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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
Los Angeles

Feds raid Sean 'Diddy' Combs' homes as part of sex-trafficking inquiry, sources say

Homeland Security agents searched Sean "Diddy" Combs' mansions in connection to sex trafficking allegations.
Combs faces serious legal threats, including lawsuits accusing him of rape and assault.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

L.A. voters poised to select new city attorney, controller

Voters on Tuesday cast ballots for the next Los Angeles city controller and city attorney, choosing among a field of mostly outsider candidates.Accountant Kenneth Mejia faced rival City Councilman Paul Koretz in the city controller's race, while finance law attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto battled civil rights attorney Faisal Gill for city attorney.
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Artificial intelligence
Axios
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Exclusive: DHS could use AI everywhere, Mayorkas says

AI can benefit all domains of the Department of Homeland Security
Challenges and concerns exist around responsible AI use in the Department of Homeland Security
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT's Recommendations for Airport Security Are Shockingly Racist

Racist AI
OpenAI's loquacious new text-generating ChatGPT is taking the internet by storm.The algorithm's capabilities are seriously impressive, churning out everything from source code to vaguely believable short stories.It even dabbles in (sometimes horrifying) poetry and can write approximately undergraduate-level essays.
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US politics
www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
US politics

Having impeached Mayorkas, House member heads for the exit

House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green is not seeking reelection after the House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Green touted his accomplishments in passing border security legislation and impeaching Mayorkas.
Washington Post
1 month ago
US politics

After border bill failure, ICE considers mass releases to close budget gap

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to release thousands of immigrants and reduce the number of detention beds after a failed Senate border bill.
The budget shortfall and proposal create challenges for the Biden administration as illegal border crossings are expected to increase in the spring.
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US politics

Mayorkas Says He's Focused on the Work' After Dodging Impeachment

Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, remains focused on his job despite facing impeachment proceedings.
Mayorkas has faced criticism from Republicans regarding the border crisis and his handling of the situation.
time.com
1 month ago
US politics

Mayorkas May Become the Second Ever Cabinet Member Impeached. The First Was a Civil War Hero

The House is set to vote on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which would be only the second time a cabinet member has been impeached.
The first and only previous cabinet member to be impeached was William Belknap, President Ulysses Grant's Secretary of War, in 1876.
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US politics

Alejandro Mayorkas Still Won't Call It an Immigration Crisis

After months of negotiations, the Senate immigration bill may soon be released, with a possible vote next week.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has been involved in the negotiations and is facing a partisan impeachment effort in the House.
time.com
1 month ago
US politics

What to Know About House Republicans' Push to Impeach Mayorkas

Republicans approve two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Mayorkas would become the first Cabinet member to be impeached in almost 150 years
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immigration
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US politics

Mayorkas Says He's Undeterred by Republicans' Impeachment Drive

Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, is not distracted by congressional Republicans' efforts to impeach him over his handling of the southern border.
Mayorkas denies the allegations and emphasizes that it is up to Congress to fix the broken immigration system.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

ICE acting chief Tae Johnson to retire

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's acting chief, Tae Johnson, is set to retire at the end of June, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday.Johnson's departure from ICE, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, marks the second significant shake up among the Biden administration's immigration officials in recent days.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

What to know about Florida's challenge to the immigration parole policy

A federal judge late Thursday night temporarily blocked one of the Biden's administration's key tools to try to manage the number of migrants in US Customs and Border Protection custody.The ruling came just before Title 42 expired, and administration officials say it will make their job more difficult amid the expected influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Immigrants Win "Unprecedented" Settlement Over Violent ICE Workplace Raid

A federal judge awarded $1.17 million to nearly 100 people targeted by the Trump administration in 2018.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents look into the window of an apartment while executing search warrants on March 3, 2015, in Rowland Heights, California.Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Immigrant rights groups celebrated a historic victory late Monday as a federal judge handed down what is believed to be the first-ever class action settlement over a workplace immigration raid in the United States, awarding $1.17 million to nearly 100 people who were targeted by the Trump administration in 2018.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Biden Admin Plans to Expand Title 42 to Expel Cubans, Nicaraguans and Haitians

