California Religion 2 California officers shot after confronting man with sword who entered the Church of Scientology …
March 27, 2019
The suspect was shot in the head and died at a hospital, Inglewood police Lt. Oscar Mejia told reporters at the scene. He was not immediately identified.
Gunfire erupted around 3:30 p.m. inside the front entrance of the church after police approached the man, who was wearing a hooded sweat shirt and wielding the sword, officials said.
One officer was struck in a hand, and the other was hit in an arm, officials said. They were hospitalized in good condition with non-life-threatening injuries, police Chief Mark Fronterotta said. Both officers are in their late 20s, the chief said.
Chinese lesbian dating app, exposed 5 million user profiles…
March 27, 2019
Victor Gevers, a security researcher at the GDI Foundation, found the exposed database this week, he told TechCrunch, containing more than 5.3 million app users.
It’s believed the database had been exposed since June 2018, a month after the app returned, Gevers said.
Each record included their nicknames, dates of birth, height and weight, ethnicity, and sexual preferences and interests. Records also, where users allowed, included their precise geolocation. The database also contained over 20 million “moments,” or status updates — including private data.
Steve Bannon Full Interview With CNN Anderson Cooper…
March 27, 2019
Chicago police post Smollett files online after prosecutor scuttles hoax case…
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March 27, 2019
Chicago police came out swinging Wednesday and released the full 61-page investigative report in the alleged Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax, one day after charges against the "Empire" star were dramatically dropped — but the move prompted a moot court order.
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About an hour after the department released the files, the Chicago police reportedly became subject of a court order that barred them from releasing further files even though they were widely available online.Clair Bronfman Faints In Court…
March 27, 2019
BREAKING: Seagrams heiress Clare Bronfman faints in court after judge seems to suggest that Michael Avenatti was secretly representing her, trying to negotiate deal with US attorney’s office in NXIVM case. An ambulance has been called.
— Emily Saul (@Emily_Saul_) March 27, 2019
One in custody after threats against President, Pentagon closes I-68…
March 27, 2019
A 42-year-old male has been detained for questioning after a search of the vehicle revealed a fiream and explosive powder, State Police said.
State Police, the FBI and Secret Service are continuing to investigate.
Troopers conducted a traffic stop about 10:30 a.m. for speeding in the eastbound lanes near Bruceton Mills. The traffic stop resulted in an investigation that led to the shutdown of the interstate.
The interstate was shut down near the West Virginia/Maryland state line about four hours. Traffic was diverted off the interstate and drivers were advised to find alternate routes.
The interstate reopened about 2:30 p.m.
Monarch Butterflies Are Vanishing…
March 27, 2019
The western monarch butterfly population has declined 99.4 percent since 1980. Last November, volunteers with Xerces Society, a Portland invertebrate conservation group, counted 28,429 monarchs at wintering sites along the coast of California. In the 1980s, the count was nearly 4.5 million. That means that for every 160 monarch butterflies counted in 1980 there is one left today.
Michael Avenatti gives first interview since arrest…
March 27, 2019
J-CODE announces 61 arrests in its second coordinated law enforcement operation targeting opioid trafficking on the darknet…
March 27, 2019
As a result of Operation SaboTor, U.S. and international law enforcement agencies made 61 arrests and shut down 50 Darknet accounts used for illegal activity. Law enforcement executed 65 search warrants, seizing 299.5 kilograms of drugs, 51 firearms, and more than $7 million ($4.5 million in cryptocurrency, $2.48 million in cash, and $40,000 in gold). They also conducted 122 interviews. In addition, participating agencies engaged in public education efforts regarding the dangers of opioid abuse during the operation.
Swedish bank’s offices raided in money laundering probe
March 27, 2019
Swedish authorities were raiding the headquarters of one of Sweden’s largest banks on Wednesday as part of an investigation into whether Swedbank was connected to a massive money laundering scandal in the Baltic countries.
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“At this point of time, no individual or legal entity has been served suspicion of a crime,” the bank said in a statement. “We will cooperate with the authorities.”
Arizona’s Rep. David Stringer resigns amid probe of 1983 sex charges…
March 27, 2019
The Prescott lawmaker was facing a 5 p.m. deadline to hand over documents related to a 1983 sex abuse case and racially insensitive statements he made in 2018 as part of a House Ethics Committee investigation into his conduct.
Stringer resigned rather than face expulsion for not complying with the committee's subpeona.
Trump vows to release FISA docs now that Mueller probe is concluded, slams ‘treasonous’ FBI….
