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Board mulls $532K software investment after cyber attack

Jun. 25—TRAVERSE CITY — The Grand Traverse County board will meet Wednesday morning to discuss a new cloud-based alternative for the 911 central dispatch software service that was impacted by the June 12 ransomware attack. The existing “computer-aided dispatch” system is used to communicate with law enforcement and first responders via mobile data devices mounted […]

No. 2 US House Republican mulls tying border policy to tax bill next year

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Republicans would aim to pass a slew of tax, border and economic policies through a legislative maneuver that would bypass Democratic objections, if they sweep the Nov. 5 elections, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives said on Wednesday. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said […]

Thailand Mulls Up to $3.4 Billion Extra Budget to Finance Cash Handout Plan

(Bloomberg) — Thailand is working on a supplementary budget that seeks to lift state spending by as much as 122 billion baht ($3.4 billion) as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin presses ahead with a plan to stimulate the nation’s economy through a cash handout. Most Read from Bloomberg The additional money will finance the government’s so-called […]

UK government mulls broader ban on ‘extreme protest groups’

A range of organizations including Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action could be banned in the UK as “extreme protest groups” under new proposals tabled by a senior government adviser. The approach currently applied to terrorist organizations should be used as a model, according to adviser on political violence John Woodcock, also known as Lord […]

Italy mulls delivery of another SAMP/T system to Ukraine, says source

ROME — Italy is considering sending a second SAMP/T air defense battery to Ukraine following pressure from allies to beef up arms deliveries to the war-torn country, a source has told Defense News. “The Defence Ministry is keen, but a decision must be made by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. It is on her desk and […]

Germany Mulls Scaling Back Scrutiny of Chinese Investments: WSJ

(Bloomberg) — Germany is considering scaling back plans to ramp up government screening of Chinese investments, the Wall Street Journal reported. Most Read from Bloomberg A decision to ease back from a planned foreign investment-screening law had become likelier due to fears that scrutiny on Chinese investments could hurt Berlin’s efforts to revitalize Germany’s economy, […]