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NEW YORK (ANP) - Een Amerikaanse rechter heeft een handgeschreven briefje vrijgegeven dat Jeffrey Epstein zou hebben geschreven voor een zelfmoordpoging. De veroordeelde zedendelinquent maakte enkele weken later een einde aan zijn leven.
De celgenoot van Epstein heeft verklaard dat hij het briefje aantrof in een stripboek, nadat de zakenman buiten bewustzijn was aangetroffen. "Ze hebben maandenlang onderzoek naar me gedaan en niks gevonden", staat er onder meer in, en: "Het is een cadeautje om zelf het moment te kiezen waarop je afscheid neemt".
De rechter gaf de brief vrij nadat The New York Times daar vorige week een verzoek toe had gedaan. De brief was onderdeel van het papierwerk van de strafzaak tegen de celgenoot en maakte daardoor geen deel uit van de miljoenen documenten rond Epstein die enkele maanden geleden vrijgegeven werden.
The New York Times benadrukt dat de krant niet heeft geverifieerd dat de brief daadwerkelijk door Epstein is geschreven. Ook de rechter die het document vrijgaf, deed geen uitspraken over de echtheid.
DÜSSELDORF (ANP/DPA) - De opvarende van cruiseschip Hondius die na aankomst op Schiphol woensdagavond naar Düsseldorf werd vervoerd, is daar aangekomen. De passagier wordt opgevangen in het academische ziekenhuis UKD in de Duitse stad.
De identiteit van de persoon is niet bekendgemaakt. Vermoedelijk gaat het om een 65-jarige Duitse vrouw die nauw verwant is aan een Hondius-passagier die begin deze maand op het cruiseschip overleed. Het ziekenhuis meldde eerder dat de persoon asymptomatisch is en vermoedelijk niet besmet is met het virus.
Een andere passagier van de evacuatievlucht uit Kaapverdië werd naar het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) gebracht. Naast deze twee geëvacueerden is er nog een derde opvarende van het cruiseschip geëvacueerd met een tweede medische vlucht. Dat toestel is vooralsnog gestrand op Gran Canaria.
WASHINGTON (ANP/AFP) - In een nieuwe strategie voor terrorismebestrijding van de Amerikaanse overheid wordt Europa omschreven als broedplaats voor terrorisme, aangewakkerd door massamigratie.
"Het is voor iedereen duidelijk dat goed georganiseerde vijandige groeperingen misbruik maken van open grenzen en daarmee samenhangende globalistische idealen. Hoe groter deze groeperingen worden en hoe langer het huidige Europese beleid voortduurt, hoe onvermijdelijker terrorisme wordt", aldus het document, dat deze week werd ondertekend door president Donald Trump.
"Als bakermat van de westerse cultuur en waarden moet Europa nu handelen en een halt toeroepen aan zijn verval", zo staat in het nieuwe beleid, dat onder leiding van contraterrorismecoördinator Sebastian Gorka is opgesteld.
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Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region
Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise ship, amid reports that a number of passengers have already returned to their home countries.
Argentina, where the cruise to Antarctica departed, is consistently ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having the highest incidence of the rare, rodent-borne disease in Latin America. Investigators there are working to contact trace the source of contamination.
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The Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday.
The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents.
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Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: Security researcher Tom Joran Sonstebyseter Ronning has found that Microsoft Edge stores passwords in plaintext in RAM. After creating a password and storing it using Edge's password manager, Ronning found that he could dump the RAM and recover his password which was stored in plaintext. Part of the issue is Edge loads all passwords to all sites upon a single verification check, even if the user was not visiting a specific site. This is very different from Chrome, which only loads passwords for specific websites when challenged for the site's password. Also, Chrome will delete the password from memory once the password has been filled. Edge does not delete the passwords from memory once they are used.
Microsoft downplayed the risk noting access would require control over a user's PC like a malware infection: "Access to browser data as described in the reported scenario would require the device to already be compromised," Microsoft said. Ronning countered that it was possible to dump passwords for multiple users using administrative privileges for one user to view the passwords for other logged-on users. "Design choices in this area involve balancing performance, usability, and security, and we continue to review it against evolving threats," Microsoft said. "Browsers access password data in memory to help users sign in quickly and securely -- this is an expected feature of the application. We recommend users install the latest security updates and antivirus software to help protect against security threats."
