midnight Blizzard, "the Russian state-sponsored actor also known as Nobelium." In late November, the group allegedly used a "password spray attack," where a user uses a single common password agai...

Daniel Grizelj/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Taking a daily multivitamin supplement may improve memory and slow cognitive decline in aging adults, according to a new study. The results could have major implications for the millions of Americans who are suffering from dementia and Alzheimers disease. The study, published Thursday, is the third in a series conducted under the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), a large, nationwide clinical trial testing cocoa extract and multivi...

Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap measure to avoid a partial government shutdown that would have taken effect at the end of the day, the White House said. The measure keeping government funding going for a few more weeks until early March while Republicans and Democrats continue fighting over spending. Lawmakers on Thursday narrowly averted a partial government shutdown, buying a few extra weeks to try to work out an agreement on a set o...

Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film FestivalOn his Instagram Stories, Johnny Depp has shared that Modi, a film he directed featuring his Donny Brasco co-star Al Pacino has wrapped. It was Depps first time directing since 1997s The Brave, and according to a statement from the actor-filmmaker posted by The Hollywood Reporter, the superstar found the experience "transformative." Depp called the movie "an incredibly fulfilling and transformative experien...

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of sexual assault. Last year, in a separate trial, a jury determined that Trump was liable for sex...

Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(GAZA) -- Hospitals in Gaza are experiencing “catastrophic” situations, operating far beyond capacity amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to international organizations. Nasser Hospital -- the largest functioning health facility in Gaza, located in Khan Younis in the south -- is currently operating at 300% capacity, according to Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins sans Frontières (MSF). An MSF surgeon said Israeli forces heavily bombed an area close to the ...

A grand jury indicts a man arrested in Atlantic City in connection with human trafficking charges. The Press of Atlantic City reports 40 year old Nieem Johnson, is also charged with conspiracy, promoting organized street crime, criminal restraint, engaging in prostitution with a minor and sexual assault, among other counts. Authorities say the human trafficking ... Read more

Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Big Tech companies laid off hundreds of employees in recent days, commanding headlines and confronting workers across the economy with a question: Am I next? Amazon and Google each imposed cuts, with Apple shutting down a 121-person team in San Diego, Calif., telling workers they must either transfer to Texas or leave the company, Bloomberg reported. In all, the tech sector has laid off nearly 8,000 workers so far this year, according to la...

Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Congress narrowly averted a partial government shutdown, buying a few extra weeks to try to work out an agreement on a set of bills that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. After several days of nail biting over Fridays looming deadline, which would have seen four of 12 government funding bills expiring, both chambers passed the short-term funding bill -- allowing them to get out of town as another snowstorm barrels toward the E...

In this July 1, 2021, file photo, well water runs through pre-filters at a new water treatment plant along Kimberly Ave. in Fullerton, CA. The plant is used to remove PFAS, a family of chemicals used for waterproofing and stain-proofing among other uses. -- Orange County Register via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Doctors are now being encouraged to consider more blood testing for PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” according to guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...