The new rules will model the policy used for Venezuelan asylum seekers, which advocates have denounced as inhumane.U.S. Border Patrol agents process asylum-seekers in San Luis, Arizona, on December 25, 2022.Rebecca Noble / AFP via Getty Images Even as Biden administration lawyers fight to end a cruel anti-immigrant policy that has been used millions of times to expel asylum seekers, administration officials are seeking to once again expand the policy, this time to ramp up expulsions of asylum seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

AOC Casts House Democrats' Sole Vote Against Omnibus Spending Bill

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez cited "the dramatic increase in DHS and ICE spending" as the reason behind her vote.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to testimony during a House Financial Services Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on December 13, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Nathan Howard / Getty Images Citing the increased immigration enforcement and military funding it contains, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday cast the sole Democratic House vote against a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package.
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time.com
2 months ago
US politics

Experts Blast Mayorkas Impeachment Probe for Lack of Evidence

House Republicans hold first impeachment hearing against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over border policies.
Debate ensues over the constitutional grounds for impeachment, with concerns that it may degrade the process.
New York Post
4 months ago
US politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls on Mayorkas to resign, says he has 'a short time coming'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and criticized FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Greene accused Mayorkas of having a limited time in office and threatened impeachment.
She criticized Wray for the lack of FBI action against pro-Palestinian activists.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US politics

Coast Guard Ends Post-9/11 Antiterrorism Patrols at Guantanamo Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard has ended its antiterrorism patrols of the waters around Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shutting down a special security operation that was rushed to the remote outpost after the Sept. 11 attacks.Crews in special fast boats equipped with M2 heavy machine guns patrolled the coast near the prison complex for 21 years as part of the detention operations on the base.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

DHS reassigns top official at Customs and Border Protection following death of 8-year-old

The Department of Homeland Security has removed the chief medical officer at US Customs and Border Protection following the death of an 8-year-old girl held in US custody last month, according to a Homeland Security official.David Tarantino, who served in the position, has been reassigned, according to the official.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Warnock: Terrorism Charges for Stop Cop City Activists May Be Impeding Free Speech Rights

Even while raising concern over free speech, however, Warnock praises the law enforcement involved in the case.Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks at a press conference on Gun Safety legislation outside the U.S. Capitol Building on May 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images After months of silence on the violent repression of activists organizing against a massive planned police militarization compound in Atlanta known as Cop City, Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) has spoken up about the issue, sending a letter this week to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expressing concern over the potentiality of activists' First Amendment rights being trampled by the extremely dubious terrorism charges being hurled against them.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

US remains in heightened threat environment' with recent racist and ethnically motivated attacks, DHS says

The US remains in a heightened threat environment for terrorism driven by a series of racially and ethnically motivated attacks or plots in recent months, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday in a public advisory.The pro-Nazi views espoused by the gunman who killed eight people in Allen, Texas, this month are part of a growing trend of extremists displaying White nationalist paraphernalia in the US and abroad, a senior DHS official told reporters.
San Francisco Bay Times
10 months ago
SF LGBT

Understanding the Current Immigration Process - San Francisco Bay Times

By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.-
The news media is broadcasting the dramatic influx of people migrating in unprecedented numbers across our southern border.Title 42, which was initiated in the previous presidential administration, was supposed to expedite immigrant cases with the goal of reducing the chances of COVID-19 spread throughout the U.S. On May 11, 2023, Title 42 implementation ended at midnight and Homeland Security is implementing the standard Title 8 for processing asylum cases.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Tech industry

Migrants are frustrated with the border app, even after its latest overhaul

A group of Venezuelan men, including Luis Suarez and Carlos Carrillo Zambrano (pictured in the foreground) at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.They are among many migrants who say that the CBP One app remains riddled with glitches despite a recent update.Joel Rose/NPR CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico At the foot of the Paso del Norte International Bridge, a half-dozen young men are hunched over their phones.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Two migrants found dead in shipping container on train in Uvalde County, Texas

