Article content Pablo Rodriguez, a candidate for leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec, garnered new supporters on Sunday, including Linda Caron, MNA for La Pinière, and Mont-Royal–Outremont MNA Michelle Setlakwe. As he announced his new supporters, he was accompanied by Luc Fortin, his campaign co-president and a former cabinet minister in the government of Philippe Couillard, and by Notre-Dame-de-Grâce MNA Désirée McGraw, “What gives me confidence is them; it’s the team and the movement being built within the party,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez named Caron as senior adviser and the person responsible for seniors and social services and Setlakwe as co-president of his campaign. “Basically, it’s these men and women who are the heart and the lungs of the movement to replace the Legault government,” Rodriguez added. “The polls are telling us François Legault is disconnected from Quebecers; he is always pitching things to distract us.” Caron, who has been a member of the provincial Liberal party since 1984, said she was asked to run for the party leadership, but ultimately decided to throw her support behind Rodriguez. “Despite my strengths and ability to rally members behind me, one candidate stood out more to me — for his reputation, his ease in connecting with people, his capacity for organizing, and his political experience at a ministerial level,” Caron said. “And that candidate is Pablo,” she said before inviting “all the members of the party” to join her to support Rodriguez. For her part, Setlakwe said she “likes the style of politician (Rodriguez) is.” “It really clicked between Pablo and me,” she said. “During my discussions with Pablo, I was able to identify quickly he had the essential qualities needed to be our future leader.” Currently, the federal member of Parliament for the riding of Honoré-Mercier, Rodriguez was Canada’s transport minister and the government’s Quebec lieutenant before announcing his candidacy in September. Among his supporters are former ministers in the governments of Robert Bourassa and Philippe Couillard. Others in the race for the party’s leadership are Charles Milliard, Marc Bélanger, Denis Coderre and Frédéric Beauchemin. “We have to be ready; there won’t be much time between the date when the leader is chosen and, then, the electoral campaign,” Rodriguez said. “We have to be ready and we will be ready ... we will represent the true and only option to the worn-out government of François Legault.” Rodriguez said he will be announcing more supporters.
Video Shows Cops Using Pepper Spray To Break Up Ohio State, Michigan BrawlWade Taylor IV racked up 19 points that included eight in the final 3:22 of the game as No. 22 Texas A&M outlasted Texas Tech 72-67 on Sunday afternoon in the USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. Texas A&M (8-2) led by as many as 11 points in the first half and by three at halftime before the Red Raiders surged to the front early in the second half. Down 52-49, the Aggies produced an 11-0 surge capped by a jumper by Zhuric Phelps to take a 60-52 advantage with 5:02 to play The Aggies' margin was just two points when Taylor went hard to the hole on back-to-back possessions for layups that pushed the lead to 64-58. A 3-pointer by Tech's Chance McMillian cut lead to three but Taylor, Henry Coleman III and Solomon Washington converted free throws over the final 27 seconds to provide the deciding points for A&M. Jace Carter added 16 points and Phelps had 12 for the Aggies, who have won four straight games. McMillian's 23 points were a game high, while Kevin Overton added 17 and Darrion Williams had 11 for Texas Tech (7-2), which had a three-game winning streak snapped. The Aggies ruled the game's first five minutes, blitzing to a 13-2 lead thanks to eight early points from Taylor and a stifling defense that forced Tech into four turnovers. The Red Raiders responded with an 8-2 run capped by a jumper by Federiko Federiko to close the gap to five points at the 10:57 mark. Texas Tech continued to battle back, clawing to within 26-24 with 5:16 left in the first half thanks to a 9-0 run. Texas A&M boosted the margin to as many as six points after Manny Obaseki hit a layup with 2:23 remaining before McMillian canned a pair of free throws with 41 seconds to play to pull to within 34-31 at the break. Overton led all scorers with 14 points before halftime while Carter paced the Aggies with 13. The Red Raiders pulled even on Federiko's jumper 46 seconds into the second half, went in front on a jumper by Elijah Hawkins with 18:22 to play and pushed their advantage to five points on another Hawkins jumper at the 16:30 mark of the half. The Aggies swung back, tying the contest at 49 when Washington sank a 3-pointer with 10:48 left, setting the stage for the furious finish. --Field Level Media
Kay Patterson, who rose from janitor at segregated South Carolina capitol to state senator, diesThe Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre have joined cybersecurity institutions from the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand in warning local technology professionals to beware of threat actors affiliated with China , including Salt Typhoon, infiltrating their critical communications infrastructure. The news comes weeks after the Australian Signals Directorate’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-2024 , where the agency warned that state-sponsored cyber actors had been persistently targeting Australian governments, critical infrastructure, and businesses using evolving tradecraft over the most recent reporting period. What is Salt Typhoon? Recently, the U.S. revealed that a China-connected threat actor , Salt Typhoon, compromised the networks of at least eight U.S.