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Nova Scotia Power’s CEO says up to 140,000 social insurance numbers could have been stolen by cyber-thieves who recently hacked into the utility’s customer records. Peter Gregg said in an interview Thursday that the privately owned utility collected the numbers from customers to authenticate their identities.“If there are a number of John MacDonalds, it (the social insurance number) determines which one we (the utility) are talking to,” Gregg said during the interview at the Halifax headquarters of the Emera subsidiary.On May 23, Gregg said the data of about 280,000 Nova Scotia Power customers was breached in a ransomware attack —…

The 2025 Tony Awards, Broadway’s biggest night, will cap a season with the highest-grossing box office total in history. In addition, many of the performers nominated this year highlight a number of firsts in acting categories. Here’s a look at a few performers blazing new trails at the Tonys. Tony Award nominees making historyDaniel Dae Kim is the first Asian nominee in the Tony category of Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his work in “Yellow Face.” “I love the fact that we are being recognized as Asian Americans on Broadway, and I think it’s really important for where…

Meta is teaming with defense industry startup Anduril Industries to develop military products that use artificial intelligence and augmented reality, the companies announced on Thursday.Anduril said in a statement that the new products will provide “real-time battlefield intelligence” to soldiers in the field, allowing them to make decisions based on data. “This integration will transform how warfighters see, sense and integrate battlefield information,” the company said.Palmer Luckey, the 32-year-old billionaire behind Anduril, said on social media that tapping into Meta’s expertise in virtual and augmented reality technology will “save countless lives and dollars.”Since launching in 2017, Anduril has sought to distinguish itself…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailCNBC’s Contessa Brewer joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss why international travel in the U.S. has declined while tourism oversees is booming.01:55Thu, May 29 202511:22 AM EDT

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York Yankees fan did his best to evade security while running on the field, and he caught it all on his phone.In the bottom of the seventh with his Bronx Bombers up 1-0 (the same score they’d win by) against the Los Angeles Angels, a fan pulled off a bold strategy by rushing onto the field of play.The fan, wearing a pinstriped Aaron Judge jersey, sprinted from center to right field and even managed to juke security in the process right in front of right fielder Cody Bellinger. A fan…

The brutal miss Aziz Behich thought might define a short career is instead the blessing in disguise that set him on the path to something special.A 19-year-old Behich had the chance to score a desperately late winner for Melbourne Victory against Sydney FC in the 2009-10 grand final.But instead of heading or kicking the ball into goal from close range, he attempted to chest it home – and missed.Victory ultimately lost the game via a penalty shootout and Behich was among the players cut at season’s end.It could have broken Behich. Instead, he went back to the Victorian state league…

Indonesia is bulking up its defence regardless. In January, when Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited Jakarta, it was announced that Japan would give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats and boost regional maritime security cooperation. In 2023, the Indonesian military was the only one from ASEAN that participated in a two-week training exercise between Australia and the US. Experts have pointed out that these war games, called Talisman Sabre, are designed with China in mind. It is a balancing act, however, for Indonesia: Jakarta and Beijing have plans for joint military exercises this year. Indonesia sees the two sides of…

Following a nearly three-month Israeli blockade on food going into Gaza, a new and contentious Israeli-backed aid distribution system has been unveiled in the territory. Critics, including the United Nations, say it is a dangerous plan that could accelerate an Israeli military goal to displace people from northern to southern Gaza.

President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on goods imported from almost every foreign nation have been ruled illegal by the U.S. Court of International Trade, marking a setback for the president’s trade agenda — and adding another level of uncertainty for U.S. consumers and businesses. However, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday temporarily halted the decision, reinstating the levies for now. Its order said that it would grant the Trump administration’s request for an immediate administrative stay, and gave the plaintiffs — five U.S.-based companies and a group of 12 states — until June 5 to respond to the administration.The Wednesday…

Haiti sees worsened gang violence UN warns crisis in Haiti is escalating as gang violence across the country continues to worsen. (Video courtesy of AP, thumb courtesy of Reuters)  Private military contractor Erik Prince, the former Navy SEAL and founder of Blackwater Worldwide, is working with the Haitian government to fight the gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation.Prince’s role will be to advise the Haitian government and its undermanned and underequipped police force on how to take on the street gangs amid record levels of violence in which thousands of people have been killed, injured and abducted. “That goes beyond just the…