Tag: Down
Beaten down by losing, many players came to the Patriots to finally be with a winner
HOUSTON – Some of them escaped via trade. Others were allowed to leave via free agency. However they got here, the New England Patriots have more than a few players […]
A fashion designer breaks down why some clothes are worth spending more on
At a fast-fashion retailer such as H&M, a simple cut-and-sew top can cost as little as $15. At Gap, something similar might run about $45. At Elizabeth Suzann, a small […]
Kolkata to Mon Chasha: Down by the river
From the cottage veranda, you can see the waters of the Bagda river, wooden boats moving lethargically with the flow of the current. In the distance, figures nimbly weave cane […]
Jordan cracks down on activists over social media posts
A Jordanian military court has charged eight activists with “insulting the King” and “incitement to spread chaos to undermine the political regime of Jordan using social media”, lawyers said. The […]
American Council on Education President to Step Down
Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, will step down on October 31, the group announced on Tuesday in a news release. Ms. Broad, the first woman […]
Mental health patients let down at their most vulnerable, say Greens
Mental health patients are being let down by district health boards when at their most vulnerable, the Green Party says. According to an audit report earlier this year, DHBs failed to meet targets in […]
OPINION: Here’s why the education system is breaking down
I have listened with a heavy heart to the political spin surrounding education. It seems everyone has an opinion. Just because we all went to school does not make everyone […]
SECURITY NEWS THIS WEEK: A BOTNET TAKES DOWN NEARLY A MILLION GERMAN ROUTERS
REMEMBER MIRAI, THAT botnet that took down swaths of the internet for millions of users one recent Friday afternoon? We were so innocent then! A variant returned this week, taking […]
Internet outage takes down Twitter, Netflix, PayPal and many of the web’s most visited websites
A major Internet outage affected many of the world’s biggest online firms on Friday, with websites including Twitter, Netflix, Spotify, Reddit, PayPal and eBay down for long stretches. Other services […]
How an army of vulnerable gadgets took down the web today
At some point this morning, one of the US’s critical internet infrastructure players was hit with a staggering distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that has taken out huge swaths of […]