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FBI’s Facial Recognition Programs Under Fire Over Privacy, Accuracy Concerns
The bureau has largely ignored the Government Accountability Office’s concerns about its use of facial recognition in criminal investigations.
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Living on the wrong side of a time zone can be hazardous to your health
Less sleep but perhaps more enjoyment for those who live on the eastern edge of a time zone.
FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, a member of an armed group of U.S. citizens who have been stopping migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffers capsule anomaly during Florida tests
Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffered an anomaly in one of its Crew Dragon capsules while conducting engine tests at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Saturday, the company said.
Doves, heartbreak and hope on 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre
A week-long series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre culminates on Saturday with a remembrance ceremony celebrating the lives of the 13 victims slain in the rampage.
Tiger attacks Kansas zoo keeper after ‘error’ brought two together
A rare Sumatran tiger attacked a woman working at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas on Saturday in an incident witnessed by several visitors, an official said.
U.S. service member dies in non-combat incident in Iraq: statement
An American service member died in a “non-combat incident” on Saturday in Ninawa Province, Iraq, the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State said in a statement.
Columbine principal, haunted by 20-year-old massacre, still recites victims’ names
Each morning for the last two decades, Frank DeAngelis has recited aloud the names of the 13 people killed at Columbine High School, where he served as principal during the 1999 massacre that marked a modern era of mass school shootings.
Cyber expert credited with stopping ‘WannaCry’ attack admits malware charges
A British cyber security researcher hailed as a hero for neutralizing the global “WannaCry” ransomware attack in 2017 has pleaded guilty to U.S. charges of writing malware.
U.S. Intelligence Institutionally Politicized Toward Democrats
The CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies have become bastions of political liberals and the pro-Democratic Party views of intelligence personnel have increased under President Donald Trump
Employee privacy at stake as corporate surveillance tech monitors workers’ every move
Employee privacy in the US is at stake as corporate surveillance technology monitors workers’ every move
Deadly storm knocks out power in U.S. South, threatens east coast
A second wave of tornadoes and thunderstorms to hit the U.S. South and Midwest this week turned deadly on Thursday with three people reported killed, as the storms pushed eastward on Friday, officials and media accounts said.
Florida man arrested for threatening members of U.S. Congress
U.S. officials arrested a South Florida man on Friday for leaving racist and obscenity-laden voicemails with three Democratic members of Congress that defended U.S. President Donald Trump and directed ire at U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar.
Admitted Russian agent Butina asks U.S. court to be lenient
Maria Butina, who has admitted to working as a Russian agent to infiltrate an influential U.S. gun rights group and make inroads with conservative activists and Republicans, asked the court to sentence her to time served ahead of her April 26 sentencing, according to court documents.
U.S. arrests former Marine connected to North Korea embassy raid in Spain
U.S. authorities on Thursday arrested a former U.S. Marine who is a member of a group that allegedly raided the North Korean embassy in Madrid in February and stole electronics, according to two sources familiar with the arrest.
Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman pleads guilty in New York sex cult case
Seagram liquor heiress Clare Bronfman pleaded guilty on Friday to harboring an illegal immigrant and enabling credit card fraud as part of an alleged sex cult based in upstate New York.
California couple sentenced to life in prison in severe child abuse case
A Southern California couple who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from grim, headline-making accusations they beat, starved and shackled their 13 children in the family’s home were due to be sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in prison.
Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report: Reuters/Ipsos poll
The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last U.S. presidential election, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll.
Mueller report strengthens resolves on both sides of political spectrum
After months as volunteer activists demanding that President Donald Trump be impeached, Eileen and Michael O’Brien sat on their couch on Thursday, cracked open a laptop and began to read the 448-page special counsel report that liberals have dreamed would make impeachment a reality.
Man who mailed white powder to Trump’s sons gets probation
A Massachusetts man was sentenced on Friday to five years of probation after admitting he mailed threatening letters filled with a suspicious white powder to several prominent people, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons.
Time to Lead , Govern & Create – Lead Or Get Out Of The Batters Box !!
WYBN TV 14 News – Windham , NY 4/19/2019 WYBN TV 14 does editorials very rarely but when we do it, we try to be cogent & to the point. Our second editorial ever follows. The Mueller report is in, great news, effort & conclusion. However to continue...
Supreme Court girds for fight over Trump census citizenship question
Sitting on a working-class commercial strip in the shadows of an above-ground rail line, a group called Make the Road New York’s busy street-level offices are easy to miss. But its mission to support and advocate for immigrants is front and center.
Rapper Kodak Black arrested in New York on drug, weapons charges
Rapper Kodak Black was released from custody by the New York State Police on Thursday after being arrested on drug and gun charges while coming across the Canada-U.S. border near Niagara Falls, police said.
EX-DEA HEAD: US BORDER “COLLAPSING”
Says gov running out of space to house illegal families
Are anti-tax Republicans softening on the idea of a gas tax increase?
Higher state gasoline taxes have won approval in seven Republican-run states since President Donald Trump took office
Judge upholds New York City’s mandatory measles vaccination order
New York City’s Department of Health defended its mandatory measles vaccination order in a state court on Thursday after a group of anonymous Brooklyn parents sued, arguing that the order was unconstitutional.
U.S. launches four-state study to find ways to reduce opioid overdose deaths
U.S. health officials on Thursday said they will spend $350 million in four states to study ways to best deal with the nation’s opioid crisis on the local level, with a goal of reducing opioid-related overdose deaths by 40 percent over three years in selected communities in those states.
