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The technology that helped investigators track one of three men accused of opening fire in the French Quarter, killing one and wounding three, has also raised criticism about the actions of an Orleans Parish judge.
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Last week, the Oconee County government announced plans to spend $4.5 million to bring broadband coverage to the entire county through contracting with Smart City Capital in a 20-year agreement. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that $46.4 million will go toward assisting underserved, rural populations in Southern Illinois with connecting to better high-speed Internet.
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Officials in the city of Ocala made the unanimous decision to buy three of the electric trucks in 2021 and two more in 2022. The trucks are being paid for, in part, by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Spectrum and Hawaiian Telcom will share space on relocated power lines through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to complete the island’s broadband loop. The project will close a 22-mile gap from Volcano to Pahala.
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The Lake George Land Conservancy reported that hackers had locked data within its internal system in a recent attack, but officials say no ransom was paid because the lost data had been backed up.
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Sheldon Independent School District began negotiating with ransomware hackers in March after a number of critical systems were locked. The district is one of several in Texas to face this sort of attack in recent history.
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Amid COVID-19, video conferencing is an integral component of remote learning for students at all levels, but so far it’s only been a marginal success. What tools can educators use to improve at-home learning?
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A new online system launched last week enables LaPorte, Ind., residents to self-report many types of less serious incidents, including theft, vandalism, identity theft, fraud, harassing phone calls and civil matters.
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High school and college students across the country are creating tools to help narrow the educational gap between students who can afford to hire private tutors and those who can't and are quickly falling behind.
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Federal agencies are warning that a recent wave of intrusion attempts by hackers are targeting state and local governments. Some of the attacks appear to have led to unauthorized access to election support systems.
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The Guernsey County Public Library system will begin checking out six Chromebooks for patrons in good standing as a way to help families navigating coronavirus-related homeschooling efforts.
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The Florida Constitution and Sunshine laws require local governments meet in person, but Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended that mandate with a March 20 executive order that will last through Nov. 1.
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Planners with Yellowstone County and the city of Billings commissioned a feasibility study earlier this year to investigate whether a scooter-share or bike-share program would work here.
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The purchase of the additional buses follows a 2018 pilot that found the buses were reliable on their routes and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, despite having less range than diesel-powered counterparts.
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The digital divide in the working-class community of Long Beach stands in stark contrast to the experience of those living just over the Orange County border in the upper-class Los Alamitos suburb.
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Each year since 2020, 38-year public employee Bill Mann has focused on an individual theme designed to protect both the public and private sectors, and this year’s features weekly cybersecurity lessons.
