Month: February 2022

DHS Warns of Potential Russian Cyberattacks in US

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of potential Russian cyberthreats to U.S. organizations at all levels as Russia–Ukraine tensions continue to intensify. The federal agency issued a “SHIELDS UP” advisory stating that the Russian government understands that disabling or destroying critical infrastructure—including power and communications—can “augment pressure on a country’s government, military, and population…


DHS Warns of Potential Russian Cyber Attacks in US

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of potential Russian cyber threats to U.S. organizations at all levels as Russia–Ukraine tensions continue to intensify. The federal agency issued a “SHIELDS UP” advisory that stating that the Russian government understands that disabling or destroying critical infrastructure—including power and communications—can “augment pressure on a country’s government,…


Critically Important and All but Ignored: Lymphatic Flow

Evidence is rapidly growing that chronic inflammation plays a large part in causing chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiac, neurologic, and gastroenterological disorders. Various diets, including vegetarian, low-fat, saturated fat, Paleo, vegan, lectin-free, and others are recommended to reduce inflammation. However, proponents of good health also suggest that in order to minimize the risk…


Tsunami-Hit Tonga Reconnects to Internet After 5 Weeks of Outage

Tonga’s Internet connection was restored on Tuesday, five weeks after the Pacific island nation had been cut off from the outside world owing to a massive volcano eruption and tsunami that severed an undersea cable between Tonga and Fiji. Digicel Tonga issued a statement on Tuesday stating that data connectivity was restored in the main…


Before the Crackdown: The Faces and Voices of the Canadian Freedom Convoy

Canadians—whichever side of the Freedom Convoy protest they sit on—will be counting the cost of the three-week occupation of the capital Ottawa for some time to come. By Feb. 21, police had made 196 arrests, with 110 people charged with an assortment of matters including obstructing police, causing a disturbance, disobeying a court order, mischief,…


Blaze Subsides on Cargo Ship Carrying Electric Vehicles Off the Azores

The fire aboard a cargo ship carrying electric cars off the Azores islands is under control and is being put out, according to a Feb. 22 statement from Portuguese authorities. The flames are no longer visible from the outside and the ship is now stable, they said. The damaged vessel is expected to be towed across the…


Exxon Mobil Outperforming Apple? How Energy Sector Volatility Is a Two-Way Street

The energy sector is one of the few places where investors have found safety so far in 2022. While future energy stocks Plug Power Inc. and Enphase Energy Inc. are both down 16 percent year-to-date, shares of legacy oil and gas major Exxon Mobil Corp. are up 28.6 percent so far in 2022. The outperformance of energy…


AMD Analyst Turns Bullish After 10 Years; ‘Valuation Downright Attractive, Execution Stellar and Earnings Power Bankable’

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. shares are advancing on Tuesday, bucking the broader market downturn catalyzed by the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The strength seen in the shares came after an analyst at Bernstein took a bullish stance on the stock after 10 years. The AMD Analyst Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon upgraded AMD shares from…


‘Wendy Williams Show’ Ending, New Sherri Shepherd Show Ahead

LOS ANGELES—“The Wendy Williams Show” will end because of Williams’ prolonged health-related absence and be replaced this fall with a show hosted by Sherri Shepherd, the producer of both TV programs said Tuesday. The new daytime show, crisply titled “Sherri,” will “inherit” the time slots on Fox owned-and-operated stations that have been the backbone of…


Moderna Begins Late-Stage Study of RSV Vaccine Using mRNA Technology

Moderna Inc. said on Tuesday it had begun a late-stage study of its vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) based on the same technology used to develop its COVID-19 shots. The only approved product using messenger RNA (mRNA)is COVID-19 vaccine, but Moderna and rival Pfizer are rushing to tap the potential of the technology to…