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5 Things to Know for Dec. 16: Covid, Software, Biden, Condo Collapse, Extreme Weather

2. Cybersecurity



Your device could be at risk of being one of the most serious cyber security threats



Your device may be at risk from 'one the most grave' cyber security threats 02/18



Hackers associated with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey are exploiting a serious vulnerability in a program used by big tech firms around the world, Microsoft has warned. Foreign hacking groups have apparently tried to exploit the vulnerability in Java-based software called "Log4j", which organizations utilize to track data in their applications. A top US cybersecurity official has said that there was no evidence to suggest that federal networks were affected by the vulnerability. The Log4j vulnerability could impact the majority of the internet. Apple's cloud computing service, security firm Cloudflare and Minecraft, one of the world's most popular video games, all run Log4j, according to researchers.



3. Make it better



Klobuchar: Manchin 'still at the negotiating table' over the issue of building Back Better -- full interview



Klobuchar: Manchin 'still at the negotiation table' over Build Back Better -- full interview at 09:05



The $1.75 trillion climate and economic package, the Build Back Better bill, is likely to remain in limbo until next year. Biden and Democrats had wanted to pass the bill before the end of the year. However talks between Biden, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin as well as a crucial swing vote, have not resulted in any resolution. The child tax credit is among the most important issues that have been a stumbling block to progress. For Biden this is a top priority that helps families and helps reduce child poverty. Manchin however, is seeking to get it to be left out of the bill. Even the case that Biden Biden and Manchin agreed, the bill must still be approved and finalized before it can be voted on.



4. Condo collapse



Video shows moment Florida condo collapses



Video shows moment Florida condo collapses 01:18



A Miami-Dade grand jury that is overseeing the Surfside condo collapse which killed 98 people in June has released a report detailing ways to avoid another tragedy. The report recommends more inspectors, staff, and money to identify unsafe buildings and raises standards for inspectors. The panel also recommended that the certification process for residential properties should begin much earlier than 40 years after the property is constructed. The engineering company hired for the Surfside condo's 40-year recertification in 2018 had identified "deep" concrete degrading however, they were unable to make repairs due to structural stability concerns. While it wasn't their task to uncover what caused the deadly collapse the grand jury observed that, six months later, the investigators aren't sure how it occurred.



5. Extreme weather



Super Typhoon Rai hits the Philippines



Super Typhoon Rai hits the Philippines at 01:34.



The record-breaking December heat in the middle US has created an "unprecedented” extreme weather threat that has caused massive fires and hurricane-force winds across the Great Plains as well as more tornadoes in the Midwest. At least 55 reports of wind gusts of more than 75 mph were recorded in the region yesterday, setting a new single-day record. According to NOAA data, a tornado was first observed in Minnesota's southeastern area in December. Around the globe, Super Typhoon Rai (known locally as Odette) has pounded into the Philippines, bringing torrential rain and the risk of widespread flooding to about 20 million people. Nearly 200,0000 people were evacuated ahead of the storm.



BREAKFAST BROWSE



2021's most popular red carpet trends



Y2K style is back regardless of how traumatic it was the first time.



Urban Meyer, the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, has been fired



The Urban Meyer experiment is over after only 13 games.



Study shows that we did indeed purchase more alcohol during the pandemic.



We ought to have known what was coming.



2021's weirdest TikTok beauty trends



There is no limit to the things people will put on their faces.



William Shatner's Space Expedition is accompanied by 'Shatner in space.



Reminder: Shatner is 90 YEARS OLD. He even went to space.



IN MEMORIAM



bell hooks, the prominent feminist, writer and academic, has passed away at 69. Born Gloria Jean Watkins in Kentucky, hooks was a prominent feminist academic and writer who was committed to developing feminist theory that anyone could comprehend and use.



TODAY'S NUMBER



45



This is how many foreign visitors Bali welcomed in 2021. In a normal year this number would be in the millions, but the strict border control measures and an airport closed due to the pandemic affected the tourism on Bali this year.



TODAY'S QUOTE



"While we acknowledge that no amount of money will be enough to make these families whole, it is the school board's desire that this settlement will show our sincere commitment to the MSD families staff, students, faculty as well as the whole Broward County community."



Marylin Batista is the interim general counsel for Broward County Public Schools. The district has agreed that it will pay more than $26 million to the shooting victims and their families at Marjory Stoneman Doug High School in Parkland.



TODAY'S WEATHER



Some parts of the Midwest are devastated by tornadoes as well as high winds



Some parts of the Midwest are ravaged by tornadoesand high winds 01:51



Check out the local forecast here>>>



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