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President Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Christmas Ice Storm in N.D.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Joe Biden has approved Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration. It covers over $11.5 million in damage from the Christmas holiday ice storm. The disaster declaration was approved for 13 counties in southeast North Dakota from December 25-27, 2023. Burgum declared a statewide emergency on December 29 for infrastructure damage from…

Hacker Demanding Ransom from Minnesota-Based Fertility Clinic

They say there is no evidence that the compromised information has been misused

  EDINA, Minn. — A hacker is demanding a ransom after accessing the personal information of thousands of patients at a Minnesota fertility clinic. CCRM, the company that runs the facility in Edina, says nearly 3,300 patients of the clinic have been “potentially affected.” The company notified patients after discovering in October that its computer server had been hit by…