Two migrants were found dead in a shipping container on a train the authorities stopped east of Uvalde, Texas, on Friday, according to local police.One other person was left in serious condition and another in critical condition.In a news release Friday night, Uvalde police said they received a 911 phone call from an unknown third-party caller advising there were numerous undocumented immigrants suffocating' inside of a train car.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Colorful Crowds but No Major Conflicts Outside Trump Arraignment

In the days leading up to his arraignment in Miami, former President Donald J. Trump and several of his allies called on supporters to rally to his side.Roger J. Stone Jr., Mr. Trump's longtime political adviser, called for protests, insisting that they should be peaceful.A Miami chapter of the Proud Boys long associated with Mr. Stone echoed the invitation, posting a flier on its Telegram page last week advertising an event at the federal courthouse on Tuesday morning.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

More Than 465,000 Still Without Power in Michigan After Snowstorm

More than 465,000 customers in Michigan remained without power on Saturday morning after a winter storm that led to at least one death and coated trees and power lines with ice continued to disrupt life in the Upper Midwest.The storm, which brought snow, freezing rain and wind gusts between 30 and 40 miles per hour across the Upper Midwest on Thursday, knocked out power and snarled traffic.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Health

Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, center, helps raise a Pride flag outside of the Department of Energy as the Biden administration celebrates Pride Month.Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Biden on Thursday will announce new actions to try to address discrimination against LGBTQI+ Americans including the appointment of a new point person at the Education Department to address an increase in book bans.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

How to be prepared in case of a shooting without living in fear

At first, Brandon Tsay froze when a gunman aimed a firearm at him, he said.He was sure those would be his last moments.But then something came over Tsay, who was working the ticket counter in the lobby of his family's Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, a dance hall in Alhambra, California.He lunged toward the armed man and struggled through being hit several times in order to wrestle the gun away, he told CNN's Anderson Cooper Monday evening.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

US court hears Heritage Foundation challenge over Prince Harry's visa info

A federal judge has given the Department of Homeland Security until next Tuesday to decide how it will handle a conservative think tank's request for Prince Harry's US immigration records.The Heritage Foundation has asked the US government via the Freedom of Information Act to see his visa application, citing his admission of past recreational drug use in his memoir.
SecurityWeek
10 months ago
Privacy professionals

$1.1M Paid to Resolve Ransomware Attack on California County

A $1.1 million payment was made to resolve a ransomware attack on a California county's law enforcement computer network, Southern California News Group reported.The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department announced in April that a "network disruption" was being investigated by information technology staff and forensic specialists, and that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security were notified.
Theregister
10 months ago
Privacy professionals

T-Mobile suffers second data theft in less than six months

in brief We'd say you'll never guess which telco admitted to a security breakdown last week, but you totally will: T-Mobile US, and for the second time (so far) this year.For those counting, this also makes the seventh incident in five years at the cellular provider - though this one is small compared to the 37 million subscribers whose data leaked in January.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

CISA, Women in CyberSecurity team up to break up boys' club

in brief Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's director Jen Easterly has been outspoken in her drive to bring more women into the security industry, and this year for International Women's Day her agency formalized that pledge by announcing a partnership with nonprofit Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS).
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Opinion: U.S. military needs to create a dedicated cyber force

Two disturbing incidents roiled the cyber seas last week, one foreign and one domestic.They both strengthen the case which was already convincing, and which I have been making for almost a decade now for the creation of a U.S. Cyber Force.The first incident was yet another cyberattack on a NATO member, Albania, by Iran.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Key Democrats seek info from former judge who reviewed Supreme Court leak probe after CNN exclusive

Key congressional Democrats have asked the former federal judge who reviewed the Supreme Court's investigation into the leak of a draft abortion opinion to provide them with more information about his involvement following a CNN exclusive report that revealed he had longstanding financial ties with the court.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Border encounters remain low nearly a month after Title 42 lifted, DHS says

The number of daily encounters along the US-Mexico border has remained low nearly a month after a pandemic-era restriction used by authorities to swiftly turn away migrants was lifted, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.Authorities had been bracing for a surge in illegal crossings following the expiration of Title 42 last month, and while officials caution that migration flows can change, the average 3,400 daily encounters reported by US Border Patrol is a marked shift from the around 10,000 daily encounters days before Title 42 was lifted.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