March 27, 2019
President Trump, in an exclusive wide-ranging interview Wednesday night with Fox News' "Hannity," vowed to release the full and unredacted Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants and related documents used by the FBI to probe his campaign, saying he wants to "get to the bottom" of how the long-running Russia collusion narrative began.
Trump told anchor Sean Hannity that his lawyers previously had advised him not to take that dramatic step out of fear that it could be considered obstruction of justice.
"I do, I have plans to declassify and release. I have plans to absolutely release," Trump said. "I have some very talented people working for me, lawyers, they really didn't want me to do it early on."
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March 27, 2019
MSNPC’S Rachel Madcow Loses Half-A-Million Viewers After Implosion Of Collusion Conspiracy…
March 27, 2019
“The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC delivered monster ratings for the network, cementing the cable host as the left-wing foil to Fox News’ Sean Hannity. Maddow consistently finished 1st or 2nd in overall cable news ratings over the past year, sometimes garnering more than 3 million viewers.
But according to The Daily Beast, Maddow’s show dropped 500,000 viewers in just one week after the Mueller report dropped.
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Hannity nearly doubled Maddow’s ratings this past Monday, delivering just more than 4 million viewers compared to Maddow’s 2.5 million.National Association of Plan Advisors to Acquire Bronfman Rothschild Advisory Firm…
March 27, 2019
“NFP continues to seize opportunities across all our businesses to strengthen capabilities and increase scale,” said Doug Hammond, chairman and CEO of NFP. “The vision to integrate two successful firms like Sontag and Bronfman Rothschild is now a reality that will drive tremendous growth in our wealth advisory business. Their common values and demonstrated client focus provide a strong foundation for even greater success together.”
Are the Bronfman's going out of business?
Judicial Watch Sues for Records of Communication Between James Clapper, John Brennan and CNN…
March 27, 2019
Judicial Watch announced today it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seeking records of communications between former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Director John Brennan and CNN around the time the Clinton-Democrat National Committee Trump dossier was being pitched to key media outlets.
A House report detailed that Clapper leaked information regarding the dossier to CNN in January 2017. The former ODNI chief signed on as an analyst for CNN in August 2017.
Judicial Watch is also seeking records of communications between Clapper and Obama CIA Director John Brennan regarding the dossier , which was authored by former British spy and FBI payee Christopher Steele.
While you weren’t looking, tech companies helped themselves to your photos to power a facial recognition boom…
March 27, 2019
Facial recognition software is a powerful technology that poses serious threats to civil liberties. It’s also a booming business. Today, dozens of startups and tech giants are selling face recognition services to hotels, retail stores—even schools and summer camps. The business is flourishing thanks to new algorithms that can identify people with far more precision than even five years ago. In order to improve these algorithms, companies trained them on billions of faces—often without asking anyone’s permission. Indeed, chances are good that your own face is part of a “training set” used by a facial recognition firm or part of a company’s customer database.
Consumers may be surprised at some of the tactics companies have used to harvest their faces. In at least three cases, for instance, firms have obtained millions of images by harvesting them via photo apps on people’s phones. For now, there are few legal restrictions on facial recognition software, meaning there is little people can do to stop companies using their face in this manner.
Facebook says it will now block white nationalist, white separatist posts…
March 27, 2019
Previously, Facebook only had prohibited users from sharing messages that glorified white supremacy -- a rhetorical discrepancy, in the eyes of civil-rights advocates, who argued that white nationalism, supremacy and separatism are indistinguishable and that the policy undermined the tech giant's stepped-up efforts to combat hate speech online.
Facebook now agrees with that analysis, according to people who’ve been briefed on the decision. The new policy also applies to Instagram.
Spectrum employee caught on camera stealing someone’s dog…
March 27, 2019
Broadband and cable providers already have a pretty scummy reputation for hidden fees and inconvenient setup times, but I’m not sure they’ve ever committed a cardinal sin — until now. Yesterday afternoon, a Spectrum employee in the Los Angeles area apparently stole a young woman’s dog and drove off with him. Fortunately for the dog, the entire incident was caught on the family’s security camera.
@GetSpectrum one of your drivers took my dog. pic.twitter.com/k270cqlpiU
— Melissa Cortez (@young_bluh) March 26, 2019
How did they all fit in there?…
March 27, 2019
This is unbelievable... BUILD THE WALL! 🇺🇸
RT! pic.twitter.com/j0ETPnZrF7
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) March 27, 2019