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US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

U.S. South Leads with 11 of 22 States Graded F for Weakest Gun Laws

Twenty-two U.S. states received an F for weakest gun laws, mostly in the South, with most lacking expansions beyond the federal baseline.
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

City Council to hold emergency hearing on hiring practices following 'troubling' incidents

City Council demands urgent review of hiring and background checks after a Level 3 sex offender was employed in Parks and a violent city-employee arrest.
Mobile UX
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Will This New Dating Safety App Work?

The Tea app helps women avoid red flags in dating through anonymous user-generated reports and verification processes.
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

Federal court rules California voter-passed law that requires background checks to buy bullets is unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled that California's ammunition background check law is unconstitutional, violating the Second Amendment.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Dating is a nightmare. Whisper network apps won't save us.

Tea allows women to reverse image search men's photos, run background checks on suitors, and post reviews of men, marking them as green-flag or red-flag daters.
Women
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 month ago

Appeals court says California law requiring background checks for ammunition is unconstitutional

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California's law requiring background checks for bullet purchases is unconstitutional, violating the Second Amendment.
US politics
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
3 months ago

Conducting Background Checks in the Corporate Security Environment

Background checks are essential but must be modernized to effectively counter insider threats.
Behavioral screening tools are crucial for early identification of concealed risks.
from24/7 Wall St.
4 months ago

Not Every State Believes Universal Background Checks Can Slow Gun Violence

In North Carolina, background checks for weapons may involve sensitive medical information that appears unrelated to gun acquisitions, such as treatment for STIs or past abortions.
SF politics
UK politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 months ago

'Glaring gap in law closed': Met Police hail new rules as officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked

Police officers failing background checks will lose their jobs to restore confidence in policing.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Police officers who fail background checks to be automatically sacked

Police officers in England and Wales failing background checks will be automatically dismissed, enhancing public trust in policing.
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