However you get your news, here are a few stories that stood out in local, state, federal and international news.
Last Monday, Cleveland City Hall was hit with a cyber attack that has inhibited city business for the past week.
The attack has been confirmed as a Ransomware incident.
While City Hall is still closed, essential city systems facilitating emergency services, waste collection, water, power and the city airport are not affected.
Signal Cleveland reported that wireless internet is still down at City Hall and Wi-Fi hotspots have been distributed so that employees can continue working.
Officials urged those in need of birth or death certificates to submit applications online or go to City Hall offices in Parma and Lakewood.
Ransomware incidents have increased for local and county governments this year.
The FDA has seen a sudden spike in salmonella cases in 28 states, likely tied to cucumbers.
States experiencing cases include Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.
About 15 million Americans have more than $49 billion in outstanding medical bills in collections, according to findings released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in April. That equates to around $3,267 of debt per patient.
The rules announced last Tuesday would bar credit-reporting agencies from factoring in medical debt in calculating credit scores. Lenders will no longer be allowed to use medical debt to determine if someone is eligible for a loan.
The proposal will be subject to weeks of public comment and if passed, would likely not take effect until 2025.
NBA & NHL Finals Update
Both the Boston Celtics and the Florida Panthers lead in their respective series, 3-1. In Game 4 of each series, the Dallas Mavericks and the Edmonton Oilers won convincingly after going down 3-0 in each of their matchups.
The Celtics hope to win the NBA Championship tonight in Boston, while the Panthers look to hoist the Stanley Cup tomorrow night.
The lawsuit claimed that Rocket Mortgage did not pay the correct amount of overtime wages and therefore violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
As part of the settlement, Rocket Mortgage denied the claims and said it did not violate any federal, state or local law regarding any of its employees.
There has been no mention of Rocket Mortgage changing its internal policies due to this case.
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