FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Parscale was the digital guru behind Donald Trump's surprise victory in the 2016 election and was promoted to manage the 2020 campaign. But he didn't last long on that job: His personal life unraveled in public and he later texted a friend that he felt “guilty” for helping Trump win after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.He's since become an evangelist about the power of artificial intelligence to transform how Republicans run...… FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Parscale was the digital guru behind Donald Trump's surprise victory in the 2016 election and was promoted to manage the 2020 campaign. But he didn't last long on that job: His personal life unraveled in public and he later texted a friend that he felt “guilty” for helping Trump win after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.He's since become an evangelist about the power of artificial intelligence to transform how Republicans run...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-virginia-pandemics-0b335429ba647cfe0b648ade1909f8ffClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-virginia-pandemics-0b335429ba647cfe0b648ade1909f8ffClick to copyRelated topicsRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and his top aides were having a meeting about the coronavirus when the discussion turned to neckties.The governor said he had read a study in a medical journal showing that ties worn by doctors at hospitals can host harmful germs and help spread disease. So Northam issued an informal...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-virginia-pandemics-0b335429ba647cfe0b648ade1909f8ffClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-virginia-pandemics-0b335429ba647cfe0b648ade1909f8ffClick to copyRelated topicsRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and his top aides were having a meeting about the coronavirus when the discussion turned to neckties.The governor said he had read a study in a medical journal showing that ties worn by doctors at hospitals can host harmful germs and help spread disease. So Northam issued an informal...WW…

Marketplace Estimated read time: 6-7 minutesWASHINGTON — As supporters of Donald Trump , battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world's largest social media company.Thousands of miles away, in California, Facebook engineers were racing to tweak internal controls to slow the spread of misinformation and inciteful content. Emergency actions — some of which were rolled back after the 2020 election — included , freezing comments in groups with a record for hate speech, filtering out the "Stop the Steal" rallying...…Marketplace Estimated read time: 6-7 minutesWASHINGTON — As supporters of Donald Trump , battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world's largest social media company.Thousands of miles away, in California, Facebook engineers were racing to tweak internal controls to slow the spread of misinformation and inciteful content. Emergency actions — some of which were rolled back after the 2020 election — included , freezing comments in groups with a record for hate speech, filtering out the "Stop the Steal" rallying...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/china-business-government-and-politics-europe-1939a15b8b929d55b77293710d13c6c2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/china-business-government-and-politics-europe-1939a15b8b929d55b77293710d13c6c2Click to copyRelated topicsSuspected state-backed Chinese hackers exploited widely used networking devices to spy for months on dozens of high-value government, defense industry and financial sector targets in the U.S. and Europe, according to FireEye, a prominent cybersecurity firm.FireEye said Tuesday that it believes two hacking groups linked to China broke...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/china-business-government-and-politics-europe-1939a15b8b929d55b77293710d13c6c2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/china-business-government-and-politics-europe-1939a15b8b929d55b77293710d13c6c2Click to copyRelated topicsSuspected state-backed Chinese hackers exploited widely used networking devices to spy for months on dozens of high-value government, defense industry and financial sector targets in the U.S. and Europe, according to FireEye, a prominent cybersecurity firm.FireEye said Tuesday that it believes two hacking groups linked to China broke...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/solarwinds-hack-email-top-dhs-officials-8bcd4a4eb3be1f8f98244766bae70395Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/solarwinds-hack-email-top-dhs-officials-8bcd4a4eb3be1f8f98244766bae70395Click to copyRelated topicsSuspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press has learned.The intelligence value of the hacking of and his staff is not...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/solarwinds-hack-email-top-dhs-officials-8bcd4a4eb3be1f8f98244766bae70395Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/solarwinds-hack-email-top-dhs-officials-8bcd4a4eb3be1f8f98244766bae70395Click to copyRelated topicsSuspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press has learned.The intelligence value of the hacking of and his staff is not...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-politics-virginia-richmond-2455fac59aeadb4ff06f08d7bf42fc11Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-politics-virginia-richmond-2455fac59aeadb4ff06f08d7bf42fc11Click to copyRelated topicsRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An unusually broad field of candidates are vying for the governor’s seat in Virginia as the marquee political contest of 2021 gets into full swing. Only New Jersey and Virginia are set to elect governors this year, and the Old Dominion’s off-year contest has a strong track record of being an early...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-politics-virginia-richmond-2455fac59aeadb4ff06f08d7bf42fc11Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-politics-virginia-richmond-2455fac59aeadb4ff06f08d7bf42fc11Click to copyRelated topicsRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An unusually broad field of candidates are vying for the governor’s seat in Virginia as the marquee political contest of 2021 gets into full swing. Only New Jersey and Virginia are set to elect governors this year, and the Old Dominion’s off-year contest has a strong track record of being an early...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/imaad-zuberi-sold-donor-access-5a6b71bd05ddf2c1655847bb064edcc9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/imaad-zuberi-sold-donor-access-5a6b71bd05ddf2c1655847bb064edcc9Click to copyRelated topicsLOS ANGELES (AP) — As an elite political fundraiser, Imaad Zuberi had the ear of top Democrats and Republicans alike — a reach that included private meetings with then-Vice President Joe Biden and VIP access at Donald Trump’s inauguration.He lived a lavish, jet-setting lifestyle, staying at fine hotels and hosting lawmakers and diplomats at four-star restaurants....…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/imaad-zuberi-sold-donor-access-5a6b71bd05ddf2c1655847bb064edcc9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/imaad-zuberi-sold-donor-access-5a6b71bd05ddf2c1655847bb064edcc9Click to copyRelated topicsLOS ANGELES (AP) — As an elite political fundraiser, Imaad Zuberi had the ear of top Democrats and Republicans alike — a reach that included private meetings with then-Vice President Joe Biden and VIP access at Donald Trump’s inauguration.He lived a lavish, jet-setting lifestyle, staying at fine hotels and hosting lawmakers and diplomats at four-star restaurants....WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/imaad-zuberi-sold-donor-access-5a6b71bd05ddf2c1655847bb064edcc9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/imaad-zuberi-sold-donor-access-5a6b71bd05ddf2c1655847bb064edcc9Click to copyRelated topicsLOS ANGELES (AP) — As an elite political fundraiser, Imaad Zuberi had the ear of top Democrats and Republicans alike — a reach that included private meetings with then-Vice President Joe Biden and VIP access at Donald Trump’s inauguration.He lived a lavish, jet-setting lifestyle, staying at fine hotels and hosting lawmakers and diplomats at four-star restaurants....…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/imaad-zuberi-sold-donor-access-5a6b71bd05ddf2c1655847bb064edcc9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/imaad-zuberi-sold-donor-access-5a6b71bd05ddf2c1655847bb064edcc9Click to copyRelated topicsLOS ANGELES (AP) — As an elite political fundraiser, Imaad Zuberi had the ear of top Democrats and Republicans alike — a reach that included private meetings with then-Vice President Joe Biden and VIP access at Donald Trump’s inauguration.He lived a lavish, jet-setting lifestyle, staying at fine hotels and hosting lawmakers and diplomats at four-star restaurants....WW…