America, Police State USA
Land of the Incarcerated, Home of Police State Thugs--
Miami Gardens ‘Stop & Frisk’ Nabs Thousands of Kids, Finds 5-Year-Olds ‘Suspicious’ -- Fusion.:
"...."I have never seen a police department that has taken the approach that every citizen in that city is a suspect. I’ve described it as New York City stop-and-frisk on steroids.” said Miami-Dade County Public Defender Carlos Martinez. Last year, a Miami Herald report exposed how the MGPD repeatedly stopped and arrested employees and customers of a local convenience store including, Earl Sampson, who was stopped more than 200 times. Fusion’s analysis of more than 30,000 pages of field contact reports, shows how aggressive and far-reaching the police actions were. Some residents were stopped, questioned and written up multiple times within minutes of each other, by different officers. Children were stopped by police in playgrounds. Senior citizens were stopped and questioned near their retirement home, including a 99-year-old man deemed to be "suspicious.” Officers even wrote a report identifying a five-year-old child as a "suspicious person.”..."
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Xbox’s Chief Operating Officer Out Three Months After Role’s Creation
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As turmoil continues to pile up, Microsoft veteran Helen Chiang departs the
company just a few months after taking a newly created post to assure
long-term...
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‘Historic day for aviation’: First flight from Western Sydney departs today
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Flight JQ362 is expected to depart at 11am as the low-cost carrier bets big
on the new airport and announces a flash sale.
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How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass
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The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities
that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the
regulation...
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We went to NYC for a week, and I planned a packed itinerary. My 4- and
6-year-olds had other plans.
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Our family vacationed in NYC for a week. We didn't see everything I wanted
us to, and that's OK.
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Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers
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At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not
just gain an early following but keep one.
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In Case You Missed It...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, housing, state budgets
and taxes, the economy, and food assistance. On the federal budget, Brendan
D...
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Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Arrives in Stores: Smartphone Review
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The first-generation Apple foldable may feel awkward, but it’s an
intriguing step toward merging phones and tablets into one.
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You Should Update Your Garmin Watch's Heart Rate Zones
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If you train with a Garmin watch, here’s how (and why) you should reset
your heart rate zones.
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Inside Samsung HQ: An Early Look at the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Hints at the Future
of Foldables
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Samsung's bold design shift shows how consumer needs are reshaping the
foldables category. I was among the first outside Samsung to see its new
lineup in K...
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This is the End and a New Beginning
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I've been thinking about this for some time.
After 21 years of writing this blog almost daily, I've decided to stop
writing the daily updates on the blog.
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7 Google Photos tips for perfecting your pics on Pixel 7
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Our new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have incredible cameras for capturing your
memories, but snapping a photo is just the beginning. We all want to get
our ...
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‘Every weld is a challenge’
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Philadelphia schools are focusing career-tech training on preparing
students to move from high school to apprenticeships and skilled jobs,
reports Chalkbea...
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Mindfulness: New age craze or science-backed solution?
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- Mindfulness has become a billion-dollar industry.
- Research shows mindfulness can be an effective wellness practice, yet the
effect sizes found in stud...
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32+ Years...
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Our comment on COPPA
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Responsibility is our number one priority at YouTube, and this includes
protecting kids and their privacy. Over the last few years, we’ve
significantly in...
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Huawei Working On 5G Radar Tech For Self-Driving Cars
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Current chairman Xu Zhijun said Huawei is working on millimeter-wave radar
and laser radar for use in autonomous vehicles as part of an “ecosystem” of
car-...
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Bifurcar 'blockchain': universos paralelos de cadenas ingobernables
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Los usuarios de Nano han demandado a sus desarrolladores por una pérdida de
criptomonedas valorada en 150 millones de euros. Si prospera, estarĂan
obligado...
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The Blog Moves On
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But the show goes on.
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The US Treasury’s missed opportunity
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The US Treasury recently published the first in a series of reports
designed to implement the seven core principles for regulating the US
financial system ...
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Corinne Found the Perfect Way to Rebel Against *The Bachelor*
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Over the course of the season, the show’s latest villain just might have …
grown as a person.
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The search for the best middle-class tax cut
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Say you want to help struggling middle-class families by cutting their
taxes. Say you want to figure out an actually helpful plan to do that, and
not just ...
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IBM buys Ustream: is it a workforce communication play?
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IBM has added Ustream to a long list of video technology company
acquisitions in the recent past -- like Clearleap acquired last month --
buying the stream...
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Book Expo America, BookCon, Detroit Public TV Video
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Tweets about #BookCon2015 OR #BEA15
*Date: Fri May, 29 2015 11:00 AM CDT — Sun May, 31 2015 3:00 PM CDT*
*Detroit Public TV will bring live inside the boo...
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The World's Billionaires
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Carlos Slim Helu takes the No. 1 spot on Forbes' annual list of the world's
richest as a record 164 billionaires return to the ranking amid the global
econ...
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