Crypto hackers steal $100 million from blockchain bridge
Placeholder while article actions loadHackers seized a blockchain bridge developed by Harmony and swindled roughly $100 million in cryptocurrency, the company announced. A blockchain bridge is essentially a means of decentralized transfer between ledgers — making it a prime target for crafty opportunists. Harmony, a blockchain company, said in a series of tweets Thursday evening that hackers exploited the company’s Ethereum and Binance Chain bridge in a theft amounting to $100 million. Crypto giants like Coinbase and Gemini have been among those slashing positions and instituting hiring freezes while warning of the potential for another “crypto winter” as the economy tilts toward recession. “A recession could lead to another crypto winter, and could last for an extended period.
washingtonpost.comHarmony Montgomery: Refrigerator seized in search of missing girl’s former home
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Authorities seized several items, including a refrigerator, on Tuesday while searching a New Hampshire home where missing girl Harmony Montgomery used to live with her father and stepmother, according to WFXT and officials. >> Read more trending newsAuthorities spent hours searching the home at 644 Union Street in Manchester as part of the investigation into Harmony’s disappearance, WFXT reported. Adam and Kayla Montgomery told police that the young girl was living with her mother in Massachusetts, WFXT reported. “They’re looking for a body.”I just got off the phone with Harmony Montgomery's mother, Crystal Sorey, to ask her about the ongoing search on Union Street in Manchester. >> Related: Harmony Montgomery: Arrest made in connection with New Hampshire girl missing since 2019Harmony is described as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl weighing 50 pounds and standing about 4 feet tall.
wftv.comSpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown
(NASA via AP) (Uncredited)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest month yet for Elon Musk’s taxi service. The three U.S. astronauts and one German in the capsule were bobbing off the Florida coast, near Tampa, less than 24 hours after leaving the International Space Station. NASA’s Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron, and the European Space Agency’s Matthias Maurer, embraced the seven astronauts remaining at the station, before parting ways. Musk’s company has now launched 26 people into orbit in less than two years, since it started ferrying astronauts for NASA. Two others in that elite group are now at the space station.
wftv.comFlagler Youth Orchestra’s Top Ensemble Returns to Methodist Church Music Series for Eclectic Saturday Concert
For the first time since 2019, the Flagler Youth Orchestra’s Harmony chamber ensemble, featuring the FYO’s most accomplished musicians, is back in performance at the in the Palm Coast United Methodist Church’s Concert Series. Because of the ample program, over a decade of annual spring performances at the Methodist Church have built a following interrupted only by the pandemic. The Flagler Youth Orchestra is made possible by the Flagler County School District, which underwrites the program with the support of the Friends of the Youth Orchestra, whose sole mission is to provide free music education after school to all Flagler children with a desire to play an instrument. For more information on the Flagler Youth Orchestra, call (386) 503-3808 or email. For more information about the Concert Series, call (386) 445-1600.
flaglerlive.comReport: American whiskey exports starting to rebound
American whiskey distillers got caught up in a trans-Atlantic trade fight, causing deep drops in exports to the European Union — the industry’s biggest overseas market. A deal was reached in late 2021 to suspend those tariffs on American spirits. Combined U.S. sales for bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and rye whiskey rose 6.7%, or $288 million, to $4.6 billion in 2021. Last year, American whiskey accounted for 61% of all U.S. spirits exports in value terms and 38% in volume. Between 2001 and 2021, global U.S. spirits exports expanded 220%, from $493 million to $1.6 billion — mostly driven by the growing popularity of American whiskeys, the report said.
wftv.comCheers: Whiskey sales start comeback in bars, restaurants
Whiskey Sales Shelves display bottles of bourbons for sale at a Pennsylvania fine wine and spirits store, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Harmony, Pa. Combined U.S. sales for bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and rye whiskey rose 6.7%, or $288 million, to $4.6 billion in 2021, the council said. “We’ve rebuilt everything.”Thomas' restocked supplies reflect the start of a comeback for an important segment of the spirits industry’s business — on-premise sales from U.S. restaurants and bars. Combined U.S. sales for bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and rye whiskey rose 6.7%, or $288 million, to $4.6 billion in 2021, the council said. In 2020, as the spirits sector suffered from pandemic-related clampdowns on bars and restaurants, sales at liquor store and other retail outlets surged.
