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“No bank account numbers or Social Security numbers were compromised, other than: about 140,000 Social Security numbers of our credit card customers” and “about 80,000 linked bank account numbers of our secured credit card customers,” the company wrote in its Monday night statement about the breach. “For our Canadian credit card customers, approximately 1 million Social Insurance Numbers were compromised in this incident.” Paige Thompson, a 33-year-old living in Seattle, has been accused of breaking into the company’s servers between March 12 and July 17....

The Capitals announced Tuesday, they have re-signed the winger to a two-year deal worth $6.7 million that carries an average annual value of $3.35 million. “Jakub is a highly skilled player with a tremendous upside and is a big part of our future,” senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan said in a statement. “We are pleased with his development the past two seasons and are looking forward for him to continue to develop and reach his full potential with our organization....

The Capitals and Maple Leafs will face each another in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium located in Annapolis, Md. This will be the first U.S. service academies stadium that the league plans to use as a stage for its series of outdoor games. The initiative will continue over the next few seasons, according to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. MORE: NHL trade deadline winners and losers This matchup will be yet another rematch of last year’s epic first round between the two franchises, when five of the six games went into overtime and all were decided by just one goal....

To hear the generals, the war is on schedule. There are no surprises. A film clip shows coalition forces handing candy to Iraqi children. Change the channel to get the perspective of reporters on the ground and the images are quite different. Fighting vehicles stuck in the mud; angry Iraqis thrusting their fists at the invaders; humanitarian aid stalled because of guerilla fighting. Nearly every prediction about this war has proved wrong....

Conservatives cheered and Democrats rushed to the microphone to condemn Bush for turning his back on the country’s civil-rights agenda. Few expected the president to be so bold in tackling a racially sensitive issue so soon after his party’s anguish over Trent Lott. If a thoughtless birthday reminiscence about the good old days could provoke a firestorm, why would Bush invite another fight about race? Bush took a hard-line stance for reasons both principled and political....

Strawberries also contain many healthy nutrients, such as flavonoids, anthocyanins, and ellagitannins. These antioxidants have been studied for their anti-inflammatory properties in conditions such as cancer and heart disease. Additionally, strawberries have been studied in blood sugar control in diabetes. Research studies have also examined the effects of strawberry consumption on cholesterol levels, and the results of these studies appear to be promising. Benefits for Cholesterol Levels There have been a handful of studies that have examined the effects of consuming strawberries on cholesterol levels....

“These teams are used to having great communication. Now you can do it through teleconferencing, but there are already teams worried about having their Zoom teleconference hacked in by another team. That’s been a question that’s been raised right now,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Tuesday on “Get Up.” A few teams have publicly voiced their concerns about online safety. Ravens coach John Harbaugh explained his worries in a conference call with reporters Monday....

Sixteen months on since Woods put on the Green Jacket again, the latter seems the more plausible answer as uncertainty continues to surround the 44-year-old, his fitness and his game. So often an accurate bellwether, not even bookmakers know what to make of Woods ahead of the PGA Championship, which starts on Thursday at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California. DraftKings has him as a 20/1 fifth-favorite, while BetAmerica has him as a 28/1 outsider and at 37/1 Woods is not even within the top-10 favorites with FanDuel....

Can Two Routers Be Used on the Same Home Network? Yes, using two (or even more than two) routers on the same home network is possible. The benefits of a two-router network include: Support for more wired devices: If the first router is wired Ethernet, it supports a limited number of connected devices (typically only four or five). A second router provides more open Ethernet ports, allowing additional computers to join the network....

Can You Delete Facebook and Keep Messenger? As of today, Facebook is the social media with the most content ever in the history of the internet, its user base has remained solid, and the lack of a proper competitor has profoundly exalted its desire to consolidate itself at the peak of the social media hierarchy. But it lost its popularity recently. But users want to retain Messenger and remove Facebook....

Both strep throat and mono do have similar symptoms, including a sore throat, fever, and swollen glands. In most cases, though, mono is suspected in a child who tests negative for strep but has persistent symptoms. Strep vs. Mono Tests Tests can be done to evaluate a child for each infection, including: They aren’t usually all done at the same time, though, especially at the first sign that a child has a sore throat and fever....

ACA Goal: Insure Most Americans and Keep Them Insured The overarching goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to extend health insurance coverage to as many Americans as possible. In that regard, it’s had significant success. From 2010 through 2016, the number of people with health insurance in the U.S. increased by roughly 20 million. And although the uninsured rate has been increasing since 2017, it has been below 10% since 2015....

The Tottenham star set a new record for Premier League goals in a calendar year with a hat-trick against Southampton on Tuesday. Kane’s first Boxing Day goal was his 37th in the English top flight in 2017, breaking the record set by Alan Shearer in 1995, the year he won the title with Blackburn Rovers. The race for the 2017-18 Premier League Golden Boot is now truly on, with Kane overtaking Mohamed Salah as we move towards the New Year....

Make a full taskbar with start menu on the secondary monitor When I move a window from the primary monitor to the secondary monitor, I want the icon to move to the secondary monitor’s taskbar. Thank you!

Is Google Sky Map Available for iPhone? Google Sky Map isn’t available for iOS yet. It’s an Android-only app for now. Several capable star-gazing alternatives are available for the iPhone and iPad you can use instead. Here are three recommended star mapping apps among the several available on the Apple Store. Is Sky Map a Google App? Sky Map started its life as a Google app for Android phones. Google employees developed it as a side project thanks to Google’s famed “20% Time rule,” where they could spend 20% of their time on personal ideas....

Specifically, it’s about Canada not having an NHL team of its own to root for in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and one American team trying to become the country’s adoptive squad for the next few weeks. MORE: Best Blues players of all time The Blues, who reside squarely in the middle of the U.S., dropped ALL THE CANADA into their two-minute video pitch Friday. Only a Mountie and Geddy Lee were missing, it seemed....

Although Red Fly Studio’s Star Wars game was axed, Borth made it clear during the Q&A that the studio is doing all it can to revive the Darth Maul title. He also elaborated that in order to do so, developers would need to create strong conceptual designs in order to impress Electronic Arts higher-ups who wield the decision as to whether or not it gets green-lit once more, saying:...