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California to receive $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

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Millions of customers’ genetic and personal information exposed in 2023, including more than 855,000 Californians California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Monday announced the state will receive a $6m settlement payment in 23andMe’s bankruptcy, resolving California’s legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers’ ⁠genetic and other ⁠personal information. California had ​unsuccessfully tried to block the $305m sale of 23andMe assets to TTAM Research Institute, a non-profit controlled by the 23andMe ⁠co-founder Anne…

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USCBS News

Air Force member dies in rappelling incident at UT San Antonio football game

A member of the U.S. Air Force was injured and later died after he fell while rappelling from the ceiling of the Alamodome stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, ahead of a University of Texas at San Antonio football game. The incident took place during a pregame ceremony, before the official kickoff of UTSA's annual Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans game against Navy, CBS affiliate KENS reported. The service member landed near the middle of the field after falling, a KENS photographer said.

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