US Government set for court challenge over Duke of Sussex's drug use

The US Government is set to be challenged in court over its decision not to disclose the reasoning behind admitting the Duke of Sussex into the country, despite his admissions of illegal drug use.Harry's reference to taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in his memoir Spare prompted a conservative Washington DC think tank to question why he was allowed into the US in 2020.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

Armed Guard Is Charged With Raping a Migrant at a Federal Building

A security guard who worked at a federal building in Manhattan has been accused of forcing an asylum seeker to perform oral sex on him, violating the migrant's constitutional rights, federal prosecutors said on Monday.On May 4, the guard, Jimmy Solano-Arias, 42, ordered the migrant, a man whose age and name were not released, into a locked room, where he sexually assaulted him, according to a statement released by the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Letters: We need stricter gun control to stop the bloodshed

Here are a few no-brainer responses to mass shootings in our beloved nation: 1.No one is permitted to buy a gun until age 21.What is the drinking age in this state?Twenty-one.I'd rather face a drunk with a gut full of booze than someone with a gun full of lead.2. Enforce red flag laws.Monitor gun shops for violations.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Naperville man working as a Homeland Security investigation agent convicted on corruption, tax charges

A Naperville man who worked as a special agent for U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been convicted on charges related to giving an informant investigation information, stealing money from the agency and drug dealers, and filing false tax returns.Following a three-week trial in Chicago, a federal jury found Anthony Sabaini, 41, guilty Friday of one count of structuring, one count of willfully engaging in a scheme to conceal a material fact in a matter within the jurisdiction of the departmemt and five counts of willfully filing a false federal tax return, a U.S. Attorney's Office news release said.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Jerry Hughes: Chicago firefighters can save lives by installing smoke alarms in at-risk residences

Smoke inhalation is the No. 1 cause of death in residential fires.Having a working smoke alarm reduces the chance of getting killed in a fire by more than half, according to the National Fire Protection Association.In 2010, the Chicago Fire Department was awarded a Fire Prevention and Safety grant by the Department of Homeland Security for which it received 16,000 long-life, 10-year lithium-powered smoke alarms with additional funding for 6-foot step ladders and cordless drills.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: Real ID was supposed to make air travel safer 15 years ago. America is still waiting.

"Government" and "ineptitude" are two words forever joined at the hip.The latest example is a doozy.Following the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S., Congress enacted the Real ID Act, a sensible measure aimed at safeguarding air travel.The law requires travelers 18 and older to show a Real ID-compliant driver's license or identification card - or another Transportation Security Administration-approved ID like a passport or a global entry card - before boarding a domestic flight.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Letters: Cook County's assessment review system favors fat cats in the Loop

The persistence of Illinois' dwindling population trend is worrisome.Pontificators have offered various reasons for it.The current news is that Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi's goal of reforming the tax calculation process to more fairly apportion the burden has been reversed unilaterally by the Board of Review.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Clarence Page: By the way, this time democracy itself is on the ballot

In his highly publicized speech on the perils facing American democracy this midterm Election Day President Joe Biden was largely preaching to the choir.The sermon needs to be preached, but is anybody listening?Democracy matters.Free and fair elections are what American democracy is all about or, at least, are supposed to be.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

House to vote on GOP border security bill

The House will vote Thursday on a sweeping GOP border security bill after Republican leaders worked to lock down votes and win over holdouts within their own party.The GOP border bill is dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House has issued a veto threat.But the bill is expected to pass in the House and will serve as a messaging opportunity for the House Republican majority on one of their signature priorities.
POLITICO
10 months ago
US Elections

House and Senate diverge on immigration as border fears mount

Passing any bill would mark a political victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy's conference, which punted a plan to pass border legislation in the first weeks of their majority as they navigated open infighting within their ranks.Republicans view border security as a potent wedge issue heading into the 2024 campaign - and underscoring that strategy, they're timing a Thursday vote on their bill to the expiration of a Trump-era border policy that lets the U.S. deny asylum and migration claims for public health reasons.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

