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U.S., Britain Blame Russia for Global Cyber Attack
The United States and Britain on Monday accused Russia of launching cyber-attacks on computer routers, firewalls and other networking equipment used by government agencies, businesses and critical infrastructure operators around the globe. Washington and London issued a joint alert saying the campaign by Russian government-backed hackers was intended to advance spying, intellectual property theft and other “malicious” activities and could be escalated to launch offensive attacks. It followed a series of warnings by Western governments that Moscow is behind a string of cyber-attacks. The United States, Britain and other nations in February accused Russia of releasing the “NotPetya” virus, which in 2017 crippled parts of Ukraine’s infrastructure and damaged computers across the globe, costing companies billions of dollars. The Kremlin did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But Russia’s embassy in London issued a statement citing British accusations of cyber threats from Moscow as “striking examples of a reckless, provocative and unfounded policy against Russia.”
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TSA Using Robots to Help Screen Bags at Love Field – Texas, United States
The Transportation Security Administration is now using robotic carts at Dallas Love Field to make screening suspicious bags more efficient. The Transportation Security Administration is now using robotic carts at Dallas Love Field to make screening suspicious bags more efficient. According to the TSA’s website, 1.3 million checked bags are screened across the country each day. Officers inspect those bags because something inside triggered an alarm during initial scans. At Dallas Love Field, if a bag triggers an alarm—it gets to meet some new artificial intelligence. Since November, TSA officers have been utilizing robotic tables (mobile inspection tables) to help them screen and inspect luggage. The tables move on a magnetic track and take suspicious bags to stations where officers are standing, so they can be searched for any illegal items. Once a bag clears inspection or prohibited items are removed, it’s put back on the robotic table which then dumps the bag back onto a conveyor belt that leads to its plane. Before, officers would just yank suspicious bags off of those belts. With the new robots, the TSA says work injuries may be a thing of the past.
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N.C. Pastor Goes on Trial for Terror Links, Spying – Turkey and The United States
An American pastor accused of ties to terror groups and spying in Turkey went on trial on Monday, in a case that has strained ties between Turkey and the United States. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, faces up to 35 years in prison on charges of “committing crimes on behalf of terror groups without being a member” and “espionage.” He was arrested in the aftermath of a failed military coup in 2016, for alleged links to both, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and a network led by U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed by Turkey for the coup attempt. Brunson, who served as the pastor of Izmir Resurrection Church with a small Protestant congregation and has lived in Turkey for 23 years, denies all allegations. His trial opened in the town of Aliaga, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) north of the Aegean coastal city of Izmir, a year and half after his arrest, with court officials reading the prosecutors’ indictment. North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis and Sam Brownback, U.S. ambassador-at-large for religious freedoms were observing the trial, Turkey’s private Dogan news agency reported.
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