On Thursday, the company said it will close around 300 retail stores a year for the next three years as the company looks to decrease its store count density in some areas. According to the Associated Press, CVS said it has been analyzing customer buying patterns, changes in population and future public health needs to “ensure it has the right kinds of stores in the right locations.” No details have been given as to where the closings will happen....

North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, the senior Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act last week to curb ransomware attacks and implement new guidelines for those affected by the breaches. The bill seeks to protect critical infrastructure in the U.S. and will focus on financial market utilities, large securities exchanges, and technology service providers that are considered essential for banks’ core processing services....

Recent attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and SolarWinds have placed a greater spotlight on the issue as companies rapidly brace to protect their digital infrastructure, which has become ever more essential in wake of the pandemic. But the public and private sectors in the U.S. face a common problem—a chronic shortage of skilled workers. Some 359,000 American jobs remain unfilled, according to a 2020 survey by a cybersecurity training nonprofit called (ISC)2....

They almost earned the status of national heroes last year, after NATO’s accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. Cyberkiller and his fellow hackers went on an anti-U.S. rampage, trashing several high-profile targets, including the Web site of the American Embassy in Beijing. Furious Chinese hackers around the world joined the online riot. A photo of Bill Clinton with a Hitler mustache appeared briefly on a U.S. government Web site....

The “spy-thriller” expansion, as Phantom Liberty is described, will be set in a new area of Night City. The trailer shown during Night City Wire didn’t give up the ghost too much, however. At just about a minute long, there was just enough to get players interested, with more details to come at a later date. Playable protagonist V, who can be either male or female, is heard taking an oath to serve the New United States of America, while facing off against, presumably, the president, or someone of that ilk....

According to an Associated Press analysis of the files, thousands of which were uploaded Thursday to the dark web, the information included within the document dump included officer disciplinary records and sensitive intelligence reports. A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate called Babuk took responsibility for the attack late last month. WMPD Chief Robert Contee warned employees in an April 28 letter that some “HR-related files with Personally Identifiable Information” were among those taken in the attack, according to a copy of the letter the WMPD shared with Newsweek....

Not long ago, publishers and booksellers dreaded that the Information Superhighway would put them out of business. It could still happen-the day authors figure out how to get paid for getting downloaded. Meanwhile, both corporate leviathans and specialty small fry are setting up Web sites. Click around and you can find best-seller lists, reviews, sample chapters, even writers’ tour schedules. Some 200 physical bookstores now have toes in the virtual water, from California’s U....

D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone was asked on CNN what he thought might have happened if he and his fellow officers had been unable to push back rioters who were trying to force their way into an entrance in the Capitol. Fanone said in the “best case scenario” a lot of his fellow officers would have been killed, and that if things had got really bad a huge number of people would have made their way into the Capitol....

The franchise will be moving into the new 20,000-seat Audi Field on July 14 and plans to announce a marquee forward signing to take the club to the next level. Mario Balotelli has been linked with United in recent weeks but Goal understands that experienced frontmen Tevez and Torres are also being looked at, with the latter attracting interest due to his forthcoming free-agent status this summer. Tevez returned to Boca Juniors in January following a disappointing stint in China with Shanghai Shenhua, while 34-year-old Torres has already declared his intentions to move onto pastures new when his contract expires in June....

This weekend, London and Hughley were both at the chic restaurant Nobu; Hughley dining with his family, London celebrating the birthday of a friend. London first shared the encounter in his Instagram Story, which was then archived by the Instagram account, The Jasmine Brand. In the video, London walks into the restaurant and sees Hughley with his family at a table. After a couple cuts, set to the Chief Keef song “Faneto,” he approaches Hughley on the way to the bathroom....

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney admitted Clemson was interested in Florida State running back Dalvin Cook, but apparently the chemistry was lacking, saying they “dated him for a while. Didn’t get past first base with him.” MORE: Breaking down the unbeatens | Heisman favorites making the most noise There doesn’t appear to be any hard feelings, though. Even though Clemson and Cook never sealed the deal, the sophomore from Miami has become a force for FSU, rushing for 1,037 yards and 11 touchdowns so far this season....

A panel from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a lower court’s decision that deemed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) illegal last year after Texas and other states’ Republican attorneys general sued to end the program. DACA allows eligible young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to apply for a work permit and be protected from deportation. Membership in the program is subject to renewal every two years....

The video shared by TikToker Kate Phillips (@motherofsausages), which had 396,200 likes at the time of writing, features a dachshund sitting in front of a laptop showing a program with a person kneading dough. The dog is seen biting a pillow and rubbing its two front paws on the cushion below it, as if it were kneading dough. A caption shared with the video read: “She working overtime [chocolate chip cookie emoji] #makingbiscuits #catdog #dachshund #dogsoftiktok....

Teddy the miniature dachshund has been drawing dog lovers to his TikTok page thanks to his super cute impression of Dug, the talking golden retriever from the Pixar favorite. At the time of writing, his enchanting performance as the animated canine has garnered over 3.2 million views online and left many dog lovers awestruck at the cuteness of it all. The footage, which was posted to teddytheminiaturedachsy_, can be watched here....

The 47-year-old explained that his first wife left him and got custody of their children. She married her boss who subsequently ended up in prison for financial crimes. The user said he has since remarried and is happy with his second wife, her child from a previous relationship, and their own two children. “So a few years ago my dad sold his company. He is an engineer and he had some patents that ended up being worth a fair bit of money....

Although “family” has more permutations these days than a poker deal, publishers have balked at bringing out children’s titles featuring gay and lesbian parents. But now that there are some 7 million children of such parents, Boston-based Alyson Publications, Inc., is filling the gap with the first two in a new line of books for and about children of gays. In “Daddy’s Roommate,” intended for 2- to 6-year-olds, Daddy, lover and son play ball, clean house, shop and go to a movie, ball game and zoo; Daddy and lover read, shave and sleep together, behaving as discreetly as any sensitive couple in the presence of a child....

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VIDEO OF THE DAY The Ohio State University marching band made a Tyrannosaurus Rex formation. And that wasn’t even the coolest part of their halftime show this week. WHAT WE’RE READING The five articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Marcus Smart on Andrew Wiggins: “How can you be the best player at something you haven’t even played yet?” Fightin’ words. [READ MORE] 2. From Grantland: The Carolina Panthers might actually be…(wait for it…) good....

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