Art
Salisbury University sees vandalism twice in day
Salisbury University President Charles Wight and Police Chief Edwin Lashley talk about the racist graffiti investigation and working with the FBI. CONNECT LINKEDIN EMAIL MORE. After cancelling classes to allow the campus community time to heal from the discovery of racist graffiti, Salisbury University is dealing with a second "vile" act of vandalism. A message closely resembling one found written on the wall of a stairwell in Henson Hall on ... Full story
Education
Atalanta and Leipzig get first leg initiative
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Economics
Thyssenkrupp nears full sale of elevator unit: sources
Thyssenkrupp's logo is seen outside the elevator test tower in Rottweil, Germany, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle. FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp ( TKAG.DE ) is nearing a full sale of its elevator division, three people familiar with the matter said, adding this would result in maximum proceeds that are needed as net debt has soared in the last quarter. The sale, potentially Europe’s biggest private equity transaction ... Full story
Entertainment
HTC debuts ‘Project Proton’ concept Vive headset – TechCrunch
Like practically everyone else in the mobile world, the cancellation of MWC on extremely short notice left HTC in the lurch. While the company has moved much of its efforts away from smartphones in general, the Taiwanese manufacturer has begun to use the show to showcase much of its VR efforts. Along with the addition of a couple of key SKUs to the Cosmos lineup, HTC is also filling the MWC-shaped hole by showing off a concept headset. Project ... Full story
Health
Coronavirus : South Korea confirms first death News
Image caption South Korea now has more than 100 confirmed coronavirus cases. South Korea has confirmed its first death from the new coronavirus, amid a sharp rise in confirmed cases. A 63-year-old man died in hospital in the south-eastern city of Cheongdo. The patient, who had been bedridden for years, was not publicly named. South Korea also reported 53 new coronavirus cases in a single day, bringing the overall number to 104. Meanwhile, the ... Full story
Law
Tennessee authorities issue Amber Alert for 15-month-old girl last seen in December
A desperate search is underway in Tennessee for a 15-month-old girl who authorities say was last seen in December. Evelyn Mae Boswell, of Sullivan County, was entered as a missing child on Tuesday, but she was reportedly last seen on Dec. 26, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Investigators with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services immediately launched an investigation, with ... Full story
Living
MONDA, Spain (Reuters) - Six workers trapped in squalid, airless conditions were rescued from an elaborate cannabis farm and counterfeit tobacco factory hidden beneath a mountain village in Spain after police arrested the suspected masterminds of the operation. A machine is pictured in an illegal underground tobacco factory during a police raid in Monda, near Malaga, in southern Spain, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca. The secret operation, ... Full story
Politics
Germany shooting: What we know about the Hanau attack News
Image caption At least nine people died in the attack. German authorities are starting to piece together exactly what happened in Hanau, when a gunman opened fire on two shisha bars. At least nine people died in the attack which federal prosecutors are treating as an act of terrorism. Turkish authorities say a number of those killed were of Turkish origin. Chancellor Angela Merkel said there are signs the shooter had racist motives. Here's what ... Full story
Sport
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said Germany must overcome the "poison" of racism after a gunman killed 10 people in attacks linked to far-right extremism. In a televised speech, Merkel said that while it is too early for a final assessment of Wednesday night's shooting in the town of Hanau, around 15 miles east of Frankfurt, there were many indications that the perpetrator acted with right-wing extremist, racist motives. It was ... Full story
Technology
A group of ex-NSA and Amazon engineers are building a ‘GitHub for data’ – TechCrunch
Six months ago or thereabouts, a group of engineers and developers with backgrounds from the National Security Agency, Google and Amazon Web Services had an idea. Data is valuable for helping developers and engineers to build new features and better innovate. But that data is often highly sensitive and out of reach, kept under lock and key by red tape and compliance, which can take weeks to get approval. So, the engineers started Gretel, an ... Full story
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