Chicago police officer killed in Gage Park had spoken just last year at memorial for fellow officer When his friend and fellow Chicago police Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso was fatally shot in the line of duty last year, Luis Huesca called him “one of those guys that actually deserved this ... 04/20/2024 - 9:58 pm | View Link
HPD: Off-duty sergeant arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated HOUSTON — An off-duty sergeant with the Houston Police Department was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated Saturday, according to police. Police said Sargeant Charles Ray Rudd was ... 04/20/2024 - 9:46 am | View Link
Dallas Police Department Partners with RollKall to Streamline Off-Duty Job Process IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#DallasPD–The Dallas Police Department (DPD) today announced its partnership with RollKall, a leading provider of extra-duty management software solutions. Use of ... 04/18/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Dallas approves new system to manage police officers’ off-duty work Six years after an internal audit found the Dallas Police Department needed a better way to track off-duty hours worked by officers, the city plans to use a new system to manage and track the jobs. 04/16/2024 - 11:19 pm | View Link
Dallas approves new system to manage police officers’ off-duty work Off-duty jobs can include security work at large events, concerts, private businesses, parades and other events. Kristin Lowman, a DPD spokeswoman, said the new third-party system is expected to ... 04/10/2024 - 11:55 pm | View Link
WhatsApp, the popular global messaging platform owned by Meta, has rolled out new features including a different way to log in and an artificial intelligence assistant in the app.
iPhone users can now use passkeys to login—which means they can access the app using Face ID, Touch ID, or their iPhone passcode—instead of receiving an SMS to log in.
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Whatsapp said on X, formerly Twitter, on April 24 that this feature was “a more secure way to login.” It also avoids any potential challenges in receiving an SMS to log in, with the company adding: “traveling?
HANOI, Vietnam — The head of Vietnam’s parliament has resigned, according to state media, making him the latest senior member of government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that’s shaken the country’s political and business elites.
The resignation of National Assembly Chair Vuong Dinh Hue adds to growing instability in the country.
Tuesday, April 23, was the last day of my class for the semester at Barnard College, Columbia University’s sister college, and I woke up to several emails from my students that morning. “I don’t want to come to campus,” they said. “I don’t feel safe.”
I didn’t blame them. Police in riot gear lined up along Broadway.
Adolf Hitler never won a majority in a free and open national election. He never received more than 37% of the vote in a free and open national election, but he argued that 37% represented 75% of 51%, and demanded political power. It was the political calculus by which the Nazi leader disabled, then dismantled, the Weimar Republic.
I spent three years among dogs with bloodlines like British royalty. In our world, they would be earls and duchesses. Their names are in stud books that go back countless generations. They are the product of centuries of careful breeding to make them the most perfect versions of themselves.
Eh. I like mutts better.
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It’s not that I didn’t like the dogs I met at dog shows around the U.
For months, Fujikawaguchiko, a Japanese resort town, has been swarmed with tourists eager to soak in the views of Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest mountain. The visitors have also taken a particular interest in one specific parking lot, which offers a picturesque view of the famed volcano in the background of a convenience store.
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As the spot surged in popularity after earning a reputation on social media for being “very Japanese,” a local official told AFP, throngs of tourists have wreaked havoc, sometimes parking their cars without permission, leaving litter behind, and even climbing onto the roof of a nearby dental clinic in hopes of a better vantage point for the perfect shot.