An investigation of the telecommunications equipment produced by China’s Huawei Technologies Ltd. has uncovered numerous cases of secret access points that could allow Chinese intelligence to conduct cyber-operations through the equipment.
Finite State, a cyber-security research firm, conducted a survey of Huawei equipment and discovered that 55% of Huawei hardware devices it tested contained at least one backdoor access point.
The vulnerabilities in Huawei products pose serious security threats of cyber attack and data ex-filtration if the equipment is used, according to Finite’s report on Huawei published Wednesday.
“The Chinese National Intelligence Law of 2016 requires all companies ‘to support, provide assistance, and cooperate in national intelligence work,’” the report stated. “Even if Huawei may be technically correct in saying that Chinese law doesn’t explicitly ‘compel’ the installation of back doors, China’s intelligence and counter-espionage activities tend to be so expansive that these provisions could be used to justify activities extending well beyond China’s borders.”
The report notes that Huawei dominates the global market for next-generation 5G telecommunications infrastructure. The concern is that all data passing through mobile devices, smart homes and other internet-connected devices will become cyber attack vectors if Huawei equipment is used in 5G networks.
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Friday, June 28, 2019
Media, Dems Shift From ‘Manufactured Crisis’ to ‘Crisis’ at Border
Leading media personalities and top Democratic officials have gone from saying there was no crisis at the southern border to saying there is one in just a few short months.
Hosts on CNN and MSNBC like Joe Scarborough, Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo, Nicolle Wallace and others went along with Democratic talking points earlier this year that the Trump administration had manufactured a crisis at the border to secure wall funding.
Illegal crossings have increased since then, but the situation at the border has been untenable for years. Now with increased reporting on poor conditions at border detention facilities for children, the situation has again been deemed a "crisis."
"He's lied so much about the realities of what he's calling a crisis," Cuomo said in January.
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Hosts on CNN and MSNBC like Joe Scarborough, Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo, Nicolle Wallace and others went along with Democratic talking points earlier this year that the Trump administration had manufactured a crisis at the border to secure wall funding.
Illegal crossings have increased since then, but the situation at the border has been untenable for years. Now with increased reporting on poor conditions at border detention facilities for children, the situation has again been deemed a "crisis."
"He's lied so much about the realities of what he's calling a crisis," Cuomo said in January.
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US Customs and Border Protection Press Releases
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station marine unit saved the life of an undocumented immigrant teen after he and his family, all from Honduras, attempted to cross the Rio Grande River Tuesday afternoon.
the Eagle Pass South Station marine
unit saved the life of an undocumented
immigrant teen.
“Words cannot express my gratitude nor convey the sense of pride I have for these agents," said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Raul L. Ortiz. "Without a doubt, their quick life-saving actions brought this young man back from the brink of death.”
On June 25, Border Patrol agents performing maritime operations on the Rio Grande River observed two individuals struggling to stay afloat near the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. As agents moved to assist, they saw a third person a short distance down-stream, submerged beneath the surface and unmoving. Agents moved closer and pulled the lifeless teen aboard their vessel. The 13-year-old male was unconscious and not breathing, and had been underwater for more than a full minute. The vessel commander quickly performed CPR, assisted by the vessel’s crewman. Through the agents’ efforts, the teen eventually coughed up water, began breathing on his own and regained consciousness. The other two people, later determined to be the rescued teen’s parents, were recovered from the river and all were brought safely to the U.S. shore.
Border Patrol EMT agents were on scene and evaluated the family of three until EMS personnel arrived. They transported the teenage male, accompanied by his mother, to a local hospital for advanced care. After being medically cleared, the family was taken to the Eagle Pass South Station where they were processed per CBP guidelines.
Wisconsin father punched, killed 5-year-old son for eating Father's Day cake, prosecutors say
A Wisconsin man allegedly punched and killed his 5-year-old son after he got angry the child had eaten his Father's Day cake, according to prosecutors.
Travis Stackhouse told police he punched the boy in the stomach and hit him in the face Friday because he was "upset that others were eating" his Father's Day cake, a criminal complaint stated.
The criminal complaint obtained by FOX6 stated the child sustained bruising to both eyes, a cut to his lip and a laceration to his sternum.
Stackhouse, 29, initially told police he saw his son “somersaulting down the stairwell," but the boy did not appear to be injured.
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Travis Stackhouse told police he punched the boy in the stomach and hit him in the face Friday because he was "upset that others were eating" his Father's Day cake, a criminal complaint stated.
