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Two U.S. state AGs seek info on Zoom’s privacy practices – Reuters

At least two U.S. state attorneys have sought information from Zoom Video Communications Inc following multiple reports that questioned the privacy and security of the video-conferencing app.
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Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent ‘misleading data’ being shown to pilots

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US air safety bods call it ‘potentially catastrophic’ if reboot directive not implemented

The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered Boeing 787 operators to switch their aircraft off and on every 51 days to prevent what it called “several potentially catastrophic failure scenarios” – including the crashing of onboard network switches.…

America’s COVID-19 testing has stalled, and that’s a big problem

After growing exponentially for most of March, US testing has stalled out at around 100,000 tests per day.

Enlarge / After growing exponentially for most of March, US testing has stalled out at around 100,000 tests per day. (credit: Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica)

One of America’s biggest fumbles in the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis was inadequate testing. Thanks to a series of poor decisions by federal officials, the United States had far too little capacity to test for COVID-19 throughout the month of February, hampering our ability to contain the spread of the virus.

In early March, things seemed to be turning around. According to data from COVID Tracking Project, daily testing grew exponentially from a few hundred tests on March 5 to 107,000 tests last Friday, March 27.

But since then, progress has stalled. The US has been testing a bit over 100,000 people a day for the last six days—including 101,000 yesterday. And that’s a cause for concern because the US will need to do considerably more testing to get its coronavirus outbreak under control.

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US navy fires commander who raised alarm about coronavirus on ship

Walking plank for higher ups who have not acted to protect service members!

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Captain Brett Crozier relieved of his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt after letter he wrote appealing for help was leaked

The US navy has dismissed the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, who had raised the alarm about an outbreak of coronavirus on his ship.

Related: Coronavirus US live: Trump again tests negative for illness, White House says

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Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law — ProPublica

The Trump administration has created numerous obstacles over recent years for migrants to claim asylum and stay in the United States. But it had not — until now — allowed Border Patrol agents to simply expel migrants with no process whatsoever for hearing their claims.

Source: Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law — ProPublica