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London is adopting a level of surveillance that is rare outside of China. The decision is a major development in the use of technology that has caused a worldwide debate about the balance between security and privacy.
The shooting that started after a dispute outside a McDonald’s was the third in a little over 24 hours downtown. Violent crime in the city declined last year, though reports of shootings were up slightly.
This year in Las Vegas, many manufacturers at the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade show showcased new versions of small, lightweight and concealable guns. The number of Americans with concealed-carry permits has reached almost 18.7 million.
The Justice Department believes it should have discontinued its secret surveillance of one-time Donald Trump campaign adviser Carter Page far earlier than it did, DOJ tells the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
The Department of Health and Human Services said it was a “clerical error.” President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “public health emergency” is back into effect, but its impact has been minimal.
Former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf agreed to a lifetime ban from the banking industry and a $17.5 million fine, a result of the fake-accounts scandal that roiled Wells Fargo when he ran the bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency charged five other former Wells Fargo executives.
Thursday’s minority opinion said the court “got it wrong” in 2016 when it favored unanimous jury recommendations in capital punishment cases.
Annabella Sciorra, describing to jurors a sexual assault by the former producer in the 1990s, says Weinstein outweighed her by nearly 200 pounds and overpowered her.
District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who took office two weeks ago, said prosecutors will use a “risk-based system” and weigh whether a defendant might flee or pose a threat to public safety.
Anne Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road when she hit 19-year-old Harry Dunn, riding a motorbike, on Aug. 27 in central England. A State Department spokesperson, who called it a “tragic” accident, said Sacoolas had “immunity from criminal jurisdiction.”