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Some monster scraped Trump’s name into this poor manatee’s back Last week was a cacophony of horrible Trump-related news, but this is the one that hit home hardest for me: a manatee with his name scraped into its back was found in the headwaters of Florida’s Homosassa river (via Citrus County Chronicle). Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/11/22225867/manatee-harassed-with-trumps-name

Hackers demand $21 million ransom from lawyer to the stars A group of cybercriminals is demanding a $21 million ransom from a New York-based law firm representing megastars like Lady Gaga, Madonna and Elton John, according to The New York Post. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/hackers-21-million-ransom-celebrity-lawyer-064511797.html

FBI sees cybercrime reports increase fourfold during COVID-19 outbreak Instances of cybercrime appear to have jumped by as much as 300 percent since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the FBI. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/fbi-cybercrime-complaints-increase-fourfold-covid-19-091946793.html

As the nation struggled with the rising number of opioid deaths, a private drug company increased the price of an overdose antidote more than 600 percent, a Senate subcommittee says in a new report. from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/11/19/kaleo-opioid-overdose-antidote-naloxone-evzio-rob-portman-medicare-medicaid/2060033002/ https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2018/11/01/USAT/534015ad-22f3-41f6-8e58-5abf4db75d16-AP_Opioid_Epidemic_Test_Strips.JPG?width=534&height=401&fit=bounds&auto=webp