House GOP quietly preps take two of its border push

Republicans have pitched ideas like reviving the border wall and cracking down on asylum seekers, policies that stand no chance in the Senate but would let them claim a messaging victory - if they can manage to push them through the House.Underscoring how quickly one of Republicans' biggest election talking points turned into a sore spot for old tensions, even those at the center of the intra-party debate aren't willing to publicly bet against another derailment ... at least, not yet.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Dems concerned over handling of Biden documents

Senate Democrats returned on Monday after a long recess - and after the Justice Department found additional classified documents during a 13-hour search of Biden's home in Wilmington, Del.The discovery of those documents, on top of classified materials found in November and December, has created a political headache after Democrats sought to hammer Trump for his handling of classified material.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Senate kicks government funding drama closer to shutdown deadline

"Right now ... we don't have an exit plan," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who planned to go home and unpack her suitcase in anticipation of a missed flight to Alaska on Thursday morning.But there were still some small glimmers of hope that a deal could be salvaged.Roughly an hour and a half after senators were sent home empty-handed, Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said: "There's been some progress made."
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Biden authorizes sending 1,500 troops to U.S.-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 orders ending

(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

President Biden on Thursday authorized sending 1,500 active duty soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border for 90 days to aid U.S. Customs and Border Protection efforts to combat international drug trafficking.About 2,500 National Guard members on active duty orders are already stationed at all nine sectors of the southwest border doing detention and monitoring work with CBP, a U.S. official said Monday.
KQED
1 year ago
California

'Waste of Federal Funds': ICE Ends Contract With Northern California Jail After Years of Outrage Over Conditions | KQED

Carmona-Cruz, whose group is part of the Yuba Liberation Coalition, credited the courage of detained immigrants who waged hunger strikes and spoke out about medical neglect and other dangers."This also reminds me of all of the people that we fought to get out," he said."This victory is really for them, because they came out publicly about the conditions inside, risking retaliation."
KQED
1 year ago
California

Immigrant Detainees Continue Strike Over 'Slavery' Wages of $1 a Day, Report Retaliation | KQED

A GEO spokesperson declined an interview with KQED, but strongly rejected allegations of retaliation.He said the company is meeting all federal detention standards while committing to ensuring a humane and safe environment at their facilities.The spokesperson has repeatedly denied that a labor strike is taking place at Mesa Verde and Golden State Annex, as the work program is deemed voluntary and established under federal detention guidelines.
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
California

U.S. to set up migrant centers in Guatemala, Colombia to curb border arrivals when Title 42 orders end

(Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)

The United States will establish regional processing centers for migrants in Colombia and Guatemala in an effort to reduce arrivals at the southern border after a pandemic-era policy ends next month, senior Biden administration officials announced Thursday.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

It's not just Adderall: The number of drugs in short supply rose by 30% last year

Children's flu medication was hard to come by in December 2022 as a wave of respiratory viruses spread across the country.Mario Tama/Getty Images It's not just your imagination: Drugs such as children's flu medication, common antibiotics and ADHD treatments are getting harder to buy, according to a Senate report published Wednesday.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Labor Secretary Walsh is the 'designated survivor' at the State of the Union address

(CNN)Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is the "designated survivor" during President Joe Biden's second State of the Union address on Tuesday night.The selection comes the same day CNN reported that Walsh is expected to depart the Biden administration soon -- marking the first Cabinet secretary departure of Biden's presidency.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Mayorkas goes on the offensive as GOP scrutiny builds, says it's up to Congress to fix immigration system

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pointed the finger back at Congress to fix the country's broken immigration system and maintained that he will not resign from his post in an new interview with CNN's Chris Wallace.House Republicans, who have been fierce critics of President Joe Biden's immigration policies, have been moving to build a case against Mayorkas as they consider launching rare impeachment proceedings against a Cabinet secretary.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Biden administration rolls out new asylum restrictions mirroring Trump-era policy

The Biden administration released a new rule Tuesday that largely bars migrants who traveled through other countries on their way to the US-Mexico border from applying for asylum in the United States, marking a departure from decadeslong protocol.The new 153-page proposed regulation, which could affect tens of thousands of people, is the most restrictive of a patchwork of policies put in place by the Biden administration to try and manage the US-Mexico border and is reminiscent of a Trump-era policy.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Mexican President Thanks Biden for Building 'Not Even One Meter of Wall' In Presser But Here's the Thing...

