A security breach opened up access to a genealogy site’s DNA profiles
By Christine Fisher From engadget Over the weekend [18/19 July], a security breach changed the permission settings on millions of profiles in GEDmatch, a DNA database used by genealogists. For three hours, DNA profiles were visible to all members, including…
Photos show inside Joe Biden’s socially distant presidential campaign
By Natallie Colarossi From Business Insider In his presidential campaign during the coronavirus pandemic, former Vice President Joe Biden has prioritized social distancing and adhering to health guidelines. By contrast, President Donald Trump’s has held large indoor rallies and campaign…
11 of the most bizarre details people have reported finding in Jeffrey Epstein’s newly listed NYC mansion, from a painting of Bill Clinton in a dress to prosthetic breasts mounted on a bathroom wall
By Libertina Brandt and Taylor Borden From Business Insider Jeffrey Epstein’s seven-story New York City townhouse is hitting the market for $88 million, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The sale will benefit his estate, which will be used to adjudicate…
More evidence of increasing militarization of space as US claims Russia satellite weapon test
By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch The U.S. Space Command has released details about an alleged anti-satellite weapons test it suspects Russian of conducting using an existing probe already on orbit, The Verge reports. The Russian satellite in question is the same one…
‘Echo Generation’ trailer delivers some serious EarthBound vibes
By Igor Bonifaci From engadget It might be as close as we get to a new ‘Mother’ game. EarthBound fans outside of Japan will likely never get to officially play the sequel to their favorite game, but they may finally get…
4 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 TS, 1 Dist
w 4 Aug Tue 2020 TROPICAL REPORT ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 800 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 CENTER OF ISAIAS NEARING SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA… …STRONG WINDS…HEAVY RAINFALL…AND THE THREAT…
Cayman: MRCU Spraying Schedule Tonight Aug 3
The Mosquito Research and Control Unit has announced the following aerial and truck operations tonight (Monday, 3 August 2020). Operations start at 7.20 pm. Aerial Spraying South Sound Fogging Trucks One fogger starting East End, Farm Road, and Finish Tortuga…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 3 August 2020 – NO new positives
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 279 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since it was last reported on Friday, 31 July. All were negative.
US: What will the first day of school look like? Terrified teachers. Obstinate officials. Exhausted parents. Inside the city’s messy reopening battle.
By Keith Gessen From New York Mag ln late June, while public-school students across the city were attending their graduation or “step-up” ceremonies over Zoom, the NYC Department of Education, as part of its planning for school reopening in the fall,…
Cypriot regulator fines Commerzbank for historic market manipulation
By Emilio Demetriou-Jones From GBRR The Cypriot securities regulator has fined Germany’s Commerzbank €650,000 after finding it helped inflate the share price of a defunct local bank, in what is thought to be the largest case of market manipulation ever…