Banks ordered to disclose bondholder information to Puerto Rico board
A judge on Thursday ordered banks to comply with a request from Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board to disclose customer information related to certain debt issued by the bankrupt U.S. commonwealth.
For Notre-Dame, lessons from a fire-damaged New York cathedral
Before the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris can begin, engineers may have to tap nearly every stone in the cathedral and listen for subtle sounds of damage, according to specialists who repaired one of the largest cathedrals in the world in New York after a devastating 2001 fire.
U.S. court upholds most of California’s ‘sanctuary’ migrant laws
The Trump administration lost a court bid on Thursday aimed at striking down California’s “sanctuary” statutes that prevent local law enforcement from helping the U.S. government’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
91 ILLEGALS STOPPED BY PATRIOTS PATROLLING US/MEXICO BORDER
Nearly 100 people turned over to Border Patrol after citizens caught them sneaking across
Man who carried gas cans into NY cathedral charged with attempted arson
A 37-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday night after walking into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City with two full gasoline cans, lighter fluid and lighters, police said.
HISTORIC MURAL REMOVED FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE IT ONLY FEATURES WHITE CHILDREN
Painting taken down because it doesn’t reflect modern day “diversity” of Chicago
Japan extradites father, son charged by U.S. in $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme
Japan has extradited a father and son to the United States to face charges in Las Vegas over their alleged roles in a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme that bilked thousands of Japanese residents.
Man gets life in prison for stabbing policeman at Michigan airport
A Tunisian man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for stabbing a police officer at the airport in Flint, Michigan, a decision a federal judge said was made easier by the defendant’s defiant and angry remarks in court.
Uber unveils safety measures after college student’s murder
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is rolling out new features for the safety of its riders, NBC News reported on Thursday.
Corruption Fuels Border Crisis, Global Economic Woes
Evidence continues to accumulate that a rising tide of corruption threatens economic progress and freedom around the globe.
In campaign against gun violence, Columbine students aim to shock with final photos
Last month, Kaylee Tyner and other students at Columbine High School launched a campaign dubbed #MyLastShot, asking students across the country to pledge to publicize images of their deaths if they became victims of a mass shooting.
Barr says Mueller probe did not establish Trump coordination with Russia
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find that President Donald Trump or members of his campaign worked with Russia during the 2016 presidential election.
Ban the bunny: California aims to end post-Easter parade of unwanted rabbits
Californians can eat chocolate bunnies and snuggle plush Peter Cottontail dolls to their heart’s content this Easter.
North Korea rejects Pompeo from nuclear dialogue: KCNA
North Korea no longer wants U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo involved in nuclear talks, calling for someone who “is more careful and mature in communicating”, state media said on Thursday.
How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups
Six years after it was excoriated for allegedly targeting conservative organizations, the agency has largely given up on regulating an entire category of nonprofits. The result: More dark money gushes into the political system.
Young woman obsessed with Columbine found dead after frantic manhunt
Public schools in Jefferson County, the site of Columbine High School, and nearby districts were closed on Wednesday as police hunted for an armed Florida woman “infatuated” with the Columbine massacre, three days before the 20th anniversary of that attack.
Dozens of doctors in Appalachia charged in opioid fraud bust
Dozens of medical professionals in Appalachia, a region hard-hit by the U.S. opioid crisis, have been charged with writing hundreds of thousands of illegal prescriptions and committing health care fraud, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Florida judge blocks release of video in Patriots owner prostitution case
Florida prosecutors will release video of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and two dozen other men inside a Florida massage parlor where they were arrested in a prostitution sting despite the billionaire’ s legal objections, the Boston Globe reported on Wednesday.
Creditor group seeks to wrest probing power from Puerto Rico board
A group of public labor unions and other creditors on Wednesday asked a judge to grant it power to pursue probes into individuals who contributed to Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis because the U.S. commonwealth’s federally created financial oversight board has failed to do so.
Carl’s Jr to be first U.S. fast food chain to sell CBD-laced burger
Carl’s Jr will become the first fast food chain to sell a CBD-infused hamburger when its “Rocky Mountain High Cheeseburger Delight” goes on sale in Denver on Saturday, the company said.
‘I wanna be dead’: Teen obsessed with Columbine posted dark thoughts online
The Florida teenager whose purported fascination with the 1999 Columbine school massacre sparked a massive hunt for her this week appears to have kept an online journal peppered with violent imagery and awash in despair, anger and suicidal thoughts.
U.S. authorities investigate American Airlines flight at JFK Airport
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday it is investigating an April 10 “minor” incident involving an American Airlines flight at New York’s JFK Airport.
U.S. advances review of Musk’s Baltimore-Washington tunnel project
The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday issued a draft environmental assessment for a Washington, D.C. to Baltimore tunnel that would carry passengers between the cities at high speeds in autonomous electric vehicles, the first step in a joint federal-state review of the Elon Musk project.
Twenty years after Columbine, mass shooting survivors help others heal
Almost two decades separate the traumatic experiences of Michelle Wheeler and Chad Williams, who both survived mass shootings. But as they shared their stories one evening last July, 20 years seemed to evaporate in the crisp Colorado air.
Trump attorney general’s ruling expands indefinite detention for asylum seekers
The U.S. Attorney General on Tuesday struck down a decision that had allowed some asylum seekers to ask for bond in front of an immigration judge, in a ruling that expands indefinite detention for some migrants who must wait months or years for their cases to be heard.
