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  • IBM's computer technology put it on top for years, but its failure to recognize the personal computer revolution hurt it badly. Now it has had to redefine itself to work its way back to the top. However, it's still sticking to its roots and pouring billions of dollars into research.
  • President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser recently floated a plan to empty Guantanamo's detention camps and relocate "enemy combatants." The president promised in 2009 to shut down the facility.
  • Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday. A number of films are up for top awards.
  • Top Senate Democrats are pushing for new disclosures from a wealthy GOP donor with ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
  • "That's like setting three small cars on top of the jaws of a T. rex — that's basically what was pushing down," a researcher says. Humans bite with a measly 200 pounds of force.
  • Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has resigned after pleading guilty to abusing his office, allegedly to conceal an affair with a top political adviser.
  • G7 leaders are meeting in Puglia, Italy, this week. At the top of their agenda: the tricky details of how to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
  • The FDA's top vaccine regulator says he was forced out by the Trump administration and criticizes HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "misinformation and lies" about vaccines.
  • Work by Pennsylvania lawmakers to complete a new budget is on track to blow through Monday’s start of the new fiscal year. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and top lawmakers still expressed optimism Thursday, however, that closed-door talks are yielding progress, despite the missed deadline.
  • The Pennsylvania Department of Aging has formed the Financial Abuse Specialist Team to investigate the financial exploitation of older residents.The four-person team — known as FAST — will support Area Agencies on Aging and help obtain justice for older Pennsylvanians, according to the state.Financial exploitation ranks in the top three types of elder abuse reported to the Department of Aging, according to the state. It can be property theft, misuse of income or assets, misuse of Power of Attorney; or various scams including medical, contractor, grandchild imposter emergencies, Social Security or IRS, fake charities, gift card scams, pension poaching and more.The Department of Aging also unveiled a financial exploitation website that features information on the topic and launched a new online elder abuse awareness training.Anyone suspecting elder abuse should call the 24-7 statewide reporting hotline at 1-800-490-8505.
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