Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks

The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning a secret victory in 2018 when President Trump signed what amounts to a sweeping authorization for such activities, according to former U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter. The secret authorization, known as a presidential finding, gives the spy agency more freedom in both the kinds of operations it conducts and who it targets, undoing many restrictions… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Soccer: Wednesday EPL Picks

MATCHES (ET) For detailed stats and odds, check out the  Yahoo Fantasy Soccer: Wednesday EPL Cheat Sheet FORWARD Mohamed Salah, LIV at ARS (£29): Salah is averaging nearly five shots per match since returning to the starting XI as Liverpool face a side that scored at least three goals against in eight of their past nine matches across all competitions. Salah has the third-best goal scoring odds and still has an outside chance at the Golden Boot, though keep an eye out as he’s played 90… Source link

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Washington’s name change is official, COVID testing uncertainty and two massive DE extensions

Subscribe to The Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast After news broke over the weekend, Monday morning made official a change that has been coming for decades, the franchise in Washington is retiring their former nickname and a new name will be announced soon. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson dedicate the first half of the podcast to this news, the team’s timeline for a new name, the place of Native American imagery in the NFL and where the Kansas City Chiefs fit into that discussion. (2:30) They also… Source link

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Security called to Jimmy Butler’s hotel room because of workout out, dribbling

We’ve all had (or been) annoyingly loud hotel neighbors — but nobody quite like Miami’s Jimmy Butler. Security got a noise complaint about one of the NBA Walt Disney World bubble hotel rooms, and when staff went to the door they found Butler, drenched in sweat, saying he was working out and dribbling a ball around in his room. All that according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports and TNT, who is in the bubble. Considering Butler is known for early — like 3 a.m. early — workouts,… Source link

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Over 25% of People Click the First Google Search Result

The first organic result in Google Search has an average click-through rate of 28.5%, according to a newly published study. Sistrix analyzed over 80 million keywords and billions of search results to understand how users engage with SERPs. Average CTR falls sharply after position one, the study finds, with the second and third positions having a 15% and 11% click-through rate respectively. Unsurprisingly, the tenth position in Google has an abysmal 2.5% click-through rate. Beyond that, it’s… Source link

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How Etoile Collective founder made $5m in one year

There is no time in a beauty devotee’s life as horrific as the moment their makeup bag tumbles, slow-motion, off the side of the bathroom counter.  Bronzer smashed, foundation leaking, lipstick crushed. It’s a sparkly crime scene, and often a financial kick in the guts. Good quality makeup is expensive, after all.  For 24-year-old founder Michelle Hu, inconvenient and impractical makeup storage options was something that had to be fixed.  “I had compiled the biggest makeup collection and… Source link

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Wayfair viral human trafficking claims: Here are the facts

Much of the conspiracy theory was presented without credible evidence and most of the links to missing persons are provably false. A claim that furniture and home goods store Wayfair is involved in human trafficking exploded on social media last weekend. It first surfaced on the r/conspiracy subreddit before taking on a life of its own on other social media websites like Facebook and Twitter. … Source link

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Stock futures advance after new Moderna data stokes vaccine optimism

Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after newly published data from Moderna (MRNA) fueled hopes that a vaccine providing protection against Covid-19 would be developed in the relative near-term. Moderna’s vaccine produced neutralizing antibodies in all 45 patients included in an early-stage human safety trial, according to data published after market close by the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine. The data built on earlier promising, but incomplete, results Moderna had… Source link

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