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Saturday, July 20, 2024

What caused the global tech outage?

Microsoft's "blue screen of death" hit businesses and governments around the world Friday. How one software update led to so much chaos. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Sat Jul 20 2024

 
A traveler uses her mobile phone to photograph a departures board displaying blue error screens, also known as the "Blue Screen of Death" inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport, after United Airlines and other airlines grounded flights due to a worldwide tech outage caused by an update to Crowdstrike's "Falcon Sensor" software which crashed Microsoft Windows systems, in   Newark, New Jersey, U.S., July 19, 2024.

Microsoft's "blue screen of death" hit businesses and governments around the world Friday. How one software update led to so much chaos.

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks at a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties during a hearing on reparations for slavery on June 19, 2019, in Washington. Lee co-sponsored a bill that coincides with Juneteenth, a holiday that marks the date that Texas abolished slavery in 1865.
 

Texas Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has died at 74

 

US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced in June that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Ronan Anthony Villency, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump during the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum. The third day of the RNC focused on foreign policy and threats. Mandatory Credit: Jasper Colt-USA TODAY
 

GOP convention showcases rising influence of some Trump family members

 

Donald Trump's sons, Don Jr. and Eric, were ubiquitous at the GOP convention in Milwaukee as Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner took a backseat.

Sheletta Brundidge, a Cottage Grove, Minnesota businesswoman who donates locks to parents whose children have special needs. The locks require a 6 to 10 digit code, making it harder for children with special needs to leave the house and get lost.
 

Minnesota mom donates locks to keep autistic children safe

 

Sheletta Brundidge is based in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Her three younger children have all been diagnosed with autism.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump stand outside a federal courthouse on March 01, 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
 

Judge on a limb supported only by Clarence Thomas in Trump docs case

 

'This is an aggressive ruling,' one conservative scholar said of Judge Aileen Cannon's decision. 'I'm not sure she got it right on the merits.'

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tour a Detroit facility in 2022.
 

Biden is the past for Democrats. It's time for him step aside.

 

The writing appears to be on the wall for President Joe Biden and Democrats need to refocus their campaign against Donald Trump.

Jun 30, 2024; Phoenix, Ariz., U.S.; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) puts a shot up past Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud (0) during the third quarter at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Michael Chow-Arizona Republic
 

Why Caitlin Clark wasn't in 3-point contest during WNBA All-Star weekend

 

Caitlin Clark opted out of the 3-point contest during WNBA All-Star weekend. This is why she made the decision.

AR-15 rifles are displayed at an exhibition booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2024. Picture taken with a tilt-shift lens.
 

The impact of restrictive gun laws: Fewer firearm suicides among kids

 

Research from Duke University shows the impact safe storage firearm laws and other gun laws have on suicide rates of children in the U.S.

A tornado spins west of Hawley, Texas as cars pass on U.S. 277 May 2, 2024. Damage was reported in Hawley with hail reported up to baseball size.
 

'Twisters': Experts warn of increasing tornado danger

 

Two teams of tornado experts say that changes in storm patterns and human activities have increased the danger posed by twisters.

Barron William Trump, son of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump,gives a thumbs up at a campaign rally at Trump's golf resort in Doral, Florida, U.S., July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
 

Was Barron Trump at the RNC? What to know

 

Trump's son Barron did not appear at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

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