The criminal complaint obtained by FOX6 stated the child sustained bruising to both eyes, a cut to his lip and a laceration to his sternum.
Stackhouse, 29, initially told police he saw his son “somersaulting down the stairwell," but the boy did not appear to be injured.
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President Trump Pursues Smart China Strategy Heading Into Meeting With Xi Jinping
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NOI 6/27/19 Wicomico Apartment Fire Edgewater Drive
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NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: June 27, 2019
Time: 3:03 p.m.
Location / Address: 715 Edgewater Dr., Salisbury, Wicomico Co.
Type of Incident: Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Two story wood framed apartment building
Owner / Occupants: Tide Mill Apartments (Owner)
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $500 Contents: $0
Smoke Alarm Status: Present, did not activate
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: n/a
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: Salisbury Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 7
Time to Control: 5 minutes
Discovered By: Apartment management staff
Area of Origin: Second floor balcony
Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation
Additional Information: Anyone with information is asked to call the Salisbury Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal at (410) 713-3780.
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NOI 6/28/19 Wicomico Dwelling Fire Bryn Mawr Avenue
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NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: June 28, 2019
Time: 12:39 a.m.
Location / Address: 1117 Bryn Mawr Ave., Salisbury, Wicomico Co.
Type of Incident: Fire
Description of Structure / Property: One story wood framed single family dwelling
Owner / Occupants: Christina Collins
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $80,000 Contents: $20,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Unknown
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: n/a
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: Salisbury Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 25
Time to Control: 40 minutes
Discovered By: Passerby
Area of Origin: Attic
Preliminary Cause: Accidental, electrical
Additional Information:
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NOI 6/17/19 Wicomico Playground Equipment Fire State Street
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NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: June 27, 2019
Time: 7:19 p.m.
Location / Address: 714 State Street, Sharptown, Wicomico Co.
Type of Incident: Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Playground equipment
Owner / Occupants: Wicomico County Parks and Recreation (Gene Lowe Park)
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $500 Contents: $0
Smoke Alarm Status: n/a
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: n/a
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: Sharptown Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 5
Time to Control: 5 minutes
Discovered By: Passerby
Area of Origin: Tube slide
Preliminary Cause: Incendiary (intentionally set fire)
Additional Information: Anyone with information is asked to call the Salisbury Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal at (410) 713-3780.
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Independence Day 2019 Holiday Schedule
WICOMICO COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Salisbury, MD ... Wicomico County Government Offices will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2019, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
CONVENIENCE CENTERS, LANDFILL, BRUSH PILE, FERRIES
INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Salisbury, MD ... On Thursday, July 4, 2019, the Newland Park Landfill, Convenience Center and Brush Pile, all external Convenience Centers, Whitehaven Ferry and Upper Ferry will be closed.
For more information, please contact the Newland Park Landfill at 410-548-4935. Ferry information is available by calling 410-543-2765.
So deep in student debt, they're suing Betsy DeVos over delays in loan forgiveness
Alicia Davis feels like she was scammed. As a student at Florida Metropolitan University from 2006 to 2008, she said she was told the cost of her online criminal justice program would be covered by Pell grants and scholarships. She was told her credits could be transferred to other schools. Graduating from the school, a subsidiary of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges, would lead to a job and a decent wage.
None of it was true, said Davis, who accrued more than $22,000 in student loans from FMU. The 36-year-old is now one of seven plaintiffs suing the U.S. Department of Education and its chief, Betsy DeVos, for allegedly failing to offer relief to more than 158,000 student-loan borrowers who claim they were defrauded by for-profit colleges.
"They pretty much sold me a lie and a dream," Davis told CBS MoneyWatch. "Turns out pretty much all of it was a lie."
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None of it was true, said Davis, who accrued more than $22,000 in student loans from FMU. The 36-year-old is now one of seven plaintiffs suing the U.S. Department of Education and its chief, Betsy DeVos, for allegedly failing to offer relief to more than 158,000 student-loan borrowers who claim they were defrauded by for-profit colleges.
"They pretty much sold me a lie and a dream," Davis told CBS MoneyWatch. "Turns out pretty much all of it was a lie."
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Want to Grow Your Own Cannabis? Get Ready to Fight ‘Big Marijuana’
Illinois is about to make history as the first state to legalize recreational cannabis and allow commercial sales through the state legislature instead of via a voter initiative, pending the governor’s signature. But this historic piece of legislation almost died along the way over the increasingly contentious issue of homegrow.