wftv.comHarmony Montgomery: Mother believes 7-year-old missing since 2019 is alive
The mother of Harmony Montgomery, the 7-year-old New Hampshire girl last seen in 2019 and reported missing late last year, told WFXT that she believes her daughter is still alive. Sorey told WFXT that she believes Kayla Montgomery knows more about her daughter’s disappearance than she’s been letting on. >> Related: Harmony Montgomery: Arrest made in connection with New Hampshire girl missing since 2019“It just doesn’t sit right with me that this woman was in the dark the whole time and (Adam Montgomery) didn’t tell her anything,” she said. >> Related: Harmony Montgomery: 2nd arrest made connected to 2019 disappearance of 7-year-oldHarmony is described as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl weighing 50 pounds and standing about 4 feet tall. Manchester Police received a report this week that Harmony Montgomery has not been seen since late 2019.
wftv.comHarmony Montgomery disappearance narrowed to 13-day window
Adam and Kayla Montgomery, together with their two children of their own and Adam's daughter, Harmony Montgomery, were evicted from the Manchester home on Nov. 27, 2019, the office said in a news release. “Multiple individuals have reported seeing Harmony with Adam and Kayla in the following days; however, by approximately December 6–10, 2019, Adam and Kayla apparently had only their two common children, and Harmony was no longer with them," the news release said. “This information leads police to believe that it was sometime during this window of approximately November 28–December 10, 2019, that Harmony Montgomery disappeared."
news.yahoo.comNew charges filed against Harmony Montgomery's stepmother
Prosecutors dropped a welfare fraud charge against the stepmother of a missing New Hampshire girl for collecting food stamps in her name and replaced it with three other charges, including theft, according to court documents released Tuesday. The change was being made based on updated records about the benefits provided by the state Department of Health and Human Services about Kayla Montgomery, the attorney general's office said. Last week, Kayla Montgomery was charged on suspicion of obtaining $1,500 in food stamps from December 2019 to June 2021 for Harmony Montgomery, even though the girl was not living with Kayla and Adam Montgomery, Harmony's father.
news.yahoo.comPolice search for Harmony Montgomery at last residence
Missing Girl Manchester Police Public Information Officer Heather Hamel holds two reward posters, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Manchester, N.H., that show missing girl Harmony Montgomery. The father of the young girl, Adam Montgomery, 31, of Manchester, has been arrested on second-degree assault, custody and child endangerment charges regarding his daughter, but the search for her continues, authorities said Wednesday, Jan. 5. Harmony Montgomery disappeared in 2019 at age 5. Adam Montgomery, 31, was charged with counts including failing to have Harmony in his custody. Police are still requesting help from the public in locating Harmony, Formella said in a statement.
wftv.comStepmother of missing Harmony Montgomery charged with fraud
Missing Girl This booking photograph provided by the N.H. Attorney General's office shows Kayla Montgomery, 31, of Manchester, New Hampshire, who was arrested on January 5, 2022, in Manchester. Kayla Montgomery, 31, of Manchester, has been charged one with one count of welfare fraud for obtaining $1,500 in food stamps from December 2019 to June 2021 for Harmony Montgomery, even though the girl was not living with Kayla and her husband, Adam Montgomery. Kayla Montgomery pleaded not guilty in Hillsborough County Superior Court. Kayla Montgomery also told police she hadn’t seen Adam since October and had not spoken to him since November. Manchester police set up a 24-hour tip line this week and offered $60,000 in rewards in an effort to find Harmony Montgomery.
wftv.comFather of Missing 7-Year-Old Harmony Montgomery Arrested
NH AGThe father of Harmony Montgomery, a 7-year-old who was reported missing two years after she was last seen in New Hampshire, has been arrested in the latest twist in the investigation. Adam Montgomery, 31, was arrested Tuesday evening on a slew of charges, including felony second-degree assault in connection with 2019 conduct against his daughter, Harmony, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said. Prosecutors have also charged Montgomery with one misdemeanor charge of interference wi
news.yahoo.comAbducted 3-year-old returned home in time for Christmas, police say
ATLANTA — More than six weeks after family members reported the abduction of 3-year-old Harmony Hill, the family this week celebrated her return in time for Christmas, according to WSB-TV. On Wednesday, authorities apprehended Nickien Collins after finding him and Harmony in Mississippi, officials said. “Our world stood still for 6.5 weeks,” Harmony’s family said in an Instagram post shared by police. We (brought Harmony home).”>> Read more on WSBTV.comFamily members said that since being reunited with them on Wednesday, Harmony has ben in good spirits. As of Saturday morning, Collins had yet to be extradited back to Georgia to face charges, WSB reported.
