In rare attack, polar bear kills two people in Alaska
A polar bear on a rampage killed a woman and a boy in a remote area of Alaska, police said, in a rare attack on humans.
Ecology
Jan 18, 2023
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S.Africa arrests two Vietnamese with record 41kg of rhino horns
Two Vietnamese men were arrested at Johannesburg airport with a record haul of 18 rhino horns, weighing 41 kilos (90 pounds), during a stopover on a flight from Mozambique to Vietnam, South African police said Saturday.
Ecology
Nov 1, 2014
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Global ransomware attacks on the rise: Europol
Global ransomware attacks soared by over 11 percent in the 12 months to March, Europol reported Tuesday, but specialist tools developed with its partners had helped unlock some 28,000 encrypted devices.
Security
Jul 25, 2017
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DNA search for California serial killer led to wrong man
Investigators hunting for the so-called Golden State Killer turned to searching genetic websites in 2017 but misidentified an Oregon man as a potential suspect. A year later, after using a similar technique, they are confident ...
Other
Apr 28, 2018
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The NYPD gave officers iPhones—here's what researchers learned about race and policing
The controversy about biased policing seems to draw endless fuel from race-based differences in public perception. Simply put, the vast majority of white citizens in the United States believe the police are doing a good job, ...
Political science
Jun 6, 2024
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Tech companies scramble to remove New Zealand shooting video
Internet companies scrambled Friday to remove graphic video filmed by a gunman in the New Zealand mosque shootings that was widely available on social media for hours after the horrific attack.
Internet
Mar 15, 2019
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Voice evidence in trials: Can a criminal suspect be identified just by the sound of his voice?
A few months ago, I received a call from a barrister who asked me if I could evaluate whether voice identification testimony submitted in a criminal case against an Indigenous man was based on appropriate analysis.
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2019
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Link found between killings of unarmed black people by police and local babies born prematurely
Joscha Legewie, a sociologist at Harvard University has found a link between the killing of unarmed black people and an increase in local black babies being born prematurely. In his paper published in the journal Science ...
Hiring female police officers helps women report violence, sexual assault, study finds
Increasing female representation in America's police forces can both increase reporting of violent crimes against women and decrease domestic violence, according to a new study from University of Virginia economics professor ...
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2018
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China police bust bitcoin miners for stealing $3 mn in electricity
Police in eastern China have busted a ring of illicit bitcoin miners who stole nearly $3 million worth of electricity to generate the digital currency, prompting a local power company to tip off investigators, authorities ...
Business
Jul 12, 2019
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