Woman was forced by gunpoint from parking lot in abduction at Walden Galleria, police say
Woman was forced by gunpoint from parking lot in abduction at Walden Galleria, police say.....»»
Mourners honor woman who was raped and killed in Poland"s capital after fleeing Belarus
Mourners honor woman who was raped and killed in Poland"s capital after fleeing Belarus.....»»
Civilian 911 responders can enhance public safety, study finds
Deploying paramedics, social workers, and others to non-criminal emergency calls could significantly boost a police department's ability to respond to criminal emergencies while reducing negative interactions with the community, according to new Univ.....»»
Big Tech firms beat lawsuit from child laborers forced to work in cobalt mines
Buying cobalt doesn't make US firms liable for abuses in DR Congo, court rules. Enlarge / Workers at a cobalt mine in the Mwenga territory of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 14, 2023. (credit:.....»»
Alternative app marketplaces won"t work outside of the EU
A combination of on-device geolocation checks and Apple ID restrictions stop alternative app marketplaces from working outside of the EU — even preventing app updates.Apple is locking alternative app marketplaces to the EUApple was forced to comply.....»»
Tesla"s Berlin factory to remain closed until next week after suspected arson nearby
Tesla was forced to evacuate the plant after suspected arson at a nearby high-voltage pylon caused power failures throughout the region......»»
IPTV Piracy Group Members Arrested For Signal Theft, Fraud, Money Laundering
Officers of the Quebec Provincial Police (Sûreté du Québec) carried out raids this week against suspected members of an IPTV piracy group operating in Canada. At least five people were arrested on suspicion of various crimes including theft of tel.....»»
Netflix"s "Chicken Nugget" trailer has to be seen to be believed
Netflix has released the trailer for 'Chicken Nugget' and it simply must be seen to be believed. If you didn't wake up today thinking you needed a series about a woman who suddenly becomes a chicken nugget in your life, we're here to surprise y.....»»
Integrity of "independent" state traffic stop analysis questioned by researcher"s opposite conclusions
A Northeastern University professor who found a persistent and widespread discrepancy in how often Massachusetts police ticket white drivers and drivers of color is questioning the analysis of a report released by the state Executive Office of Public.....»»
You probably haven’t seen this underrated 2004 thriller. Here’s why you should watch it now
Nicole Kidman plays a woman with a very strange dilemma in an oddball 2004 thriller that deserves a second look......»»
William Gibson"s "Neuromancer" is coming to Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has announced the development of a ten-episode science-fiction drama based on William Gibson's award-winning novel "Neuromancer."Image Credit: Apple TV+The series will center around a skilled but troubled hacker named Case, who is forced in.....»»
Police pullback linked to increases in crime
When police pull back, crime accelerates. But policing alone is no cure-all. That's the takeaway from a new Denver-area study co-authored by researchers at CU Boulder and collaborators in Nebraska, Michigan, and South Carolina......»»
Researchers: We can"t say yet if grid-breaking thunderstorms are getting worse, but we shouldn"t wait to find out
On February 13, six transmission line towers in Victoria were destroyed by extreme wind gusts from thunderstorms, leading to forced electricity outages affecting tens of thousands of people. The intense winds knocked trees onto local power lines or t.....»»
Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets
Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world's favorite brews......»»
The bog is where forensics and archaeology meet to solve "cold cases"
Occasionally, police investigators find themselves announcing archaeological discoveries, rather than criminal findings. In 1984, for example, police oversaw the recovery of the Iron Age bog body (a naturally mummified corpse found in a peat bog) lat.....»»
Subaru plants in Japan restart more than week after worker death
Subaru plants in Japan resume production after a rare worker death forced the company's main global production hub to suspend operations for more than a week......»»
Does hosting the Olympics, the World Cup or other major sports events really pay off?
After a long battle, Paris's beloved bouquinistes will be staying put this summer. The decision, announced on 13 February by the French government, came after considerable public backlash to the police prefecture's original plan to move part of the i.....»»
Windows 11 could soon deliver updates that don’t need a reboot
If you’ve ever had a reboot forced on you by a Windows update, you’ll know how useful this change could be......»»
App Review"s sudden enforcement of an in-app gift rule catches a meditation app off guard
Insight Timer is a popular meditation app that allows students to tip teachers directly, but an App Review mistake that took over a year to catch has forced the developer to adopt in-app purchases and pay Apple's 30% commission.Insight Timer on the A.....»»
Racing Driver Arrested as Police Target Thailand’s Largest & Oldest Torrent Site
On Monday, anti-piracy coalition ACE announced the shutdown of SiamBit, an 18-year-old torrent site said to have as many as 100,000 paying members, mostly from Thailand. While those details are unusual, the bigger picture is quite extraordinary. Four.....»»
Wide variation in rates of police killings suggests unnecessary deaths
One in three police homicides could have been avoided without endangering police or the public, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. Eight percent of all homicides of adult men in the United States are committed by police......»»