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador thanked President Joe Biden for not building one meter of border wall at a joint press conference in Mexico City on Tuesday.Lopez Obrador was apparently unaware much work has been done on the border wall under Biden's administration.You, president Biden, you are the first president of the United States in a very long time that has not built, not even one meter of wall, Lopez Obrador said.
Ars Technica
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Trojanized Windows and Mac apps rain down on 3CX users in massive supply chain attack

Hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government have pulled off a massive supply chain attack on Windows and macOS users of 3CX, a widely used voice and video calling desktop client, researchers from multiple security firms said.The attack compromised the software build system used to create and distribute both Windows and macOS versions of the app, which provides both VoIP and PBX services to " 600,000+ customers," including American Express, Mercedes-Benz, and Price Waterhouse Cooper.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Courts Should Let You Sue Federal Officials Who Violate Your Right to Record

Late last year, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Dustin Dyer's lawsuit against Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers who ordered him to stop recording their pat-down search of his husband.The officers also ordered him to delete what he had already recorded.But the court, using a flawed legal doctrine that limits civil rights lawsuits, ruled that Dyer could not sue the officers for money damages even if they violated his First Amendment right to record on-duty government officials.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

US Senator calls for probe into law enforcement mass surveillance

Ron Wyden has said that state and local authorities have accessed data collections without court oversight.United States Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday called for the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate federal, state and local law enforcement access to a database of more than 150 million money transfers, citing concerns it disproportionately affects minorities and low-income people.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Police Drones and Robots: 2022 in Review

The rising tide of policing by robots and drones may seem relentless or even inevitable.But activism, legislative advocacy, and public outrage can do a lot to protect our safety and freedom from these technologies.This year began with a that elucidated what police are doing with drones.Answer?Not much for now.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

US's New Jersey may limit TikTok to separate devices, emails show

The democratic-governed state is considering joining Republican-led efforts to limit the Chinese app, records request shows.The US state of New Jersey is considering restricting government agencies' use of TikTok to designated devices that are not used for other government business, emails obtained by Al Jazeera show.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

New York returns 'extraordinarily rare' gold coin to Greece after it set auction record for $3.5 million

Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York officials have returned more than $20 million worth of ancient artifacts to Greece, including an "extraordinarily rare" gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar which set auction records in 2020 as the most expensive coin ever sold.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US politics

Biden Extends Stay for Thousands of Ukrainians

WASHINGTON The Biden administration said on Monday that thousands of Ukrainians who fled to the United States in the first months after Russia invaded their country would be eligible to extend their stay, as the war in Ukraine continues into a second year.About 25,000 Ukrainians and their family members who came into the country through Mexico at a U.S. port of entry between Feb. 24 and April 25 last year were allowed to stay for a year.
KQED
1 year ago
California

SF Supervisors Split on Details of City's Sanctuary Policy Shielding Immigrants From Deportation | KQED

"I'm asking my colleagues to update our 'Due Process for All' ordinance to add fentanyl dealing felonies alongside violent felonies," Dorsey told KQED."The whole idea of sanctuary was to create a safe environment so that local governments could serve immigrant communities, including undocumented immigrant communities, and have their trust.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Senate votes to ban TikTok on US government-owned devices

The US Senate late on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill to bar federal employees from using Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on government-owned devices.The bill must still be approved by the US House of Representatives before going to President Joe Biden for approval.The House of Representatives would need to pass the Senate bill before the current congressional session ends, which is expected next week.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Law enforcement investigates threat on Vermont-bound plane

