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COLOMBO: Cyber criminals hacked into the Sri Lankan finance ministry’s computer system and siphoned off US$2.5 million, the government said on Thursday (Apr 23), the largest amount of cash ever stolen by hackers from a state institution in the debt-saddled country.The cyberattack is a major blow to Sri Lanka, which is recovering from a crippling economic crisis in 2022 after Colombo defaulted on its US$46 billion external debt.The money was destined for debt repayment to Australia, finance ministry secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma told reporters in the capital.Four senior officers at the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) were suspended after the breach, he…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. may have burned through roughly half of its Patriot missile interceptors during the conflict with Iran, according to a new analysis, underscoring how even a campaign lasting just weeks can place heavy strain on key munitions stockpiles.While the U.S. still has enough firepower to sustain operations in the current fight, analysts warn the greater risk lies in a future conflict against a peer adversary.A report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that U.S. forces used large shares of several critical munitions during the 39-day air and…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A law enforcement expert says Memphis’ dramatic drop in violent crime is a “blueprint for other cities” across the nation.Data from the Memphis Police Department shows violent crime is down over 40% so far in 2026 compared to the same period last year, following President Donald Trump’s establishment of the Memphis Safe Task Force — a coalition of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and the Tennessee National Guard.See how much Memphis crime has dropped in 2026 vs. 2025:Overall violent crime: -40.52%Aggravated assault: -28.14%Arson: -33.33%Burglary: -28.06%Homicide: -36%Larceny: -39.07%Motor vehicle theft: -63.98%Robbery:…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Officials with Calgary’s Emergency Management Agency presented the agency’s annual report on Wednesday during the emergency management committee meeting. Officials with CEMA have been busy re-evaluating and assessing what could be considered some of the biggest risks to the city.“A lot of our risks are critical infrastructure based, they are weather based, and they are human induced,” explained Susan Henry, Chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency.“What we’re doing is bringing the entire agency together to do an overreaching strategy to make sure that we understand all of the impacts… potential mitigation…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2018 Clemson football team routed Alabama in that season’s College Football Playoff National Championship, cementing its place in the sport’s lore.The undefeated season, punctuated by a 44-16 rout of Alabama in the title game, pushed the Tigers into the all-time great debate. Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer argued another team was superior to Clemson that year, pointing to Nick Bosa’s 2018 injury as the key reason the Buckeyes fell short of a title.”Nick Bosa is one of the best football players I’ve ever been around. I’d put Percy Harvin No.…

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Kyle Holder’s entire life savings were stolen from her by sophisticated scammers who used artificial intelligence to perfectly manipulate her. Her $300,000 in retirement and savings accounts, saved over decades, disappeared into the cryptocurrency universe in under three months.Holder was one of thousands of Americans swindled out of a total estimated at $20 billion by way of cyber theft in 2025, according to the FBI. More than half of those funds were in cryptocurrency.The first message came in around Christmas 2024 via WhatsApp, a popular messaging app that Holder used to communicate with family and friends in the United States,…

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