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‘White Hat Hacker’ Uses Cyber Skills to Dismantle Child Predator Network, Bring Sickos to Justice

They are hooded cyber criminals in dark basements trying to crack your bank account PIN. They are insidious Russians stealing elections from offshore IP addresses. These are typically what we associate with hackers, but Ryan Montgomery, also dubbed 0day, is different. He is what’s called a white hat hacker, or ethical hacker. The 29-year-old cyber…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (June 23)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 35 cents to $69.16 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for August delivery fell 29 cents to $73.85 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 3 cents $2.52 a gallon. July heating oil fell 6 cents to $2.41 a gallon. July natural gas rose 12 cents to…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 23

Another drop for stocks helped drag Wall Street to its first losing week in the last six. The S&P 500 closed 0.8 percent lower Friday, pulling back further from last week when it reached its highest level in more than a year. The Dow and the Nasdaq composite also fell. Stock markets abroad also fell…


Strawberry Overnight Oats

View the print-ready version of this recipe. What I love most about Overnight Oats is how nutrient rich and filling they are, plus the ingredients are ones I always have on hand. They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day so it’s nice to get started with something that isn’t just empty…


American Airlines Adds Bag Charges for Basic Economy Travelers on International Trips

By Alexandra Skores From The Dallas Morning News American Airlines is charging all customers who book basic economy airfares to check bags. The first checked bag on a transpacific or transatlantic basic economy airfare will now cost a passenger $75. Flights to Mexico, Haiti, the Caribbean, Central America, Guyana, Suriname, Panama or South America for basic economy seats…


No Swimming in Pants? No Tables on the Sand? Here Are Some South Florida Beach Rules You May Not Know About

By Lois K. Solomon From South Florida Sun Sentinel Fort Lauderdale—It seems like it should not be a challenge: Load the folding chairs into the car, head for the beach, find a place to park, and set up on the sand. But beaches have an assortment of weird rules that sand lovers could unknowingly violate….


The General Grant National Memorial: A National Park, Done New York Style

There’s an old joke that goes, “Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?” The answer, of course, is Grant. That is, Ulysses S. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War and then the 18th president of the United States. Andrew Astley is a National Park Service ranger assigned to Grant’s Tomb in New York City, which…


Make Your Own Natural Fertilizer From Comfrey Leaves

By Bob Dluzen From The Detroit News Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people once thought it had. Nowadays we are told that any internal healing properties it might have…


Is a Geothermal Heat Pump Right for Me?

By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi As you watch the temperatures rise and your energy bills skyrocket even faster, you may find yourself wondering if there’s a better option to heat and cool your house than your forced-air HVAC unit. Depending on your circumstances, a geothermal heat pump could be the right solution…


5 Grilling Recipes to Get You Fired Up

By Nicole Hvidsten From Star Tribune Grilling can and should be a year-round endeavor. But summer seems to be when we up the ante, becoming self-proclaimed barbecue masters seemingly overnight. We get saucy with new marinades and rubs, boost burgers by experimenting with different meats and accompaniments, and work in our farmers market finds, putting…