Updated: 10:58 PM CDT May 10, 2021 By Zachary Cohen, Geneva Sands and Matt Egan, CNN One of the largest U.S. fuel pipelines remained largely paralyzed Monday after a ransomware cyberattack forced the temporary shutdown of all operations late last week an incident that laid bare vulnerabilities in the country s aging energy infrastructure.The victim of the attack, Colonial Pipeline, is a company that transports more than 100 million gallons of gasoline and other fuel daily from Houston to the New York Harbor. Over the weekend, the pipeline operator began working to develop a restart plan for its pipeline system, and was able to start operations for some of its ancillary lines. On Monday, Colonial acknowledged it will take time to restore all of its systems and said hopes to substantially restore operational service by the end of the week.Here s what to know about the attack:What is a ransomware attack and did this happen out of the blue?Ransomware locks out the rig
Apr 26, 2021 12:01 PM EDT
The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.
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The move greatly expands on the Biden administration’s action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada. The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but has not yet been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
âGrim and horrific milestoneâ: Biden marks more than 500K American lives lost to COVID-19
By Jordan Smith, Chris Williams and Megan Ziegler
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President Biden remembered the American lives lost since the COVID-19 pandemic started more than a year ago.
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden addressed Americans Monday night after the U.S. reported more than 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic started nearly a year ago. Today we mark a truly grim and horrific milestone, Biden said from the White House. 500,071 dead. That’s more Americans who’ve died in one year in this pandemic than in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined.