Hackers target vaccine research

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<p>As concerns over foreign hackers targeting U.S. vaccine research increase, congressional Republicans are introducing legislation to beef up enforcement. But with the world&rsquo;s nations pushing for a coronavirus vaccine, <a href="https://apple.news/AIcvHkSPqSNelgjFm7QNnbw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">POLITICO Magazine</a> says this arms-race approach might be counterproductive. The <a href="https://apple.news/AfN7jTg5_SRahVy7EVJe8Mg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has an op-ed signed by the leaders of eight nations, calling for international cooperation in developing a vaccine. And a cybersecurity expert tells <a href="https://apple.news/A1mMcob5ITcm2LIlsn_TZeA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS NewsHour</a> he&rsquo;s not concerned about hackers trying to gain access to vaccine research.</p> <p>China and the U.S. are launching competing Mars probes in a modern-day space race, the <a href="https://apple.news/AMHtkOugdQRKOs592xyHS1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AbeGi9g7-SiuifgNIuop8_Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> charts the evolution of the vice presidency. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AoK2wUOWBTSSUAAJ9zfcmEg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> proposes that Joe Biden&rsquo;s VP pick could be the most influential in history.</p> <p>Finally, the <a href="https://apple.news/AW1UDHBeDR1aBz_azXCksTQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> brings us an interview with an original Rosie the Riveter.</p>