Microsoft downplayed the risk noting access would require control over a user's PC like a malware infection: "Access to browser data as described in the reported scenario would require the device to already be compromised," Microsoft said. Ronning countered that it was possible to dump passwords for multiple users using administrative privileges for one user to view the passwords for other logged-on users. "Design choices in this area involve balancing performance, usability, and security, and we continue to review it against evolving threats," Microsoft said. "Browsers access password data in memory to help users sign in quickly and securely -- this is an expected feature of the application. We recommend users install the latest security updates and antivirus software to help protect against security threats."
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Google is updating AI Overviews and AI Mode to more prominently surface "Expert Advice" from public discussions, social platforms, forums, blogs, and Reddit. Engadget reports: Via a new "Expert Advice" section that can appear in AI responses, Google will display "a preview of perspectives from public online discussions, social media and other firsthand sources." In the sample screenshot the company provided, quotes from forums, WordPress blogs and Reddit were arranged above links to their respective sources. Google plans to add more context to these links, too, showing "a creator's name, handle or community name," so you can judge what you might want to click through and read from a glance.
Google will also start recommending in-depth articles at the end of AI responses for further exploration of a given topic, and link to more sources directly in its generated answers rather than just at the end. If you subscribe to any publications, AI responses will also highlight sources from the subscriptions you link to your Google account.
Google will also start recommending in-depth articles at the end of AI responses for further exploration of a given topic, and link to more sources directly in its generated answers rather than just at the end. If you subscribe to any publications, AI responses will also highlight sources from the subscriptions you link to your Google account.
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Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
Description: Brown Falcons are small to medium-sized raptors (birds of prey). The female is larger than the male. The Brown Falcon has a range of plumage colours, from very dark brown to light brown above and off-white below. Generally, the upperparts are dark brown and the underparts are pale buff or cream. The sides of the head are brown with a characteristic tear-stripe below the eye. Birds from the tropical north are very dark, with a paler face and undertail, while those from central Australia are paler all over. Younger birds resemble dark adults, but have less obvious barring on the tail, and a buff-yellow colour on the face, throat and nape of the neck.
Similar species: Paler birds may often be confused with a related raptor (bird of prey), the Nankeen Kestrel, F. cenchroides, which is quite a bit smaller and has a more rufous crown. Dark Brown Falcons may be mistaken for slightly larger Black Falcon, F. subniger. The Black Falcon has longer legs and lacks barring on the tail. The Black Falcon also appears sleeker in shape and movements.
Distribution: The Brown Falcon ranges throughout Australia, and north to New Guinea.
Habitat: The Brown Falcon is found in all but the densest forests and is locally common throughout its range. The preferred habitat is open grassland and agricultural areas, with scattered trees or structures such as telegraph poles which it uses for perching. Around outback towns, the birds become quite tame and will allow quite close approach. Birds may stay within the same areas throughout the year or may move around locally in response to changes in conditions. Paler birds are usually associated with inland areas, but all the colour varieties are fairly scattered throughout the range.
Feeding: Brown Falcons are usually seen alone, searching for food from an exposed perch. When prey is sighted, the bird swoops down and grasps it in its claws (talons), killing the prey with a bite to the spine. The powerful bill has specialised 'tomial' teeth and matching notches for this purpose. Less often the species will hunt by hovering or gliding over the ground, often at great heights. Brown Falcons feed on small mammals, insects, reptiles and, less often, small birds.
Breeding: The nest used by the Brown Falcon is normally an old nest from another hawk species, but the species may build its own stick nest in a tree. Occasionally birds nest in open tree hollows. Both sexes share the incubation of the eggs, and both care for the young, although the female performs the bulk of these duties, while the male supplies most of the food.
Calls: Normally silent at rest, but gives some cackling and screeching notes when in flight.
Minimum Size: 41cm
Maximum Size: 51cm
Average size: 46cm
Average weight: 530g
Breeding season: June to November in the south; November to April in the north.
Clutch Size: 2 to 6 (usually 3)
Incubation: 30 days
Nestling Period: 45 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net; and Pizzey & Night, The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia)
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