Eventually, lawmakers compromised by allowing only medical cannabis patients to cultivate for themselves; recreational consumers can’t grow at all. This may sound like politics as usual, but it actually represents a worrying trend for those who believe that the right to grow your own cannabis is an essential part of a truly equitable legalization plan.
Currently, every state—except for Washington—that allows recreational cannabis dispensaries also allows homegrow. So far, none of these states have seriously considered rescinding the policy, and in Washington, there’s a growing push to add homegrow to the mix.
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Eventually, lawmakers compromised by allowing only medical cannabis patients to cultivate for themselves; recreational consumers can’t grow at all. This may sound like politics as usual, but it actually represents a worrying trend for those who believe that the right to grow your own cannabis is an essential part of a truly equitable legalization plan.
Currently, every state—except for Washington—that allows recreational cannabis dispensaries also allows homegrow. So far, none of these states have seriously considered rescinding the policy, and in Washington, there’s a growing push to add homegrow to the mix.
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Government Intrusion in Higher Education Is Sowing the Next Debt Crisis
It was one of those moments whose significance only became apparent years later. It was part of the pro forma interview process for a faculty position. I was to be interviewed by the university’s bursar.
He was an elderly gentleman, tall, erect, and rather dapper in his black pinstriped, three-piece suit complete with pocket watch. If central casting had called for a Germanic-looking bureaucrat for a WWII war movie, this would have been the guy.
His formality and dress seemed out of place in an era where suits and ties came off, and faculty dress was almost indistinguishable from that of the students.
Being young and arrogant, I mentally dismissed him as a relic of another era. He was more than pleasant, and we both knew we were engaged in an academic ritual of another time.
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He was an elderly gentleman, tall, erect, and rather dapper in his black pinstriped, three-piece suit complete with pocket watch. If central casting had called for a Germanic-looking bureaucrat for a WWII war movie, this would have been the guy.
His formality and dress seemed out of place in an era where suits and ties came off, and faculty dress was almost indistinguishable from that of the students.
Being young and arrogant, I mentally dismissed him as a relic of another era. He was more than pleasant, and we both knew we were engaged in an academic ritual of another time.
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Crime-Ravaged Mexico City Deploys 140,000 National Guard Troops To Enforce Order
Mexico is deploying its new militarized National Guard police force within Mexico City in an effort to quell a recent surge in violent criminal activity, according to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
"We need a stronger presence of security forces and more protection for residents of the capital," Lopez Obrador said during his daily news conference on Thursday, pointing to increases in homicides, kidnappings and extortion amid intense cartel turf wars, according to Reuters.
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"We need a stronger presence of security forces and more protection for residents of the capital," Lopez Obrador said during his daily news conference on Thursday, pointing to increases in homicides, kidnappings and extortion amid intense cartel turf wars, according to Reuters.
The sprawling urban area that has a population over 21 million was for years a bastion of relative calm while much of the country slid into violent drug wars.That said, Reuters notes that Mexico City is still safer than some US cities - including the Democratic strongholds of Baltimore, Detroit and St. Louis.
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Boy tossed from mall balcony still faces ‘serious complications’
A 5-year-old Minnesota boy who was tossed off a third-story Mall of America balcony has endured more than 15 medical procedures or surgeries — and it’s unclear when he’ll return home from a hospital, a family spokesman said.
Landen Hoffman, of Woodbury, is continuing to face “serious complications” stemming from the random April 12 attack when Emmanuel Aranda, 24, threw the boy nearly 40 feet off a balcony at the massive mall in Bloomington.
“While the miracle of his survival is what we celebrate and thank Jesus for every day, we must also acknowledge that our beautiful boy has been on a very challenging road to recovery,” family spokesman Noah Hanneman wrote late Tuesday on a GoFundMe page for the boy that has raised more than $1 million. “It has been so hard for our young son and our family.”
The boy has undergone a litany of surgeries and medical procedures for his extensive injuries, including two broken arms, a broken leg and fractures to his face and skull.
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Landen Hoffman, of Woodbury, is continuing to face “serious complications” stemming from the random April 12 attack when Emmanuel Aranda, 24, threw the boy nearly 40 feet off a balcony at the massive mall in Bloomington.
“While the miracle of his survival is what we celebrate and thank Jesus for every day, we must also acknowledge that our beautiful boy has been on a very challenging road to recovery,” family spokesman Noah Hanneman wrote late Tuesday on a GoFundMe page for the boy that has raised more than $1 million. “It has been so hard for our young son and our family.”
