Education Tool Canvas Hacked, Multiple US College Newspapers Report

LOS ANGELES, May 7 (Reuters) – Education ⁠tool ⁠Canvas, used by schools, ⁠colleges and universities for grades and other class materials, ​was hacked, blocking students from accessing the application, multiple college student newspapers reported ‌on Thursday. The Harvard Crimson reported ‌that students could not gain access to the site beginning ⁠on Thursday ⁠afternoon with hacking …

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Trump to Deliver Remarks at Rose Garden on Friday, White House Says

WASHINGTON, May ⁠7 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald ​Trump will ‌deliver remarks ‌in ⁠the Rose ⁠Garden at the ​White House ​on Friday at ⁠1200 ET (1600 ⁠GMT), ⁠the White House ​said late ​on ⁠Thursday. The president’s ⁠schedule released by the White House ⁠did not mention what the remarks would be about. (Reporting ⁠by Kanishka Singh …

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Venezuela Confirms Prisoner’s Death, After Mother’s Long Search

CARACAS, May 7 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government on Thursday confirmed ⁠that ⁠a detainee whose 82-year-old ⁠mother had spent more than a year searching for him had ​died last July, after a court this week rejected a bid to release him, citing ‌the crimes he allegedly committed. Victor ‌Quero died in July 2025, the government said …

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Cyberattack shutters Canvas learning platform for schools across the U.S.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Instructure, the company behind the learning management system Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a …

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