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Florida man sentenced to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts
CNN — A Florida man was sentenced Monday to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts last year. Neal Brij Sidhwaney, 43, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty in December to transmitting an interstate threat to kill. He had faced up to five years in federal prison. Sidhwaney was also sentenced …
Slalom Taps Former Twilio CIO As First Chief Technology Officer
News C.J. Fairfield September 22, 2022, 04:53 PM EDT “I said ‘yes’ to the role at Slalom after I had the opportunity to meet with a bunch of great people there who explained the company’s unique consulting structure and culture,” says Michelle Grover. “Slalom team members want to make sure their …
Sentry Enterprises names Mikhail Friedland as Chief Technology Officer
WEST CHESTER, Pa.—Sentry Enterprises, the maker of the biometric identity platform SentryCard, has named Mikhail Friedland as Chief Technology Officer. Friedland brings an extensive arsenal of software acumen to Sentry Enterprises with expertise in developing and deploying high-assurance, scalable, and secure operating systems. He also brings blockchain and cryptocurrency expertise for resource-constrained devices such as …
Health Chief Warns Polio Case Could Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
New York State health officials on Thursday intensified their push for people who have not been immunized against polio to get vaccinated “right away,” saying the one confirmed case of the disease found in the state may be “the tip of the iceberg” of a much wider threat. The urgent call came as officials said …
CIA chief says 15,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war, Putin is healthy
Comment on this story Comment Russia’s territorial gains in Ukraine have been minimal and have come at a “very high” cost, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday, illustrating the deadly grind of the conflict while dismissing concerns about President Vladimir Putin’s health. CIA Director William J. Burns poured cold water over persistent speculation that the Russian …
US, G-7 partners rip selection process for Hong Kong chief executive
Members of the Group of Seven (G-7) issued a release on Monday detailing their “grave concern” with Hong Kong’s new chief executive, a pro-Beijing loyalist who won an election on Sunday to become the new leader of the semiautonomous city. The G-7, made up of the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United …
Lenovo appoints Arthur Hu as chief technology officer of its Solutions & Services Group
Will continue to serve as Lenovo’s chief information officer Lead newly formed R&D unit to bring innovative solutions to market Lenovo announced that Global chief information officer, Arthur Hu (pic), has been appointed chief technology officer of the Solutions & Services Group (SSG). In his new role, Hu will lead the newly formed Research and …
Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | UN chief issues warning on environment
Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, released the third and final section of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report this week with the following statement: “We are on a fast track to climate disaster. Major cities under water; unprecedented heat waves; terrifying storms; widespread water shortages; and the extinction …
NATO chief calls Bucha executions ‘horrific’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday said reports of civilians being executed and buried in mass graves in the Ukrainian city of Bucha are “horrific” and “absolutely unacceptable.” Ukrainian officials have shared photos on social media showing several bodies lying in the streets of Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, with their hands tied behind their …
CSX hires BP executive as new chief digital and technology officer
Steve Fortune to head railroad’s technology transformation Steve Fortune (CSX) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX Transportation has hired Steve Fortune, a longtime BP executive, to be its executive vice president and chief digital and technology officer. “We are pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Fortune and welcome him to CSX’s executive leadership team. CSX is …