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Law enforcement agencies continued to investigate after they said a threat was made on a United Airlines flight Sunday night bound for Burlington, Vermont.Police said the threat was made on United Airlines flight 3613, which took off from Newark, New Jersey, at 3:14 p.m.
MyNBC5 reported officials said about 20 minutes before landing at Burlington International Airport, the pilot was made aware of a threat found inside of a bathroom on the plane.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Over 200 gather in Wrentham to honor local Marine who died volunteering in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine Peter Reed did humanitarian work all over the globe.Over 200 people gathered on the Wrentham Common Wednesday to honor Peter Reed, a local 33-year-old former Marine who was killed while doing humanitarian work in Ukraine earlier this month.According to Reed's obituary, he served in Afghanistan before doing humanitarian work around the globe.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Ex-Cohasset town employee charged for allegedly stealing school's electricity for crypto mining

Crime The equipment was allegedly hidden in a crawlspace under the school by the town's then-assistant facilities director.A former Cohasset town employee is facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing nearly $18,000 in electricity from Cohasset Middle/High School to power a cryptocurrency mining operation.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Video shows tense moments after man allegedly tried to open door on flight to Boston

Crime Francisco Severo Torres later told officials that he tried to open the door to jump out of the plane and admitted he knew that many people would die if he did, per court documents.Before he allegedly attempted to stab a flight attendant on a Boston-bound flight Sunday, a Leominster man was captured on video ranting at fellow passengers and saying he was taking over the plane.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Watchdog says US cyber agency lacks a plan for communicating during major hacks

More than two years after an alleged Russian hacking campaign exposed glaring weakness in US federal defenses, the Department of Homeland Security's cyber agency has not updated a key agency blueprint for maintaining communications in the event of a major hack, the department's inspector general said Monday.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Ex-convict who abused his daughter's college roommates gets 60 years in prison

In this courtroom sketch, defendant Lawrence Ray (left) makes a statement during his sentencing in Manhattan federal court on Friday in New York, as his defense attorney, Peggy Cross-Goldenberg looks on.Elizabeth Williams via AP NEW YORK An ex-convict who obtained millions of dollars by subjecting his daughter's ex-college roommates to forced labor and prostitution was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison by a judge who labeled him an "evil genius" who used sadism and psychological torture to control every aspect of his victims' lives.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

Austin is giving away free winter prep kits this week - Austin Monitor

Photo by Gabriel C. Pérez/ KUT
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 by Laura Morales, KUT
Austin's utility companies and Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will distribute free winter-weather supply kits this week at customer service centers.The kits include water meter keys, styrofoam hose covers, hand-crank flashlights, first-aid supplies and winter weather tip sheets.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Homeland Security, SFPD barge into Mission family's home in predawn raid

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.The Latino family inside a house near 24th and Potrero awoke this morning to the sound of Homeland Security and the San Francisco police barging into their home."They were pounding on the door saying, 'We have a warrant, we're coming in,'" said Joe Bender, who lives next door, and along with other neighbors woke up to the sounds at around 7 a.m.
Acm
1 year ago
Digital life

A Computer Scientist with a Biologist's Ambition: Advance Humanity

When I was growing up, I always wanted to be a writer like Tolstoy or Agatha Christie-until I got my first period.I realized then that women must endure much more pain than men to fulfill the human reproduction responsibilities.So, I wanted to become a geneticist who could make men pregnant to share the pain with women.
Acm
1 year ago
Digital life

Bluetooth Security Challenged

Bluetooth was never designed to communicate secure data, but merely to wirelessly connect peripherals.The lack of security baked into the short-range wireless technology offers hackers an easy avenue into Bluetooth-compatible devices, according to Ohio State University (OSU) professor Zhiqiang Lin and post-doctoral researcher Yue Zhang.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

YouTube to Take NFL Screening Rights?; Tremor Reportedly Exploring Sale

In today's ExchangeWire digest: YouTube close to NFL streaming deal; Tremor reportedly exploring sale; and US lawmakers plan to curb TikTok.YouTube to take NFL screening rights?The National Football League is close to agreeing a deal with Google's YouTube exclusive rights to NFL's Sunday Ticket subscription-only package, according to the WSJ.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Canada news

TikTok confirms employees improperly accessed journalists' user data in hunt for leaks | CBC News

