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Memorial Day Post: Honor Those Fallen During Our Afghanistan Withdrawal

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Afghan security forces that we trained struggled to resist the offensive. military, along with our allies, launched a massive airlift operation to evacuate American citizens, Afghan allies, and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul's airport. Mann's account of what happened can be found in his book, Operation Pineapple Express.

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Berkshire Spends $4B For Stake In JPMorgan Chase

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Berkshire Hathaway , the Omaha, Nebraska conglomerate owned by Warren Buffett, spent $4 billion in the third quarter for a stake in JPMorgan Chase, giving it big stakes in three of the four largest U.S. The paper cited a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

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Youth Sports: Don’t Wink At The Ref — Just Pay Them Faster

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The February Faster Payments Tracker , powered by Fiserv , examines the latest instant payment solutions around the globe, as well as how companies are tapping them to support supply chains and other operations. including one from TD Ameritrade , a Nebraska-based brokerage firm. Deep Dive: Security in the Time of Faster Payments.

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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

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In a press release , the restaurant chain operator said it was notified on August 16, 2018, by federal authorities that a legacy point-of-sale system for some of its Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants, a brand acquired by Darden last year, may have been compromised via a hack that involves restaurants in 23 states.

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The Blockchain Wave Isn’t Always Smooth Sailing

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Hype over distributed ledger technology (DLT) has certainly led to a bump in shares for companies operating in the space — and even for some companies with seemingly no connection to the tool. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly blocked trading for UBI Blockchain stock, based in Hong Kong.

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Chapter 11 Watch: Cosi Files, But Are Sears, Claire’s Next In Line?

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Cosi operated 74 company-owned restaurants and 31 franchised restaurants in 15 states at the time of filing. Cosi now plans to close 29 of its underperforming company-owned stores and has secured $4 million in debtor in possession financing from a string of investors who want to buy the chain out of bankruptcy. Claire’s Stores, Inc.,

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End-Of-Summer Edition: Retro Malware, Bitcoin’s Surge ‘N’ Split And Apple Watch Sees Other People

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EST in South Carolina, there will be a total solar eclipse — with Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia all enjoying prime viewing slots between start and finish. That same thing will, of course, be looking up. Today, between 12:05 p.m. EST/9:05 a.m. PST in Oregon and 2:48 p.m.

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