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Steward Spent $1.6M on Surveillance Pre-Bankruptcy

TL/DR - Steward Health Care, a for-profit hospital system, spent over $7 million from 2018 to 2023 on research, intelligence-gathering, and surveillance services, despite running short of critical supplies for its hospitals. The surveillance targeted individuals deemed problematic by the company's executives, and was authorized by the company's…

Hurricane Beryl: Urgent Power Restoration for 1.5M Amid Heat Wave

TL/DR - Melissa Hunziker from Houston is dealing with extreme heat and power loss, and has expressed concerns about the lack of cell phone connectivity making emergency information hard to reach. Kassie Rieger and Keaton Cravens have been offering help to those affected by the power outage. CenterPoint Energy, Houston's main power supplier, has…

Military: Navy Sailor Attempted to Access Biden’s Medical Records

TL/DR - A U.S. sailor assigned to a Navy medical unit at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was disciplined for attempting to access President Biden's medical records without authorization. The incident, which took place in February, was reported by a co-worker and later investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which concluded that there…

$10K Reward: WCC’s Innovative Boot Camp for Tech Entrepreneurs

TL/DR - Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is launching a 12-week program to fund and mentor tech entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneurship Center's "All-In" Tech Ecosystem Development Program is a collaboration of WCC, Ann Arbor SPARK, and the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone Local Development Finance Authority. The program provides $10,000 in business…