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What did the study reveal? “Things were worse than I thought,” says Bowen. “There were far too many ways that people with ill intentions could compromise the voting systems without detection.” Some of those security holes could, in theory, allow a dirty trickster with access to a single machine to infiltrate the central vote-counting system and covertly toss an election to the wrong candidate. It was the most devastating confirmation to date of what security experts have been saying for years: vulnerabilities in election machines are so severe that voters have no way of knowing for sure that the choices they enter into the touchscreens and ballots will actually be counted....

Lehart Eriksen was traveling at around 68 miles per hour 2,772 feet above sea level in the awe-inspiring video shot in Lysebotn, a village that lies at the end of an isolated valley that is usually only accessible by boat or by a single road. The 25-year-old from Mosjoen, Norway, began his speed-flying studies in 2016 at Voss Folk High School, an informal college giving air sports lessons. Eriksen has made more than 1,200 flights so far and now works as an instructor....

Cassatt was born into a Pittsburgh banker’s family, and at 16 started taking classes at the renowned Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. At 21 she left America to study at the even more famous Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, only to find it didn’t admit women. Undaunted, Cassatt took private lessons from the heavyweight academician Jean-Leon Gerome, made the rounds of art colonies and had a painting accepted into the official salon exhibition of 1868....

Getting motivated: OK, maybe you wouldn’t pay money to learn how to act responsibly about money. But lots of folks do just that when they spend $75 to $350 to consult a financial planner. The beauty of Financenter (www.financenter.com) is the simple way it spurs you to action. You pick a question from each of the site’s 10 areas. Under retirement, for example, you can click on the always worrisome question ““Am I saving enough?...

The wing belonged to an F-117 stealth bomber. Stealth aircraft were advertised as virtually invisible, extremely difficult to detect by radar. Yet this F-117 Nighthawk had been picked up and “painted” by a jury-rigged Soviet-made radar and knocked out of the night sky. Was it a lucky shot? Or are stealth warplanes not so stealthy after all? That is a trillion-dollar question for the Pentagon. In addition to the 64 F-117s (cost: $90 million per plane) and the 21 B-2 bombers (cost: $2....

A goalless draw in Basle was enough to send the Swiss to Russia after a controversial 1-0 first-leg win in Belfast. Seferovic missed a number of gilt-edged chances to make the game safe and Ricardo Rodriguez had to clear a stoppage-time Jonny Evans header off the line to keep qualification safe. By that point, Seferovic had been substituted to a chorus of jeers and whistles at St Jakob-Park and the Swiss coach was frustrated by their actions....

The boxed warning states: Cases of metformin-associated lactic acidosis have resulted in death, hypothermia (body core temperature below 95 degrees F), hypotension (low blood pressure), and resistant bradyarrhythmias (an unusually slow resting heart rate). Symptoms included fatigue, muscle ache, respiratory distress (fluid buildup in the lungs), and abdominal pain. Risk factors include preexisting kidney issues, simultaneous use of certain drugs, hypoxic states (low oxygen in the tissues), excessive alcohol intake, and preexisting liver issues....

While the quake has caused significant damage in Ridgecrest (population 28,000) itself—the community has declared a state of emergency—there have been no reports of any serious injuries either there or in the wider region. Fortunately, the epicenter was located far away from major population centers, limiting its impact. However, seismologists say that the danger is not over yet and there are likely more earthquakes to come, some of which could even be more powerful....

The YouTuber and Twitch streamer known as Faraaz Khan broadcasted his no death run of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice to viewers not too long ago, and he managed to complete the game in a little under 2 hours without having to use any resurrects. As some players may know, Sekiro features multiple endings that require different playthroughs in order for them all to be earned and experienced, and Faraaz Khan ended up with the “Immortal Severance” ending this time around....

Selangor boss Maniam Pachaiappan is expecting the return of Indonesia international Andik Vermansah to his squad later this month, according to myMetro. Maniam told the news website that he will monitor the fitness level of the winger, although he stopped short of revealing whether the 25-year old will get his place in the Red Giants’ domestic competitions squad registration list back. “From what I know, on April 20 Andik Vermansah will return so I hope he will come....

As more people learn about mindfulness, mindfulness-based apps have proliferated. There are apps for almost everything, from meditation to journaling. Here are a few for people looking to get started: Headspace Guided meditation can be intimidating. Headspace combats negative assumptions about meditation—boredom or ineffectiveness—by providing detailed, mood-oriented meditation options. With meditation for any mood, from grief to joy, users can quickly find a practice that best suits them. Users can also find “sleep stories” that work to aid in falling asleep....

Your big opportunity to strike it rich in the Pez market may have gone out with the trash 20 years ago, but the American mania for amassing cultural detritus shows no sign of letting up. In a country where a McDonald’s Happy Meal box can change hands for $2,000, there are bound to be further opportunities. Even the auction houses, once the exclusive province of free art and furniture, are getting into the act....

Biden has come out against doing away with the filibuster, saying that he wants to govern in a bipartisan manner and garner the support of Republicans for his legislative priorities. Moderate Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have also voiced their opposition to ending the filibuster, making the possibility of doing so highly unlikely. Ending the filibuster would require all 50 members of the Senate’s Democratic caucus to agree—assuming no Republicans support the idea—and Vice President Kamala Harris would then be able to cast the deciding vote....

Idahoans may not be so easily convinced. Craig has been hounded by rumors since October, when a gay activist blogger named Michael Rogers alleged Craig had a habit of soliciting sex in men’s restrooms in Washington. (At the time, Craig’s office said the allegations had “no basis in fact.”) That a man under such suspicion should have his actions misinterpreted in a restroom known to be among the “cruisiest” in the Twin Cities seems a stroke of horrible luck indeed....

The 68-year-old will step down as manager at the end of the month after nearly 22 years in charge of the club, during which he won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups. Wenger has been heavily criticised during the latter part of his Gunners career, though, with his side having last won the domestic title in 2004 and having struggled to make an impact in European competition....

Specifically targeting skipper Shakib Al Hasan as well as young pacer Mustafizur Rahman, Hassan has asserted that some prominent national cricketers are not interested in playing Tests. Nazmul Hassan claimed, “Even in the ICC, I don’t see any other country other than England and Australia showing interest to play Tests. As a board, they are not interested in Tests. The broadcasters are also not interested. They say they don’t have any interest where there is no audience....

Septoplasty—a surgery to correct a crooked or deviated septum—may be a fairly simple procedure, but it carries risks. Find how to promote a good recovery and make the best of your surgery. Benefits of Surgery A septoplasty is a surgery used to correct a deviated or crooked septum. While abnormalities in the septum are fairly common, the problem really only requires surgery when it interferes with breathing or creates other serious problems....