The Biden administration plans to spend billions on domestic-built cargo cranes to replace Chinese ones that pose a potential national security threat‚ The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The investment is part of a larger plan to bolster U.S. security on the maritime stage‚ which includes improving standards for cybersecurity in computer networks and in foreign-built cranes operating in seaports‚ according to WSJ. The U.S. and intelligence agencies are concerned...

The United States will invest tens of billions of dollars to boost maritime cybersecurity around its strategic seaports‚ including by replacing China-made container cranes that officials believe could leave American infrastructure vulnerable to sabotage. Foreign-manufactured ship-to-shore cranes‚ in particular those built by China's state-owned ZPMC‚ have been a national security concern for several years. The heavy industries company is the world's largest crane maker‚ whose machines...

The head of the busiest US maritime gateway said Chinese-made cranes pose a potential risk to national security‚ but a shortage of other countries that build the giant container-moving machines makes it challenging to address the vulnerability. “They’re collecting data‚ they’re looking at information‚” Gene Seroka‚ executive director of the Port of Los Angeles‚ said in an interview Thursday on Bloomberg Television’s Surveillance. “What they’re using that data for is the question.” Biden...

As the tax filing season gets underway‚ taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in "the coming days‚" the IRS said this week. Direct File‚ the free site for filing federal tax returns directly through the IRS‚ will be open for new users in 12 states during unspecified windows of time‚ before becoming widely available to taxpayers in those states in mid-March‚ according to the IRS. The IRS has already launched its filing site to...

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday announced a significant sanctions escalation against Russia‚ targeting its financial system and military infrastructure with over 500 new penalties‚ marking the largest tranche of sanctions since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago. The measure was announced ahead of the invasion’s anniversary on Saturday and followed the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in a penal colony in the Arctic earlier this month. The sanctions...

A drug dealer once suspected in the infamous killing of two NYPD cops at the hands of the Black Liberation Army was recently sprung from prison on parole‚ The Post has learned — a move decried by one of the officers’ widows as a “sad state of affairs.” Robert Vickers‚ 74 — who was caught-on-tape bragging about dodging charges in the 1972 assassination of Officers Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie — walked out of an upstate lockup last month‚ officials confirmed. “It...

Meghan Smith is the owner of Melody Note Vintage store in the eternally hip town of Palm Springs‚ California‚ and her old-school Gen X advice has really connected with younger people on TikTok.In a video posted in December 2022‚ she shares the advice she wishes that “somebody told me in my twenties” and it has received more than 13 million views. Smith says that she gave the same advice to her partner's two daughters when they reached their twenties. The video is hashtagged #GenX advice for #GenZ and late #millennials. Sorry older millennials‚ you’re too old to receive these pearls of wisdom.Here is some of the timeless advice that Smith shares in the video.Perfection is bullshit.You will never be more good-looking than you are today.Put your phone down and enjoy your life.Don't change for anybody.Don't worry about making mistakes.Laugh at yourself.If somebody shows you their true colors‚ believe them.Travel.You end up dating the people you think you deserve. Usually‚ you deserve better.Don’t forget to always wear your sunscreen. @melodynotevintage This might only help one person and thats ok. Advice I wish somebody told me in my twenties. #genx advice for #genz and late #millennials #adviceforyour20s #lifeadvice #fyp dont be an asshat in the comments if you are older‚ its not helpful. She followed up the video with a sequel with even more sage advice.Know who's on your side and who you can ask for help.Don't smoke.Don't spend longer than one year with the wrong person.Find your own style.Don't stress over the small stuff.Good manners don't go out of style.Do the work that it takes to be really good at something.Your happiness is more important than other people's disappointment. @melodynotevintage This might only help one person and thats ok. Advice I wish somebody told me in my twenties part 2 #genx advice for #genz and late #millennials #adviceforyour20s #lifeadvice #fyp This article originally appeared on 1.18.23

Not everyone enjoys flying. The level of non-enjoyment can range from mild discomfort to full blown Aerophobia‚ which is defined as an extreme fear of flying. While flying is the quickest way to get to far away destinations‚ for some people being that far off the ground is terrifying and they'd rather take their chances on the ground. A passenger flying from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina to JFK International Airport in New York confronted that fear while flying with Delta. The woman‚ who is currently still unidentified expressed that she was nervous to fly according to Molly Simonson Lee‚ a passenger seated behind the woman who witnessed the encounter. Tight spaces don't make for much privacy‚ but in this case‚ the world is better for knowing this took place.According to Lee‚ who posted about the exchange on Facebook‚ the Delta flight attendant‚ Floyd Dean-Shannon‚ took his time to give the nervous traveler his undivided attention. Lee told Upworthy the unidentified passenger‚ "was very nervous and even before the plane took off‚ she was visibly shaken by each sound."Approximately 25 million people in the United States have Aerophobia according to the Clevland Clinic and most of them probably wish Dean-Shannon was on their flights. "He took notice and began explaining what each [sound] was‚ with the warmest‚ calmest tone‚" Lee said. That wasn't even the most amazingly sweet part of the story.While the explanation of noises helped‚ Lee said about halfway through the flight the passenger was fighting back tears‚ which prompted Dean-Shannon to sit on the floor and hold the frightened passenger's hand. He comforted her for the rest of the flight while sitting on the floor. "His tone was so kind and soothing‚" according to Lee. Dean-Shannon's kindness didn't stop there. Lee explained‚ "the woman next to me was celebrating a birthday and he sang to her and made her a 'cake' with all of the goodies he could round up."I'm not sure what Delta pays him but he needs a raise immediately and it seems the people of the interwebs agree.Commenter‚ Miranda Anderson‚ tagged Delta Airlines and wrote‚ "I hope you see this! These are the types of people that deserve raises and make your company worth flying with. This is what pits [sic] you above the others so show these employees this is what you want and what you need.""I love this. This is what society is lacking. Empathy and kindness towards people in time[s] of need" wrote Diane Lawrence.While Mary Beth Acker Ford‚ said‚ "I was on a flight with him today. He exudes joy and is intentional about making a connection with each person!"This level of engagement with passengers is not a common experience but clearly people are happy to see this type of connection between humans. Flying anywhere can be stressful for any amount of reasons. From leaving the house late and having to participate in an involuntary 5k to catch your flight‚ to making your way through the devil's backyard‚ also known as Atlanta International Airport...just for them to change your gate 10 minutes before boarding. So having a flight attendant like Dean-Shannon is just the breath of fresh air people need. "The way he's looking at her...letting her know she's safe!!! This is just one of the many reasons I will always fly Delta Air Lines‚" Liz Martin wrote in the comments. "It was obvious he is just a good‚ kind soul who shares that generously with everyone he encounters. Such kindness is rare and a true gift when encountered‚" Lee remarked. That level of kindness is rare indeed and we sure are happy someone thought to capture it. This article originally appeared on 01.19.23

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