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Apr 09 2024
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A gunshot detection system in Somerville
Somerville is re-evaluating the use of ShotSpotter, a surveillance system that detects sounds indicative of gunfire. The devices have drawn scrutiny locally after leaked internal data revealed disproportionately high use in minority communities. Proponents of the technology say it saves lives and helps police catch criminals. Critics, including civil liberties advocates, raise concerns about
WBURApr 09 2024
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Idaho Teen Allegedly Devoted to ISIS Arrested Before Planned Church Attacks
An Idaho teenager who allegedly plotted to carry out attacks targeting local churches in the name of ISIS was arrested over the weekend, the Justice Department said. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, of Coeur d’Alene, was taken into custody on Saturday following an FBI investigation—he now faces a charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS. A criminal complaint alleges
Daily BeastApr 08 2024
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“We’re Gonna Smoke This F--ker Out”: Inside Steve Bannon’s MAGA Mutiny That Brought McCarthy’s House Down
Saturday, September 30, 2023, was a perfect fall day in Washington—sunny, seventy-two degrees—and Steve Bannon was spending it in the basement of his townhouse, the old Breitbart Embassy, now the command center for the MAGA movement, with the lights off and the shades drawn. His famous podcast studio was in the next room, but he was not on the air now. He was watching C-SPAN, as the House of
Vanity FairApr 08 2024
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Tiny plane that flew to Arkansas for eclipse crashes on way home fewer than 2 minutes into return flight
A small plane carrying four people home from a trip to watch the solar eclipse crashed in Arkansas on Monday, the local airport manager said. The Twin Navion aircraft had flown the group to the Clarksville Municipal Airport in Arkansas so they could witness the spectacular totality in the western part of the Razorback State, longtime airport manager Jim Looney told The Post. The group then
New York Post (News)Apr 08 2024
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Containers Are Being Removed From Ship That Hit Key Bridge
Workers on Sunday began removing containers from the giant cargo vessel that remains pinned under the metal remains of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, nearly two weeks after the ship struck the bridge and caused it to collapse. The removal of the containers is a “critical step” in the process of removing the 985-foot-long ship, the Dali, from the Port of Baltimore and reopening its main channel, the
New York Times (News)Apr 09 2024
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Moscow Accuses Hunter Biden-Linked Company of Terror Attacks
The Russian government has—without any evidence whatsoever—accused a Ukrainian energy company known for its ties to Hunter Biden of financing terrorist attacks. The Investigative Committee announced the startling claim in a press release Tuesday, accusing Burisma Holdings—where President Biden’s son once worked—of sponsoring terrorist attacks both “inside Russia and beyond its borders.”
Daily BeastApr 08 2024
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3 Dead After Shooter Opens Fire During Deposition in Las Vegas Law Office
A gunman opened fire in a law office during a deposition on Monday, fatally shooting two people before turning the gun on himself, Las Vegas police said. Officials responded to the shooting around 10 a.m. local time Monday morning in the Summerlin area in west Las Vegas, officials said, evacuating the multi-story office building and hundreds of people who were inside during the shooting.
Daily BeastApr 09 2024
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Teen flies almost 4,000 miles for solar eclipse
Llewellyn, Evan and mum Cathrin waiting for the solar eclipse on 8 April [Cathrin Edwards] When Evan John Griffiths came across an article about a solar eclipse happening on his birthday in a town with his name, he thought this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. The teenager and his family flew 3,967 miles (6,384.37 km) from Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire to Evansville, Indiana in the United
Yahoo NewsApr 08 2024
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City, county avoid most of OHV lawsuit with dismissal of all but 1 claim
Threat of $1 million in damages gone; plaintiffs still seek judgement on noise ordinances. A judge has agreed to dismiss a substantial portion of a 2022 lawsuit filed by 12 local off-highway vehicle (OHV) businesses and an advocacy group against the City of Moab and Grand County, for ordinances that restricted OHVs and related businesses. Seventh Judicial District Judge Don Torgerson agreed to
The Times-IndependentMar 18 2024
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Robinson pushes White House for details on terror watchlist suspect arrested in NC
The public deserves more information after police in rural North Carolina arrested a man whose name allegedly appears on a federal terrorist watch list, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Monday. The suspect in question, Awet Hagos, wasn’t accused by Gates County sheriff’s deputies of engaging in any terrorist activity. Local authorities arrested him last week for resisting arrest, carrying a
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