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Data stolen from Canvas returned

SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- The parent company of Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities, said it has made a deal with hackers to return the data and delete any copies. The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility for the breach Thursday into parent company Instructure. The group said it accessed the data of more than 275 million users at nearly 9,000 schools. The data included private e-mails between students and teachers, along with personally identifying information. Instructure said in a statement that the stolen data […]

todayMay 12, 2026 121 1

Ken Paxton

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Texans sue AG Ken Paxton for blocking them on Twitter

AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI) -- A group of Texans have filed a lawsuit against the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, accusing him of violating their First Amendment rights by blocking them on Twitter. Filed Thursday on behalf of nine Texans by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the lawsuit accuses Paxton of unconstitutionally blocking the plaintiffs who criticized him on the social media platform. The Knight Institute is also a plaintiff […]

todayApril 9, 2021 85

lawyer criminal justice juvenile

Illinois

Report on criminal justice: 18-year-olds don’t belong in adult court

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (PNS) -- A new report puts some weight behind arguments that young adults should not be prosecuted in adult court in Illinois. The findings from the Juvenile Law Center confirmed youth incarceration rates have fallen in recent years. Officials are starting to recognize the developmental differences between adolescents and adults. However, incarceration rates haven't declined among young adults, ages 18 to 24. Goodjoint: Let's raise the age of juvenile court above 18 Katrina Goodjoint, staff attorney for the Juvenile Law […]

todayOctober 16, 2020 79

Business & Lifestyle

GOP billionaire donor Mercer leaves firm, sells stake in Breitbart News

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Conservative billionaire donor Robert Mercer on Friday announced he will step down as co-CEO of a $97 billion investment fund and sell his stake in Breitbart News. In a letter to investors, Mercer said his daughters will obtain his share of the conservative news outlet, which recently re-hired former White House strategist Steven Bannon as its executive chairman. Mercer indicated in the letter that he and Bannon have experienced political differences. "I have great respect for Mr. Bannon, and […]

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