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City Officials Dispute Failing Financial Grade From Accounting Watchdog

A national watchdog group recently gave the city of Portland a failing grade for financial health, rating the city 71st out of the 75 largest cities in America. “Portland’s financial problems stem from unfunded retirement obligations that have accumulated over the years,” says the report from the group Truth in Accounting. The group produces an…

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$300,000 in fines issued as Canadian officials take down dark web marketplace

Officials with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said they took down dark web marketplace Canadian HeadQuarters on Wednesday and fined four of those involved in the platform. Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions…

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Capitol riot: Trump national security officials shouldn’t be let off the hook for the January 6 attack

Matt Pottinger served four years on President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including 15 months as deputy adviser, and then resigned mid-insurrection. “The events of that day, January 6, were for me a red line. Decided that it was time to go, and I resigned that afternoon,” he said six months later. But he hasn’t…

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Indoor sports facility consultant to meet with Fort Smith Board, other community officials

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 9) will hear from officials with Minneapolis-based Conventions, Sports & Leisure about a feasibility study for an indoor sports facility. After receiving Arkansas Tourism matching grant funds of $15,000, the city hired Conventions, Sports & Leisure on Sept. 30 to conduct a feasibility study on the…

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