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fromFast Company
5 days agoThe Pentagon just dropped "never-before-seen" UFO files online-here's how to see them yourself
The Friday release includes the declassification of 162 files on what the government is calling Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The now-public files can be found under a new tab on The Department of War's site. The move follows a presidential order that came in February, which called for greater transparency around UAP.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month agoCNN's Manu Raju Grills Mike Johnson on Lack of Public' Hearings on Iran War
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended the lack of public hearings on Trump's Iran operation, citing classified mission sensitivity and stating members received multiple private briefings.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months agoMet Police to 'trial' handheld facial-recognition tech | Computer Weekly
Known as Operator-Initiated Facial Recognition (OIFR), the technology uses a mobile phone app to capture images of people's faces and compare them to police databases in real-time. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that OIFR would allow officers to check and verify the details of any individuals stopped, instead of having to arrest them and take them to a police station.
London politics
fromKqed
5 months agoCalifornia Adopts Tougher Methane Rule for Landfills to Curb Planetary Warming | KQED
The new rules will eventually require landfill operators to take action when a satellite or airplane detects a methane leak, improve routine leak monitoring and reporting and mandate stronger action on recurring issues. The protections will add to a suite of regulations the state passed in 2010, which made California the first state to develop stricter standards than the federal government.
Environment
Science
fromFortune
6 months ago3 monkeys still on the loose after research transport truck crashes in rural Mississippi | Fortune
Research monkeys escaped after a truck overturned in Mississippi, leaving missing primates, undisclosed ownership and transport details, and conflicting reports about their health.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
7 months agoPublic loses access to police radio feeds in Contra Costa County; another glitch upends plans elsewhere
Contra Costa law enforcement encrypted radio communications, ending decades of public access and temporarily silencing public feeds, while nearby agencies experienced glitches delaying the change.
Education
fromNew York Post
8 months agoExclusive | NY's secret 'backroom deal' over one LI school's Native American mascot blasted by critics as community wants to keep fighting statewide ban
Connetquot School District secretly negotiated with the state to shorten 'Thunderbirds' to 'T-Birds' to comply with a Native American logo ban, bypassing public input.
fromIrish Independent
11 months ago'I am not a political person, I did not seek this role' - Nama boss Brendan McDonagh appears before Dail committee amid housing tsar controversy
Mr McDonagh insisted, however, that he was making "all relevant disclosures" as required, but he declined to discuss his personal affairs concerning reports of renting a house.
UK politics
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