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www.npr.org
2 weeks ago
US news

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning before Sunday's elections in Mexico

Candidates in Mexico's election focus on addressing violence and drug cartels, debating 'hugs not bullets' policy. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

LAPD chief: Inspector general's office to investigate release of officer photos

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

The Office of the Inspector General will investigate LAPD Chief Michel Moore and the department's constitutional policing director over the disclosure of photos of thousands of officers, including those who work undercover.At Tuesday's regular meeting of the Police Commission, Moore said he had issued "deep apologies" for the way many officers first learned of the photos, which were released in response to a California Public Records Act request.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Mexico's ex-public security head is convicted in the U.S. of taking cartel bribes

A jury in New York found Genaro Garcia Luna guilty of taking bribes from a cartel.NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Maria Hinojosa, founder of Futuro Studios and co-host of the podcast USA V. Garcia Luna.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A man named Genaro Garcia Luna was once a senior official in Mexico.And now a jury in the United States has found him guilty of a secret life.
Engadget
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

US law enforcement has warrantless access to many money transfers | Engadget

EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images
Your international money transfers might not be as discreet as you think.Senator Ron Wyden and The Wall Street Journal have learned that US law enforcement can access details of money transfers without a warrant through an obscure surveillance program the Arizona attorney general's office created in 2014.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

14 killed in attack on Mexican border prison

Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials.The Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said in a statement that around 7 a.m.various armored vehicles arrived at the prison and gunmen opened fire on guards.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | HSBC's Canada Windfall Should Calm Breakup Calls

Noel Quinn, chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings Plc, should win some breathing room.(Bloomberg)HSBC Holdings Plc has been fighting calls all year from its largest shareholder, Ping An Insurance Group, to break up its businesses.But there is one split it was willing to do, which has now delivered a rare bit of good news and a very healthy windfall for the under-pressure lender.
www.npr.org
2 weeks ago
US news

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning before Sunday's elections in Mexico

Candidates in Mexico's election focus on addressing violence and drug cartels, debating 'hugs not bullets' policy. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

LAPD chief: Inspector general's office to investigate release of officer photos

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

The Office of the Inspector General will investigate LAPD Chief Michel Moore and the department's constitutional policing director over the disclosure of photos of thousands of officers, including those who work undercover.At Tuesday's regular meeting of the Police Commission, Moore said he had issued "deep apologies" for the way many officers first learned of the photos, which were released in response to a California Public Records Act request.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Mexico's ex-public security head is convicted in the U.S. of taking cartel bribes

A jury in New York found Genaro Garcia Luna guilty of taking bribes from a cartel.NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Maria Hinojosa, founder of Futuro Studios and co-host of the podcast USA V. Garcia Luna.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A man named Genaro Garcia Luna was once a senior official in Mexico.And now a jury in the United States has found him guilty of a secret life.
Engadget
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

US law enforcement has warrantless access to many money transfers | Engadget

EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images
Your international money transfers might not be as discreet as you think.Senator Ron Wyden and The Wall Street Journal have learned that US law enforcement can access details of money transfers without a warrant through an obscure surveillance program the Arizona attorney general's office created in 2014.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

14 killed in attack on Mexican border prison

Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials.The Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said in a statement that around 7 a.m.various armored vehicles arrived at the prison and gunmen opened fire on guards.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | HSBC's Canada Windfall Should Calm Breakup Calls

Noel Quinn, chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings Plc, should win some breathing room.(Bloomberg)HSBC Holdings Plc has been fighting calls all year from its largest shareholder, Ping An Insurance Group, to break up its businesses.But there is one split it was willing to do, which has now delivered a rare bit of good news and a very healthy windfall for the under-pressure lender.
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time.com
6 months ago
Social justice

America's War on Drugs Has Always Been BipartisanAnd Unwinnable

Politicians in both parties have fought an unwinnable war on drugs for 70 years.
The Biden administration labels Mexican cartels as the top criminal threat and wants to devote more resources to border control. [ more ]
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