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Cyber Daily: British Airways, Marriott Expect Smaller Fines From UK Privacy Regulator | Hackers Go Old School By Sending Postcards to Potential Victims – The Wall Street Journal

Aug. 12, 2020 8:37 am ET | WSJ Pro Good day. British Airways and Marriott International were expected to be hit with the highest-ever penalties for violating European privacy rules but will likely be assessed smaller fines. Much smaller: 90% less for British Airways and about 50% less for Marriott, according to financial filings from…

Grips Midwest Rural Areas…

The coronavirus hit Kati Finn and six girlfriends after they went to a winery in northwestern Ohio last month where they played a game called “Name That Tune” with about 90 other people. Within days, 71 people from the event tested positive for Covid-19.The event helped give rural Henry County, with 28,000 residents, the state’s…

The Life And Lessons of Media Titan, Sumner Redstone

Now Playing 8/12/2020 9:20AM      Sumner Redstone, a ruthless litigator, shrewd deal maker and massive media mogul, has died. WSJ's Keach Hagey, who penned the only biography on the mogul, and WSJ media editor Amol Sharma, recount his life and its takeaways. Photo: Suzanne Plunkett/AP Up Next Editor Picks Shelf 10:06 Covid Chasers: The Nurses Fighting…

Sumner Redstone, Media Mogul, Dies

Sumner Redstone, who turned his family’s movie-theater company into a global media empire spanning television, movies, radio and books, and who famously proclaimed that “content is king,” has died. Mr. Redstone’s death was announced on Wednesday by his family’s holding company, National Amusements Inc. He was 97. Rising from humble beginnings,...

If New Zealand Can’t Stamp Out Coronavirus, Can Anyone?

Now Playing 8/12/2020 7:00AM      After 102 days without any locally transmitted cases, New Zealand reported an outbreak that prompted authorities to reimpose restrictions in its biggest city. New cases on the remote island country raise questions about whether it’s possible for any country to keep out the virus. Photo: Xinhua/Zuma Press Up Next Editor Picks…