The boy has undergone a litany of surgeries and medical procedures for his extensive injuries, including two broken arms, a broken leg and fractures to his face and skull.
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Under pressure from U.S., Mexico launches raids against migrants
Mexico City -- About 100 Mexican soldiers and immigration agents raided a freight train in the southern state of Chiapas on Thursday and detained dozens of Central American migrants riding atop the cars. Such raids had been rare since the last crackdown on migrants in 2014. But under increasing U.S. pressure to reduce the flow of hundreds of thousands of Central Americans through Mexican territory, Mexico's government has stepped up enforcement.
At least some of the troops wore armbands of Mexico's newly formed National Guard. The government says it has deployed thousands of Guard agents across the country with supporting immigration enforcement.
In a scene filmed by Associated Press journalists, the train rolled to a stop in a rural area, and then soldiers climbed ladders to the top of freight cars shouting, "This is the army, you're surrounded!"
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At least some of the troops wore armbands of Mexico's newly formed National Guard. The government says it has deployed thousands of Guard agents across the country with supporting immigration enforcement.
In a scene filmed by Associated Press journalists, the train rolled to a stop in a rural area, and then soldiers climbed ladders to the top of freight cars shouting, "This is the army, you're surrounded!"
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'Those poor souls, they didn't have their fathers here': US Colonel buries his soldier son
One of the most heart-wrenching photos from the Second World War has been colourized alongside a series of images from the Pacific Theater.
The photo shows US Marine Colonel Francis Fenton conducting the funeral of his son Private First Class Mike Fenton, near Shuri, Okinawa, in May 1945.
The two briefly met each other during the bloody Battle of Okinawa in Japan and exchanged news. A few days later, Mike, 19, was killed in a Japanese counterattack.
After burying his son, Colonel Fenton stared at the bodies of other dead soldiers and said: 'Those poor souls. They didn't have their fathers here'.
Other captivating shots in the collection show US Marines injured in the line of duty receiving urgent medical attention, a Japanese soldier surrendering after spending days evading capture, and a troop of soldiers caring for a child orphaned by the brutal fighting.
The photos have been colourized by electrician Royston Leonard, 55, from Cardiff, Wales who spends up to five hours working on each individual photo. He believes that photos 'give more' when they are in color.
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The photo shows US Marine Colonel Francis Fenton conducting the funeral of his son Private First Class Mike Fenton, near Shuri, Okinawa, in May 1945.
The two briefly met each other during the bloody Battle of Okinawa in Japan and exchanged news. A few days later, Mike, 19, was killed in a Japanese counterattack.
After burying his son, Colonel Fenton stared at the bodies of other dead soldiers and said: 'Those poor souls. They didn't have their fathers here'.
Other captivating shots in the collection show US Marines injured in the line of duty receiving urgent medical attention, a Japanese soldier surrendering after spending days evading capture, and a troop of soldiers caring for a child orphaned by the brutal fighting.
The photos have been colourized by electrician Royston Leonard, 55, from Cardiff, Wales who spends up to five hours working on each individual photo. He believes that photos 'give more' when they are in color.
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The Day Fox News Was on the TV on My Gym
I'D OCCASIONALLY seen him in the gym — we both work out at the same Brookline Village health club — but we had never previously had occasion to speak. The other day, as I was using a weight machine near the front desk, I noticed him approach and speak to the staff member on duty. He motioned with apparent consternation toward the TV screens mounted on the opposite wall, and I heard him say the word "Fox." One of the eight screens was tuned to the Fox News Channel, and it became clear he wanted it changed.
"I'm sorry," the staffer replied. "Another member specifically asked for Fox to be put on."
He turned to resume his workout, plainly unhappy, and saw that I had been observing the exchange. "Are you the person who's watching Fox?" he asked me.
"No," I told him. "I don't like TV news. But what's the big deal? There are eight screens to look at. If you don't care for Fox, you have seven other options."
"That's not the point," he said (I'm paraphrasing from memory). "They shouldn't have Fox News on in this gym."
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"I'm sorry," the staffer replied. "Another member specifically asked for Fox to be put on."
He turned to resume his workout, plainly unhappy, and saw that I had been observing the exchange. "Are you the person who's watching Fox?" he asked me.
"No," I told him. "I don't like TV news. But what's the big deal? There are eight screens to look at. If you don't care for Fox, you have seven other options."
"That's not the point," he said (I'm paraphrasing from memory). "They shouldn't have Fox News on in this gym."
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