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UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak

UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak

A website called UK Visa Portal is publicly exposing the passports and selfie photos of applicants who signed up and paid the site to obtain a U.K immigration visa, TechCrunch has learned. An anonymous person notified TechCrunch about the security lapse, saying that the website is exposing at least 100,000 documents from people who uploaded their passports and selfies to the website as part of the application process. The website is not affiliated with the U.K. government, and some have complained that they mistakenly paid a fee to this company instead of using the official GOV.UK website. TechCrunch confirmed that UK Visa Portal is the source of the data leak and verified the authenticity of the exposed data by contacting affected individuals to ask if their information was accurate. UK Visa Portal does not have a way to report security issues through its website, nor does its website provide names or contact information for the company’s management. TechCrunch sent an email to the address listed on UK Visa Portal’s website to alert the company that …

A Portal Fantasy, Gods-Turned-Human, and More New YA Book Releases for April 22, 2026

A Portal Fantasy, Gods-Turned-Human, and More New YA Book Releases for April 22, 2026

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s a big week for celebrating and taking small actions to help make the world a little better. First: it’s National Library Week. If you have access to a public, school, academic, or special library, take the time to show up and browse this week. Then take a moment to write to the library board and let them know just how much you appreciate the place. There’s no need to make this long or complicated. A simple letter that says you love the thoughtful displays in the library and/or appreciate the range of programming or available titles is enough. Now, more than ever, boards hear from those who want to complain, rather than celebrate. Be the positive light and reminder of how great the library is. If you’re reading this on the day it publishes, April 22, then it’s also Earth Day. If you are able, get outside and into nature, whether it’s today or sometime this week. …

This tariff-refund portal is about to be America’s hottest website : NPR

This tariff-refund portal is about to be America’s hottest website : NPR

On Monday, the U.S. Customs portal will start accepting refund requests from businesses that paid President Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional. Nickolai Hammar/NPR hide caption toggle caption Nickolai Hammar/NPR After weeks of waiting to hear how — or whether — the U.S. government might refund the tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, Monday is the day it finally begins. Imagine tens of thousands of business owners with their fingers hovering over laptops, ready to enter America’s hottest new queue: the U.S. tariff refund portal. U.S. Customs is launching just the first phase of payouts, so not all the goods imported under the illegal tariffs will immediately qualify. And the latest federal guidance says that after refund requests are approved, it could take 60 to 90 days to return the money to the importer. Still, this marks a turning point for U.S. importers, who’ve waited for clarity for exactly two months since the U.S. Supreme Court declared most of President Trump’s tariffs unconstitutional. The high court did not opine on the …

Suffering: A Portal to Love

Suffering: A Portal to Love

The older I get, the more I realize that suffering is not selective. No one is immune. It touches every life, regardless of status, race, success, good choices, or even good intentions. To be human is to suffer. The question is not if we will suffer, but how we will relate to it. Carl Jung beautifully said, ”To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” There is a widespread belief, often unspoken, that something has gone wrong when we are suffering. That pain means failure, weakness, or divine absence. But suffering is not a detour from life; it is woven into the fabric of it. And while suffering is inevitable, not all suffering is the same. There is necessary suffering, and there is unnecessary suffering. Necessary suffering is the kind that accompanies growth, truth-telling, love, loss, and transformation. Unnecessary suffering often arises from resistance, avoidance, denial, unhealthy attachments, or the stories we tell ourselves about our pain. Much of the work of emotional and spiritual maturity is learning …

Indiana Lands Star-Studded Group From Transfer Portal While Preparing for National Championship Game

Indiana Lands Star-Studded Group From Transfer Portal While Preparing for National Championship Game

But it apparently didn’t bother their 2026 roster construction efforts too much. As the program gets ready to face Miami in the national championship game, Indiana has put together arguably the nation’s best collection of transfers for its 2026 roster. Ole Miss’ transfer class isn’t that far behind heading into Friday’s closing of the portal window. Texas Tech and Texas A&M also put together impressive transfer classes, though their playoff runs ended before the portal window opened. A look at the AP’s top 10 transfer classes in order: Josh Hoover, who threw for 71 touchdowns and more than 9,600 yards at TCU from 2022-25, is the heir apparent to Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza at quarterback. He will pass to Nick Marsh (59 catches, 662 yards, 6 TDs at Michigan State last season) and Shazz Preston (43-723-4 at Tulane). Turbo Richard rushed for 749 yards and nine touchdowns at Boston College. Indiana also added offensive lineman Joe Brunner (formerly at Wisconsin) and defensive linemen Tobi Osunsanmi (Kansas State), Chiddi Obiazor (Kansas State) and Josh Burnham …