You Might Want To Take Another Pass At Your Passwords Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News You Might Want To Take Another Pass At Your Passwords They have become so complicated that, in some cases, passwords have undermined their own security intent. But experts say there is still value in keeping your digital door locked with a good password. Read this story Federal Judge Blocks Obama's Executive Actions On Immigration The day before the first of President Obama's executive actions on immigration were to take effect, the new rules have been put on hold by a federal judge's ruling in South Texas. Read this story Storm That Gave Southern States 1st Winter Blast Takes Aim At MidAtlantic After weeks of snow in the Northeast, several Southern states were hit. The storm was moving into the Mid-Atlantic states Tuesday, prompting the federal government to close Washington-area offices. Read this story Pity For Penguins: They Can't Taste Their Dinner Savory fish are a staple for penguins, but the poor birds lack the ability to taste the umami flavor of their meals. One hypothesis? The genes at play got frozen out of commission. Read this story Judge Temporarily Blocks Obama's Executive Action On Immigration A federal judge temporarily blocked President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration Monday, giving a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit that aims to permanently stop the orders. Read this story more news stories

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