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Telehealth companies keep exposing customers’ data

WASHINGTON — The appeal of telehealth is easy to explain: Instead of calling a doctor, booking an appointment and hoping to eventually get a prescription, you can log onto an app or website and get approved for a new medication within minutes. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, scores of online ...

Nation and world at a glance for Sept. 26

Trump claws back $1B for immigrants, diversity WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. The Office of Management and Budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending.” Most of the cuts affect services for immigrants, including nonprofits serving refugees and asylum seekers. Also affected are programs for migrant students and ...

Trump can use voter database, court rules

NEW YORK — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. The court’s three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision. The emergency order allows states, for now, to use the Trump administration’s revamped version of a Department of Homeland Security program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, in their efforts to verify the eligibility of voters on their ...

Portion of I-680 southbound will briefly close for work

As part of the ongoing pavement replacement project on Interstate 680, I-680 southbound will be closed from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday for bridge construction. The detour will be state Route 193 to U.S. Route 422 to U.S. Route 62

Rock Godz Hall of Fame to induct Hubbard native

It’s official. Hubbard native Mark Boals is a Rock God. The 1977 Hubbard High School graduate, who has played with Yngwie Malmsteen, Savoy Brown, Ted Nugent and dozens of other acts in a professional career spanning nearly 50 years, will be inducted into the Rock Godz Hall of Fame in Las Vegas at a Nov. 7 ceremony. Before that, he’ll perform Oct. 3 at the Robins Theatre in Warren as part of the Baldassarre Orchestra. Boals got the call about his selection over the summer. “I was flattered, of course, and surprised,” he said. “I haven’t gotten any of those ...

Cheetah cubs at Prague Zoo are OK after storms and their mother’s illness

PRAGUE (AP) — Five cheetah cubs had to survive a weather scare and the illness of their mother after their birth at the Prague Zoo. But they are doing well now, the zoo said on Friday. The zoo said the quintuplets — four males and one female — that were born on June 18 had faced a tough time from the start. Their mother, Daenerys, opted to give birth in an outdoor enclosure with a period of strong storms hitting Prague soon after. Despite her inexperience, Daenerys took “exemplary” good care of her first cubs under such weather conditions. Daenerys protected the five ...