-based telecommunications providers as part of “a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.” But the campaign is not limited to U.S. shores. Australian agencies did not confirm whether Salt Typhoon has reached Australian telco companies. However, Grant Walsh, telco industry lead at local cyber security firm CyberCX, wrote that it was “unlikely the ACSC – and partner agencies – would issue such detailed guidance if the threat was not real.” “Telco networks have invested in some of the most mature cyber defences in Australia. But the global threat landscape is deteriorating,” he wrote. “Telecommunications networks are a key target for persistent and highly-capable state-based cyber espionage groups, particularly those associated with China.” SEE: Why Australian Cyber Security Pros Should Worry About State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Salt Typhoon: Part of a wider state-sponsored threat problem Over the past year, the ASD has issued several joint advisories with international partners to highlight the evolving operations of state-sponsored cyber actors, particularly from China-sponsored actors. In February 2024, the ASD joined the U.S. and other international partners in releasing an advisory . It assessed that China-sponsored cyber actors were seeking to position themselves on information and communications technology networks for disruptive cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a major crisis. The ASD noted that Australian critical infrastructure networks could be vulnerable to similar state-sponsored malicious cyber activity as seen in the U.S. “These actors conduct cyber operations in pursuit of state goals, including for espionage, in exerting malign influence, interference and coercion, and in seeking to pre-position on networks for disruptive cyber attacks,” the ASD wrote in the report. SEE: Australia Passes Ground-Breaking Cyber Security Law In the ASD’s annual cyber report, the agency said China’s choice of targets and pattern of behaviour is consistent with pre-positioning for disruptive effects rather than traditional cyber espionage operations. However, it said that state-sponsored cyber actors also have information-gathering and espionage objectives in Australia. “State actors have an enduring interest in obtaining sensitive information, intellectual property, and personally identifiable information to gain strategic and tactical advantage,” the report said. “Australian organisations often hold large quantities of data, so are likely a target for this type of activity.” Common techniques used by state-sponsored attackers According to Walsh, China-sponsored actors like Salt Typhoon are “advanced persistent threat actors.” Unlike ransomware groups, they are not seeking immediate financial gain but “want access to the sensitive core components of critical infrastructure, like telecommunications, for espionage or even destructive purposes.” “Their attacks are not about locking up systems and extracting fast profits,” according to Walsh. “Instead, these are covert, state-sponsored cyber espionage campaigns that use hard-to-detect techniques to get inside critical infrastructure and stay there, potentially for years. They are waiting to steal sensitive data or even disrupt or destroy assets in the event of future conflict with Australia.” The ASD has warned defenders about the common techniques these state-sponsored threat actors leverage. Supply chain compromises The compromise of supply chains can act as a gateway to target networks , according to the ASD. The agency noted, “Cyber supply chain risk management should form a significant component of an organisation’s overall cyber security strategy.” Living off the land techniques One of the reasons state-sponsored actors are so difficult to detect, according to the ASD, is because they use “built-in network administration tools to carry out their objectives and evade detection by blending in with normal system and network activities.” These so-called “living off the land” techniques involve waiting to steal information from an organisation’s network. Cloud techniques State-sponsored threat actors adapt their techniques to exploit cloud systems for espionage as organisations move to cloud-based infrastructure. The ASD said techniques for accessing an organisation’s cloud services include “brute-force attacks and password spraying to access highly privileged service accounts.” SEE: How AI Is Changing The Cloud Security Equation How to defend against cyber threats There are some similarities in threat actors’ techniques and the weaknesses in the systems they exploit. The ASD said state-sponsored cyber actors often use previously stolen data, such as network information and credentials from previous cyber security incidents, to further their operations and re-exploit network devices. Luckily, companies can protect themselves from cyber-attacks. Earlier this year, TechRepublic consolidated expert advice on how businesses can defend themselves against the most common cyber threats, including zero-days, ransomware, and deepfakes. 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Wife of Browns player expresses frustration with Steelers fans' behavior | Sporting NewsRADFORD, Va. (AP) — Jarvis Moss scored 15 points and Jonas Sirtautas had a go-ahead three-point play in overtime to help Radford hold off Bucknell 74-70 on Sunday night. Sirtautas gave the Highlanders the lead for good with 2:38 left in the extra period. Moss shot 4 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Highlanders (9-2). Josiah Harris scored 12 points and added five rebounds. Achile Spadone led the Bison (4-7) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and two steals. Bucknell also got 19 points and four assists from Josh Bascoe. Noah Williamson had nine points. Bascoe's layup with 12 seconds left forced overtime tied at 59. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .