Ducks Wire

UMMC confirms ransomware attack forcing clinics to close

A ransomware attack on University of Mississippi Medical Center shut down IT systems and forced clinics to close. Federal agencies are investigating.

PEN Succumbs to the Anti-Free Speech Mob

Denouncing the magazine’s caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, 242 members of PEN signed an open letter against the prize.
Utah Public Radio

Wild About Utah: Life is like a box of wood ducks

So, my friends, we might take courage from the Wood Duck, ruffle our feathers, and leap! Not expecting to fly right away, but ...

From the Next Act to home to Carl's Jr.: Where notable Edmonton authors put pen to paper

Edmonton is home to an eclectic mix of writers spinning every type of fiction and prose imaginable. Poets and children’s ...

Child deaths in Indonesia spark plea to address mental health and poverty: 'Wake-up call'

Experts warn many other such cases may not be recorded, and urge educators to be more vigilant to signs of emotional distress among students The deaths of three children by suspected suicide in recent ...
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Public Lands Hybrid Is Hunter’s One-in-a-Million Bird

Steinert was hunting public lands in Southwest Oklahoma in Nov. 2025 when he shot what he and biologists suspect is a mallard ...
Politico Europe

Macron’s mission: Le Pen-proof France before the 2027 election

Polls show the far-right party is the front-runner for next year’s presidential election, and Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, its potential candidates, have signaled they would try to undo Macron’s ...
DelmarvaNow.com on MSN

First 2026 case of highly pathogenic bird flu found in Wicomico County

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced presumptive positive case of H5 Avian Influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Wicomico County.