wftv.comSpaceX's upgraded Cargo Dragon supply ship makes 1st Atlantic splashdown
SpaceX's Dragon CRS-21 cargo resupply ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Harmony module. The Dragon CRS-21 mission, SpaceX's 21st space station cargo delivery for NASA, launched Dec. 6, 2020, with 6,400 lbs. SpaceX's Dragon, however, is a reusable spacecraft designed to safely deliver science experiments back to Earth from the space station. (2,000 kg) of "valuable scientific experiments and other cargo," NASA officials said in a statement. SpaceX is planning to launch its next Dragon cargo resupply mission, CRS-22, in May of this year.
space.comBad weather on Earth delays SpaceX Dragon's return from space station
SpaceX's CRS-21 Cargo Dragon is seen docked to a port on the Harmony module of the International Space Station. It's planned return to Earth on Jan. 11, 2021 was delayed by bad weather at its Atlantic Ocean splashdown site. Poor weather on Earth forced a SpaceX supply ship to wave off the opportunity to make the first successful autonomous undocking from the International Space Station on Monday (Jan. 11). Video: See SpaceX's 1st automated uncrewed docking at space stationRelated: SpaceX launches upgraded Cargo Dragon to space station for NASAThis Cargo Dragon launched on Dec. 6 and made SpaceX's first autonomous supply ship docking at the International Space Station about 24 hours later. This mission, called CRS-21, marked the first time a Cargo Dragon did not use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to berth to the space station.
space.comJosh Groban won't let virus stop his live music and album
FILE - Josh Groban arrives at the 72nd annual Tony Awards on June 10, 2018, in New York. Groban has a new album "Harmony" due in November and three themed live streaming concerts, starting with a set featuring Broadway tunes in October. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)It's the sound of silence that Josh Groban finds hardest to hear during the pandemic. Quarantine hasn't stilled his voice or songwriting, but the give-and-get Groban usually enjoys from interacting with his audience is gone. Its an album that for me was was very therapeutic to sing.The album will form the backbone for the second of Groban's concerts on Nov. 26.
US new home sales jump 13.8% in June
The Commerce Department reported Thursday, April 23, that sales of new single-family homes dropped to a seasonally ajdjusted annual rate of 627,000 last month after sales had fallen 4.6% in February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)WASHINGTON Sales of new homes rose a sharp 13,8% in June, the second straight increase after two months when sales plunged as the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus. The Commerce Department reported Friday that the June gain pushed sales of new homes to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 776,000. A separate report Wednesday showed sales of previously owned homes surged 20.7% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.72 million. Even with the gain, which followed three months of declines, new home sales remain toughly 20% below pre-pandemic levels.
US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April
The Commerce Department reported Thursday, April 23, that sales of new single-family homes dropped to a seasonally ajdjusted annual rate of 627,000 last month after sales had fallen 4.6% in February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)WASHINGTON Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The sales drop was the largest one-month decline since a 22.5% fall in July 2010. That tail-off was preceded by the end a congressionally approved tax credit intended pull the housing market out of the 2006 collapse of the housing market. Sales were down in all parts of the country with the West seeing a 25% drop.
Huawei needs Android rival to succeed where Samsung, Microsoft failed
Rolling out a new operating system is pretty easy, especially for a big tech firm like Huawei. Even Samsung, which makes more smartphones than anyone else, has struggled to gain traction with its own operating system Tizen. Google problemHuawei has a pretty obvious reason for wanting to create its own operating system. Consumers who already owned Huawei smartphones were largely unaffected, Google said in May. Last quarter, global sales accounted for about one third of Huawei's smartphone shipments, according to IDC.