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The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would expand family and sick leave for federal employees, allowing them up to 12 weeks of paid time off to recover from a personal medical condition or care for a sick … [Continue reading] about Paid leave expansion for federal employees advances after contentious committee debate
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Hungary’s parliament have demanded an inquiry into findings by an international investigation that the country’s right-wing government used powerful malware to spy on critical journalists, politicians … [Continue reading] about Hungary: Politicians demand inquiry into alleged spying
Zoom, the videoconferencing company whose growth was supercharged by the pandemic over the past year, will buy the cloud call center company Five9 in an all-stock deal valued at about $14.7 billion. That is far greater than Zoom’s market valuation a … [Continue reading] about Zoom buying Five9 in $14.7B all-stock transaction
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights chief voiced alarm Monday over the reported use of military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. U.N. High Commissioner for … [Continue reading] about UN rights chief alarmed by reported use of powerful spyware
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and asserted that criminal hackers associated with the Chinese government have carried out … [Continue reading] about Microsoft Exchange hack caused by China, US and allies say
