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Apr 18 2024
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Tacoma police to test gunshot-detection system. Shotspotter has faced criticism elsewhere
Tacoma Police Department soon will implement a gunshot-detection system called ShotSpotter in hopes of reducing violent crimes in the city. The Bureau of Justice Administration provided an $800,000 grant to the Police Department in order to assist officers with identifying, responding to and investigating gun crimes. The grant will fund the implementation and evaluation of three separate
The News TribuneApr 01 2024
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Test your eclipse knowledge with our quiz
Most of Michigan doesn't fall in the path of totality, but assuming skies are clear you'll still get a show. The moon crossing the sun will be visible with approved eclipse glasses or a safe eclipse viewer. There's one small sliver of Monroe County, near Toledo, that's expected to be in the path of totality. Residents of Luna Pier, right on Lake Erie, are excited. The head of astronomy at the
Detroit Free PressApr 12 2024
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Mass. defense lawyers say technical flaws persist in Breathalyzer testing
SPRINGFIELD — More than a decade after breath test evidence in drunken driving prosecutions came under heavy fire, legal advocates argue the state system of evaluating that evidence is still flawed.
Policies around Breathalyzer tests have flip-flopped as a result of a class action lawsuit and a 2023 decision by the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. The test results were excluded from
MassLive.comApr 08 2024
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Weapons Testing At Aberdeen Proving Ground April 8–12
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD — The Aberdeen Proving Ground will hold military weapons testing April 8-12 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Noise can be heard in areas off the installation during the testing period, authorities said in a news release. According to APG leadership, the testing is not hazardous to residents in surrounding communities. "Organizations on APG take every measure to mitigate
Patch.comApr 14 2024
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Electric, horseless carriages take a test run in Philadelphia's Queen Village neighborhood
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A local startup is piloting a new kind of ride in Philadelphia, one that offers the charm of traditional horse-drawn carriages without any horses. Riders had the opportunity to try out the horseless carriages Sunday in a parking lot in Queen Village. The e-carriages, pioneered by the startup FREe-Carriages, are what the company calls a "cruelty-free and environmentally
CBS News (Online)Apr 18 2024
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GloRilla Arrested on DUI Charges in Georgia as Police Say Rapper Refused to Take Breath Test
Rapper GloRilla has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence, possessing an open container in a motor vehicle and failure to obey a traffic control device. According to an incident report obtained by PEOPLE, the "Tomorrow 2" performer received the charges in the morning on April 16 in Suwanee, Georgia, where she was arrested by police after allegedly making a U-turn at a
PeopleApr 03 2024
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Uber Eats, Waymo Test Autonomous Food Delivery
Uber Eats is delivering some orders in the Phoenix area using Waymo’s autonomous vehicles. The multi-year partnership, which began last May, already includes the self-driving cars being available to rideshare passengers as a vehicle option. “The program is starting with a small group of restaurants, but Uber officials said they expect the list to be over 10 restaurants in the next few weeks,”
MediaPostApr 13 2024
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St. Paul superintendent's tenure ends after ‘some tests,’ national praise
Joe Gothard settled his 6-foot-6 frame into a bean-bag chair on a recent morning at the American Indian Magnet School in St. Paul. He was there to observe a reading intervention class — a routine that dates to the fall — and he noted the name on the chair, which was Big Joe. That had been his nickname in his hometown of Madison, Wis., where he will return as that district's new schools chief
Star TribuneApr 06 2024
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As Russia tests for weak spots, Ukraine is banking on enemy mistakes
It generated little attention: another Russian assault in eastern Ukraine, across barren, pock-marked fields, met by determined, nimble resistance. In an attack that defied logic, a Russian armored column lumbered across open countryside near the village of Tonenke in Donetsk and was picked off by drones and anti-tank weapons. Geolocated videos indicate that the Russians lost about a dozen
CNN (Online News)Apr 15 2024
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Harlingen South eyes regional golf test after another strong district showing
HARLINGEN — For a third straight year the Harlingen South boys golf team has taken a district title, and now the girls have a streak of their own, winning back-to-back titles in District 32-5A. Harlingen South head boys coach Anthony Milligan and head girls coach Tiffany Albury have been in charge of the programs the past three years as they shift their focus to the Region IV-5A tournament
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