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		<title>Vegas Witnesses Demolition of Last True Mob Casino the Tropicana</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Las Vegas said goodbye to the Tropicana casino early Wednesday morning, bringing down the last true mob-era structure on the Strip. Accompanied by fireworks, the implosion reduced the casino&#8217;s hotel towers to rubble in a predawn spectacle. This marked the city&#8217;s first major implosion since 2016 as part of a project to clear land for a $1.5 billion stadium for the Oakland Athletics baseball team. The team is relocating to Sin City as part of its push to become a sports hub. The Tropicana Las Vegas, which had operated for 67 years before closing in April, was one of the…]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Las Vegas said goodbye to the Tropicana casino early Wednesday morning, bringing down the last true mob-era structure on the Strip.<br />
Accompanied by fireworks, the implosion reduced the casino&#8217;s hotel towers to rubble in a predawn spectacle.<br />
This marked the city&#8217;s first major implosion since 2016 as part of a project to clear land for a $1.5 billion stadium for the Oakland Athletics baseball team. The team is relocating to Sin City as part of its push to become a sports hub.<br />
The Tropicana Las Vegas, which had operated for 67 years before closing in April, was one of the Strip&#8217;s oldest properties and a rare remnant of the city&#8217;s colorful past.<br />
Opening in 1957 with 300 rooms, it cost $15 million to build—a record at that time.<br />
In its heyday, the &#8220;Tiffany of the Strip&#8221; was renowned for its luxurious design and reputation as a celebrity hangout.<br />
The Rat Pack&#8217;s Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. were all regulars.<br />
Elvis Presley was also known to make appearances at the Tropicana, often catching shows or mingling with friends. Parts of his 1964 movie Viva Las Vegas and Sean Connery&#8217;s sixth James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever, were also filmed there, adding to the building&#8217;s allure.<br />
While the casino was famous for its glamorous atmosphere, its history also included ties to organized crime.<br />
Italian American Mobster Frank Costello had a financial interest in the property when it opened. Weeks later, he survived an assassination attempt in New York, and a note found in his pocket revealed the Tropicana&#8217;s earnings, suggesting a deeper criminal web.<br />
The casino became involved in a broader investigation in the 1970s, when federal authorities looked into Kansas City mobsters skimming millions from several Las Vegas casinos, including the Tropicana.<br />
Charges related to the Tropicana resulted in multiple convictions, further cementing its place in Las Vegas lore.<br />
The demolition followed a tradition of transforming casino implosions into public events.<br />
&#8220;What Las Vegas has done, in classic Las Vegas style, they&#8217;ve turned many of these implosions into spectacles,&#8221; said Geoff Schumacher, historian and vice president at the Mob Museum.<br />
This approach began in 1993 when former casino mogul Steve Wynn made the Dunes&#8217; implosion an entertainment spectacle, broadcasting the event and staging a dramatic storyline to accompany it.<br />
The Tropicana&#8217;s original low-rise wings had survived multiple renovations over the years, making it a rare piece of Las Vegas history amid the Strip&#8217;s rapid transformation.<br />
Notable features, like the stained glass ceiling added in 1979, adored for its distinctive green and amber hues, became emblematic of the casino&#8217;s midcentury charm.<br />
With the Tropicana gone, the Flamingo is the only Vegas casino remaining from the city&#8217;s mob era, though its original buildings have been rebuilt.<br />
Fans and regulars were given a chance to say goodbye to The Tropicana before its April closure.<br />
&#8220;Old Vegas, it&#8217;s going,&#8221; said Joe Zappulla, a New Jersey resident who visited the casino shortly before it locked its doors for good.<br />
This article includes reporting from The Associated Press.</p>
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		<title>Android Users Warned Fingerprint and Credit Card Data at Risk</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Android users are being warned that their fingerprint and credit card data is at risk after cybersecurity researchers found key issues in the device&#8217;s mobile operating systems. Switzerland&#8217;s École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne found more than 30 problems within Google&#8217;s mobile operating system, showing that Android users could be at significant risk. &#8220;The main risk is that hackers can get a foothold in your system and gain lifelong access to your data as long as you have the same phone. Your phone is no longer secure,&#8221; cybersecurity researcher Mathias Payer, who is in charge of EPFL&#8217;s HexHive Laboratory, said in…]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Android users are being warned that their fingerprint and credit card data is at risk after cybersecurity researchers found key issues in the device&#8217;s mobile operating systems.<br />
Switzerland&#8217;s École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne found more than 30 problems within Google&#8217;s mobile operating system, showing that Android users could be at significant risk.<br />
&#8220;The main risk is that hackers can get a foothold in your system and gain lifelong access to your data as long as you have the same phone. Your phone is no longer secure,&#8221; cybersecurity researcher Mathias Payer, who is in charge of EPFL&#8217;s HexHive Laboratory, said in a statement.<br />
The researchers found the security problems by throwing random inputs of code toward the software, identifying 34 bugs in all and 17 labeled as &#8220;critical.&#8221;<br />
Due to these bugs, researchers warned Android users could easily have their fingerprint, face, credit card and Social Security information stolen by hackers.<br />
The research report looked at over 35,000 phone applications and indicated iPhone users could face similar risks.<br />
&#8220;We studied the Android system because of the open nature of its platform, but similar security flaws are likely present in the iPhone ecosystem as well,&#8221; Payer said. &#8220;We see much less public security research on iPhones due to Apple&#8217;s closed approach which forces researchers to first reverse engineer essential information that is publicly available on Android.&#8221;<br />
The researchers alerted the affected vendors of their findings and gave them 90 days to make the fixes but ultimately published their findings.<br />
For several years, attackers have been shifting their focus to more aggressively target mobile device users, said Michael Covington, the vice president of portfolio strategy for Apple device management company Jamf.<br />
&#8220;Though recent work may specifically highlight Android device vulnerabilities, both of the major platforms are being targeted, and for good reason,&#8221; Covington told Newsweek. &#8220;As more and more data is generated on and accessed through smartphones, these mobile platforms have become the nerve center for both consumers and mobile-first organizations.&#8221;<br />
Covington urged both Android and iPhone users to adopt a mobile security strategy with several layers of defense, but businesses need to implement key changes as well.<br />
&#8220;Our research shows that 40 percent of mobile users are running a device with known vulnerabilities, so this is low-hanging fruit for security teams to focus on before there&#8217;s a breach,&#8221; Covington said.<br />
&#8220;Building upon that base, it is imperative that mobile security also includes defensive capabilities to stop common attacks like malicious apps that circumvent app store protections, and phishing attacks that trick users into parting with sensitive credentials and data.&#8221;</p>
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