ByteDance says some of its employees tried to use the TikTok data of two U.S. reporters and some of their contacts to trace leaks.In this photo, a TikTok employee looks at his phone as he walks past the app's logo on the wall of the company's U.K. office in London on Feb. 9. (Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images) ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of popular video app TikTok, said Thursday some employees this summer improperly accessed TikTok user data of two U.S. journalists and were no longer employed by the company.
www.lgbtqnation.com
1 year ago
LGBT

Man allegedly stabbed a transgender woman in the face

Photo: Shutterstock A man accused of stabbing a transgender woman in the face in Harlem last month has been indicted on hate crimes charges.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg announced the charges Thursday.As alleged, this defendant hurled hateful words and slurs before this violent attack, Bragg said in a press release.
KQED
1 year ago
California law

'Waste of Federal Funds': ICE Ends Contract With Northern California Jail After Years of Outrage Over Conditions | KQED

Carmona-Cruz, whose group is part of the Yuba Liberation Coalition, credited the courage of detained immigrants who waged hunger strikes and spoke out about medical neglect and other dangers."This also reminds me of all of the people that we fought to get out," he said."This victory is really for them, because they came out publicly about the conditions inside, risking retaliation."
KQED
1 year ago
California law

Immigrant Detainees Continue Strike Over 'Slavery' Wages of $1 a Day, Report Retaliation | KQED

A GEO spokesperson declined an interview with KQED, but strongly rejected allegations of retaliation.He said the company is meeting all federal detention standards while committing to ensuring a humane and safe environment at their facilities.The spokesperson has repeatedly denied that a labor strike is taking place at Mesa Verde and Golden State Annex, as the work program is deemed voluntary and established under federal detention guidelines.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Why US Power Stations Are Vulnerable Targets for Attacks

Recent attacks have underscored the vulnerability of the US electric grid, an interconnected system of generating plants, wires, transformers and substations that keep electricity flowing across more than 470,000 miles (756,000 kilometers) of circuits in the US - enough to circle the Earth almost 19 times.
Theregister
1 year ago
Marketing

US States label TikTok a malicious and menacing threat

Two more US states have launched aggressive action against made-in-China social media app TikTok.Texas on Wednesday banned the app from government devices, with governor Greg Abbott ordering [PDF] the ban "to protect sensitive information and critical infrastructure from TikTok."
"TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users' devices - including when, where, and how they conduct internet activity - and offers this trove of potentially sensitive information to the Chinese government," Abbott wrote.
The Verge
1 year ago
Marketing

Indiana sues TikTok for misleading users on child safety and data security

Indiana's attorney general filed a pair of lawsuits against TikTok on Wednesday, accusing the company of misleading users about its ties to the Chinese government and showing mature content to minors, as first reported by The New York Times.In his first complaint, Attorney General Todd Rokita claimed that TikTok deceived parents on the amount of sexual and drug-related content accessible to young users of the app.
TESLARATI
1 year ago
Marketing

Which is worse for Twitter advertisers: child sexual exploitation or Elon Musk?

Following the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, many companies have paused or stopped their advertising campaigns.A report from Media Matters for America  said that over half of Twitter's top 100 advertisers are no longer advertising on the platform.In September, Twitter promoted ads  alongside child pornography .
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco Couple Accused of Trafficking Nanny From Philippines and Enforcing Slave Labor With Little Pay

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office on Tuesday announced charges against married SF residents Jose Aguila and Lorraine Lim following a year-long investigation into the alleged labor trafficking of a childcare worker.According to details released by the DA's Office, Aguila and Lim found and hired the victim, identified only as Nicel R., in June 2019.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Immigration officials say Pelosi attacker was in US illegally

David DePape, the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi last week, was in the United States illegally and may face deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said late Wednesday.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer on Canadian national David DePape with San Francisco County Jail, Nov. 1, following his Oct. 28 arrest, the department said.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Education

False active-shooter alarms at Georgia schools cause panic, massive police response

Hoax active-shooter alerts sent some Georgia schools into lockdown on Wednesday, drawing huge emergency responses as frantic parents tried to locate their kids.It started at Savannah High School and spread to at least eight other schools in what seemed to be a "swatting" prank, in which false emergencies send law enforcement descending upon unsuspecting locations.
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