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Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows
Mass surveillance technology might be popular with police departments, but for the US public, it’s becoming an increasingly difficult sell. At least 54 cities across the US have voted to cancel, non-renew, or reject Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPRs) since the start of the year, according to data collected by the Washington Examiner. That…
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Tight vote on Blanche exposes deep skepticism of Trump’s Justice Department
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s choice for attorney general is facing a tight vote for confirmation in a Republican-controlled Senate nearly halfway through his second term, reflecting mounting doubts about his leadership of the Justice Department as bipartisan concerns over the weaponization of justice intensify. The confirmation of Todd Blanche hangs on the support of two Republicans who…
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Government report undercuts DOGE’s claimed successes
A Government Accountability Office audit commissioned by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a scathing assessment of DOGE, Elon Musk’s cost-cutting initiative. The audit found DOGE systematically overstated savings and claimed credit for work already underway, The Washington Post reported. Musk’s initiative aimed to cut $2 trillion in federal spending but achieved…
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‘Sopranos’ star Vincent Pastore honored as ‘one of kind’ by daughter, Stevie van Zandt in touching funeral tributes
“The Sopranos” star Vincent Pastore was remembered as a big tipper and a late-life rocker at his funeral Thursday – as one of his co-stars revealed the final phone call the duo shared. More than 100 mourners flocked to Holy Family Church in New Rochelle to say a final goodbye to the beloved 80-year-old actor,…
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Jalapeño Peppers from Chipotle and Qdoba
Jalapeño peppers distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors and served at restaurants including Chipotle and Qdoba have been identified by U.S. health officials as the source of the outbreak. —Getty Images/Israel Sebastian A Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers has sickened hundreds of people in at least 27 U.S. states, according to an Aug. 6 food-safety…
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Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
Flock, the increasingly controversial automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, has previously highlighted at least four police departments on its YouTube page that have since faced allegations of misusing the company’s technology. The company featured the Savannah Police Department in a March 2022 YouTube video. Four officers and two workers from the department were recently…
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Australian reporter lays into fleeing Rick Scott over unconstitutional ‘witch hunt’
An Australian TMZ reporter confronted Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) outside a Senate hearing Thursday, challenging him to explain how punishing someone for using the Fifth Amendment could be constitutional. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee had just voted 8-5 along party lines to hold former top federal health official Dr. Anthony Fauci in…
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Morgan Freeman Praises Taylor Sheridan’s Emotionally Driven Writing: ‘It Takes Courage’
“Lioness” star Morgan Freeman is praising Taylor Sheridan for the “courage” he displays through his writing. While talking with The New York Times this week, the legendary actor was effusive with his compliments for Sheridan. Not only has he created mega-hit “Yellowstone” and its ever-growing number of spinoffs, but also “Lioness,” in which Freeman plays…
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Another MAGA Republican calls for Max Miller to get lost
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted turned his back on embattled Rep. Max Miller after spending the past week dodging the domestic violence allegations embroiling his fellow MAGA Republican. Husted, a Republican, repeatedly declined to answer reporters’ questions and, at one point, reportedly stared off when pressed. That changed Thursday, when he called for the one-time ally…
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Moment disgusting perv is nabbed by San Francisco cops in vile child sex chatroom sting
A perverted California man allegedly traveled to the home of a minor he was supposed to meet up with — only to be nabbed by police officers during a wild takedown caught on camera. The suspect was one of five arrested after a three-day undercover sting targeting people suspected of attempting to meet children online…