GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that rare invasive seed bugs were intercepted on undeclared cargo late last year at Detroit Metro Airport. Local…
El Paso Matters – Executive orders provoke fear among undocumented college students
President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration have generated fear and uncertainty among the country’s undocumented population, including some estimated 408,000 students enrolled in higher education institutions nationwide. The Higher Ed Immigration…
Tech Crunch – Ransomware payments dropped in 2024 as victims refused to pay hackers
Ransomware payments fell by more than one-third in 2024 as an increasing number of victims refused to negotiate with hackers. In a report published Wednesday, crypto forensics firm Chainalysis said that while…
KTSM News – Man arrested after fatal Las Cruces stabbing
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man who’s believed to be responsible for a fatal stabbing was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Las Cruces, according to the Las Cruces Police Department….
Tech Crunch – Stripe makes $1.1 billion crypto bet as it closes on Bridge acquisition
Stripe has closed on its $1.1 billion purchase of stablecoin platform Bridge – marking the payment giant’s largest acquisition to date and tangible push into crypto. Co-founded in 2022 by Coinbase and…
Texas Monthly – Former Texas lawmaker Scott Turner confirmed to lead HUD
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Tech Crunch – The Elon Musk Act aims to ban ‘special government employees’ from having federal contracts
U.S. Democratic Representative Mark Pocan plans to introduce a bill designed to ban “special government employees” like Elon Musk from having federal contracts so they can’t steer spending towards their own self-interest. …
Border Report – Search continues for second smugglers’ border tunnel
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican officials responding to a tip from U.S. authorities say they were unable to locate a purported second illegal tunnel leading from Juarez to El Paso….
Tech Crunch – New target of Paragon spyware comes forward
The latest target of Paragon spyware openly questions if he was targeted by the Italian government. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Judge cements block on Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge Wednesday furthered a block of President Trump’s executive order preventing the children of migrants without legal status from receiving birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman…