A New York City police officer seen on video who put a man into an apparent stranglehold on a Queens waterfront was arrested and charged Thursday. Officer David Afanador, who was suspended without pay after Sunday’s incident with Ricky Bellevue, faces charges of strangulation and attempted strangulation, the New York …
Read More »House-to-house visits to West Kingston after 5 confirmed cases of COVID-19
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Welfare reports that the Southern Regional Health Authority (SERHA) launched community surveillance activities in West Kingston this morning, following the recent confirmation of five cases of COVID-19. The individuals are contacts from a confirmed case that recently returned to the island from …
Read More »“It’s embarrassing” – ITF official criticizes Novak Djokovic’s father for blaming Grigor Dimitrov
After tennis players tested positive for coronavirus during the Adria Tour hosted by Novak Djokovic, he outraged the tennis fraternity. Novak’s intentions were pure. But the event did not follow the new norms of social distancing and sanitary measures were not adopted. And that led to the virus outbreak among …
Read More »Democratic lawmakers propose facial recognition ban nationwide
The legislation marks Congress’ most aggressive offer yet to restrict the use of facial recognition, amid complaints from civil rights groups that the technology disproportionately identifies people of color. In the absence of a federal law addressing facial recognition, state and local governments have been tasked with regulating the use …
Read More »Sonoma County Approves 1,000 COVID-19 Cases
A few hours before Sonoma County approved 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the county health official on Thursday showed cautious optimism about the ability to mitigate the spread of the disease and save lives, even after a 40% increase in local cases for the past two weeks Mase said the …
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