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Legal professionals are warning the Apple Watch could open owners up to criminal liability due to a new feature that automatically dials 911 if it senses the wearer has fallen and no action is taken. Due to the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment, police could legally enter someone’s home without a warrant after receiving an emergency alert. They would then be free to scope the surroundings out for potential criminality.  Continue reading “Invite Police Officers into Your Home with Apple Watch’s Auto-911 Feature”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The FBI has refused to declassify 37 pages of materials related to the Uranium One deal, citing national security and the privacy issues, reports The Hill‘s John Solomon. The documents are thought to contain information regarding then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s involvement, as well as the Obama administration’s knowledge of the controversial deal.

The existence of the documents became known after a recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) release of related material contained an entry entitled “Uranium One Transaction.” The publicly available portion includes benign material, such as public letters from members of Congress who demanded information on the Uranium One approval.    Continue reading “Uranium One: FBI Refuses To Release Three-Dozen Secret Memos Involving Clintons, Russia And Obama”

Twin Cities – by Mara H Gottfried

No charges will be filed against a St. Paul police officer who drove into another vehicle and left the scene, according to information released this week.

Nick Kellum, who has been involved in past crashes both on- and off-duty, told investigators he had no recollection of being involved in the April off-duty collision, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report. No one was injured in the crash, which resulted in minor damage.   Continue reading “St. Paul officer involved in hit-run crash has medical condition, won’t be charged”

MassPrivateI

According to an article in the National Post the Five Eyes intelligence network is demanding tech companies provide a backdoor into all their electronic devices.

“Canada joined its intelligence allies recently in demanding that technology companies co-operate with law enforcement agencies in allowing access to encrypted communications.” Continue reading “Why you should be worried about Five Eyes having access to every electronic device”

Yahoo News

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese destroyer came aggressively close to a U.S. Navy ship in the South China Sea, forcing it to maneuver to prevent a collision, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said Tuesday, describing an encounter that could worsen tensions between the nations.

The Chinese warship approached the USS Decatur in an “unsafe and unprofessional maneuver” on Sunday near Gaven Reefs in the South China Sea, said U.S. Pacific Fleet Spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Tim Gorman.   Continue reading “US says Chinese destroyer came dangerously close to US ship”

Washington Examiner – by Josh Siegel

The petroleum industry on Monday urged Congress to approve the Trump administration’s renegotiated NAFTA agreement, and said the new deal promises to maintain booming exports of oil and natural gas to America’s northern and southern neighbors.

“We urge Congress to approve the USMCA,” said Mike Sommers, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, the largest U.S. oil and gas trade group. “Having Canada as a trading partner and a party to this agreement is critical for North American energy security and U.S. consumers. Retaining a trade agreement for North America will help ensure the U.S. energy revolution continues into the future.”   Continue reading “Oil and gas industry praises Trump’s new NAFTA deal”

Courthouse News – by Nick Rummel

TRENTON, N.J. (CN) – A gun group headed straight to the Third Circuit on Friday after a federal judge declined to put a hold on a new New Jersey law forbidding more than 10 rounds of ammunition in a large-capacity magazine.

Turning down a bid for injunctive relief, U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan concluded that the new law is “reasonably tailored” to curtail mass shootings and “passes constitutional muster.”   Continue reading “New Jersey 10-Round Ammo Limit Passes First Court Hurdle”

Yahoo News

A mom has been arrested for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo — by a teenage artist — because she was allegedly tired of the boy begging to get inked, according to Columbus, Ohio, TV station WSYX/WTTE.

The news outlet reported that 34-year-old Nikki Dickinson was charged with first-degree misdemeanor child endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a video of the tattoo session went viral.   Continue reading “Mom arrested for allowing 10-year-old son to get tattooed”

The Oregonian – by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

They slipped by the minivan outfitted with the spring-loaded jaws of animal snares and avoided a circular hot tub turned on its side and designed to roll over trespassers who triggered a tripwire — something reminiscent of “a scene from the movie ‘Indiana Jones.'”

But the FBI special agent and three state police bomb technicians never made it past the empty wheelchair inside the manufactured home they entered on the southern Oregon property, court records say.    Continue reading “FBI agent shot by booby-trapped wheelchair inside southern Oregon home”

The News Tribune – by Kenny Ocker

A Lakewood man put a choke hold on a Tacoma police officer responding to a dispute at a nightclub early Sunday, Pierce County prosecutors say.

The 31-year-old was arraigned Monday afternoon in Pierce County Superior Court on one count of second-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault, one count of fourth-degree assault and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. His bail was set at $100,000.   Continue reading “Man choked Tacoma officer after nightclub assault, police say”

Yahoo News

It turns out that an Arizona fire that caused millions of dollars in damage began when a gender reveal celebration went awry.

When off-duty Border Patrol agent Dennis Dickey used a high-velocity firearm in April 2017 to shoot a target filled with either blue or pink powder, he caused an explosion that set the Coronado National Fore ablaze and ultimately damaged more than 45,000 acres of land. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona said in a news release that Dickey immediately reported the fire to law enforcement.   Continue reading “This gender reveal party went seriously wrong and started a huge fire”

Yahoo News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — About 400 guns have been stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Memphis, Tennessee, and authorities are concerned about the theft’s potential effect on public safety in this city and elsewhere.

Two people driving a U-Haul truck stole the weapons from a UPS facility in Memphis on Sunday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Monday. The agency is asking for the public’s help in the case: It offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.    Continue reading “ATF warns public after 400 guns stolen in Tennessee”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

While Trump wasted no time in taking a victory lap for his “historic” new trade deal between Canada and the US, which was (literally) struck in the 11th hour on September 30 to save the North American Free Trade Agreement, henceforth called USMCA (even though it is called NAFTA 2018 in the legal document), and which saw Canada joining the previously reached US-Mexico agreement, there has been some confusion about what’s in it.  Continue reading “Here’s What Inside Trump’s “Historic” Trade Deal With Canada And Mexico”

SF Gate

Organizers of the Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco’s famed fetish festival, took new measures this year to educate attendees — especially sightseers and gawkers — on the subject of consent.

“Gear doesn’t mean consent. What you’re wearing doesn’t mean consent. An enthusiastic ‘yes’ means consent,” said Edwin Morales, president of the Folsom Street Events board.  Continue reading “Folsom Street Fair stresses consent amid leather and BDSM”

Fox 4 KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — FOX4 is launching a community initiative called “Working For Blue.” This effort will work to raise money to provide free ballistic vests for any law enforcement agencies across local communities that have a need.

FOX4 is partnering with SHIELD616, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which provides top-rated vests and ballistic helmet kits. This means your gifts are tax-deductible. FOX4 has already identified a need of more than 500 vests around the region.   Continue reading “Working for Blue: The need to protect police”