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ICE Plans To Spend Up To $20 Million On Electric Shock Gloves
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to spend as much as $20 million on thousands of gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks directly through a person’s skin. The devices are called G.L.O.V.E., short for Generated Low Output Voltage…
USS Abraham Lincoln Crew Facing Growing Strain After Record Time At Sea
Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are reportedly dealing with serious exhaustion, declining morale and growing mental health concerns after an extraordinarily long deployment that has kept thousands of service members at sea for months without a break on land.…
Powerful 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Colombia, Buildings Damaged and People Injured
Update: CBS News reports at least 111 people were killed and 87 injured in the earthquake, with Pereira among the hardest-hit cities. The original report, written before the toll was known, follows. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia…
Police Used Flock Cameras To Track Wisconsin Man Across State Lines Before Marijuana Search
A Wisconsin criminal case is drawing new attention to the growing controversy surrounding Flock automated license plate reader cameras after investigators reportedly used the system to track a man’s movements across state lines and used his travel history as part…
ICE Says Every Field Officer Expected To Have Body Camera By End Of August
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it is on track to equip every officer and agent working in the field with a body-worn camera by the end of August, marking a significant expansion of the agency’s body camera program. ICE…
Wisconsin Man Charged After Police Allegedly Used Flock Cameras To Track His Trip To Michigan
A Wisconsin man is facing a marijuana possession charge after police allegedly used Flock license plate reader cameras to monitor his travel into Michigan, where recreational marijuana is legal, and then stopped him after he returned to Wisconsin. According to…
Project Anchor: Is August 12, 2026, Just Another Day… Or Something Much Bigger?
A conspiracy theory known as Project Anchor has taken social media by storm, claiming that Earth could temporarily lose gravity for approximately about seven seconds on August 12, 2026. While there is no verified scientific evidence supporting the claim, it…
Florida Pastor Accused Of Sexually Abusing Teen, Failing To Disclose HIV Status
A Florida pastor is behind bars after investigators say he sexually abused a 14-year-old boy he met online and failed to disclose that he is HIV positive before engaging in sexual activity. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 42-year-old…
Georgia Police Dispatch Supervisor Arrested For Allegedly Misusing Flock Camera System To Track Boyfriend
A Georgia police dispatch supervisor is facing criminal charges after investigators say she improperly used a law enforcement license plate reader system to monitor her boyfriend’s movements. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), 30-year-old Paige Forte, a supervisor…
Lab-Grown Meat and the FDA: What the Agency Has and Has Not Done
Editor’s note and correction: This article’s original headline said lab-grown meat was “officially FDA approved.” That wording was inaccurate. The FDA does not approve cultivated meat. It runs a voluntary pre-market consultation, and when that review is complete the agency…