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Could the hyperactive hurricane season prediction impact Florida’s property insurance rates?
Read full article: Could the hyperactive hurricane season prediction impact Florida’s property insurance rates?Colorado State University’s (CSU) preseason hurricane forecast could potentially have a detrimental effect on Florida’s property insurance rates.
Sigh, here we go again? Forecasters predict 7th above-normal hurricane season in a row
Read full article: Sigh, here we go again? Forecasters predict 7th above-normal hurricane season in a rowIf his forecast is correct, the 2022 hurricane season will be the seventh above-normal season in a row, and we will have seen 70 named storms over three years.
World reaction to the storming of the US Capitol
Read full article: World reaction to the storming of the US CapitolFrom left, French President Emmanuel Macron, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. World leaders including Macron, Merkel, Solberg and Stoltenberg, are condemning the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)Reaction from around the world to the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump:___“A fundamental rule of democracy is that, after elections, there are winners and losers. ——“The rampage at the Capitol yesterday was a disgraceful act and it must be vigorously condemned.” — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Democracy presupposes peaceful protest, but violence and death threats —from Left or Right— are ALWAYS wrong.” — Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
German intel warns against giving data to Chinese tech firms
Read full article: German intel warns against giving data to Chinese tech firms(Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via AP)BERLIN Germany's domestic intelligence agency is warning consumers that personal data they provide to Chinese payment companies or other tech firms could end up in the hands of China's government. The head of the BfV, Thomas Haldenwang, said German's data isn't safe with Chinese companies because they are required by law to provide the data to their government. Any customer here in Germany who uses such a system shouldn't be surprised if this data is abused in Beijing, he told reporters. We can only warn against this.Germany's top security official also expressed concern about what he called the hybrid threat from China, which included the purchase of key German companies. Seehofer added that Germany has yet to reach a political decision on whether to let Chinese telecoms equipment company Huawei supply infrastructure to German cellphone service providers.