Facebook Whistleblower Calls For Greater Transparency, Reform Of Algorithms In Senate Testimony

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring platform transparency and reforming algorithms that promote harmful content during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on children’s online safety Tuesday. In her…

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Approaching Surge Of 60,000 Haitian Migrants Could Overwhelm Border, Texas Officials Say

Around 60,000 Haitian migrants could overwhelm border officials in Texas, state leadership said, the Washington Examiner reported on Tuesday. Texas law enforcement officials are reportedly preparing for over 60,000 migrants to attempt…

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Zuckerberg Apologizes After His Social Media Platforms Experience Massive Outage

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued an apology late Monday after Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down for several hours. “Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger are coming back online now,” Zuckerberg wrote in…

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St. Louis man pleads guilty to robbing businesses of cigarettes

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey accepted pleas of guilty from Thomas T. Taylor, age 35, on today’s date, for the crimes of conspiracy to interfere with…

Metzger Middle School placed on lockdown after shots fired nearby

BEXAR COUNTY, TX – Earlier this morning just before 9 AM shots were heard in close proximity of Metzger Middle School, in Northeast Bexar County, prompting a lockdown. Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputies…

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How Biden Has Misled Americans About The Situation At The Southern Border

President Joe Biden and his administration have misled Americans about the situation at the southern border multiple times since taking office, according to Customs and Border Protection data and various media reports.…

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Pineapple shipment destroyed after invasive Amazonian caterpillar found

GULFPORT, Mississippi – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists discovered a butterfly larvae pest, informally known as the Saunders 1850, while inspecting a container of pineapples from Costa Rica. The larvae…

Police Blotter

Wayne County Man Charged With Enticement Of A Minor

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 1, 2021, Michael Jacob Walczyk, age 41, of Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, was charged by a…

Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Dante Williams, 24, of Charleston, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Williams sold two…

Five Essex County Gas Stations Agree to Pirce Gouging Settlement

NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Division of Consumer Affairs has reached a settlement agreement for more than $138,000 involving five Essex County gas stations…

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San Gabriel Valley Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Laptop Computer Batteries

LOS ANGELES – A Chinese national who participated in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manufacture, ship and market counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics made in China was sentenced today to…

St. Paul Man Indicted for Shipping Heroin into Minnesota Correctional Facility

MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempted distribution and possession with intent to distribute heroin, and for illegally possessing firearms as a felon,…

Antarctica Just Had Its Coldest Season Ever. Here’s Why

The South Pole recorded its coldest season since climate scientists began tracking temperatures on the continent in 1957, The Washington Post reported. Antarctica’s average temperature over the last six months was minus…

US and World News

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp All Go Down At Once

Platforms owned by Facebook all experienced outages at the same time late Monday morning, and could not be accessed. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down Monday morning, according to outage tracking…

US and World News

Willow Tree recall chicken due to contamination

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2021 – Willow Tree Poultry Farm, an Attleboro, Mass. establishment, is recalling approximately 52,022 pounds of various chicken salads and dip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials,…

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Serenade Foods recalls 60,000 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with Salmonella

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2021 – Serenade Foods, a Milford, Ind. establishment, is recalling approximately 59,251 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis,…

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San Jose moves to shut down nuisance Agave Bar & Grill

Since December of 2020, the San José Police Department’s Vice Administrative Unit, has been investigating and monitoring illicit activities at the Agave Sports Bar located at 544 West Alma Avenue. This establishment has…

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Knoxville YWCA Receives $450,000 In Federal Funding For Housing Assistance

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Young Woman’s Christian Association of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley (YWCA) will receive $450,000 from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to support YWCA’s…

Grand Jury indicts former Creve Coeur pharmacy owner in kickback scheme

ST. LOUIS – Earlier this week a federal grand jury indicted Michael McCormac with one count of health care fraud and three counts of violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute. The indictment was…

Creve Coeur pharmacy and owner agree to pay $1,507,808.50 to resolve lawsuit alleging dispensing of controlled substances with no legitimate medical purpose

ST. LOUIS – The United States has reached a civil settlement with Olive Street Pharmacy, LLC (Olive Street) and pharmacy technician Irina Shlafshteyn (Shlafshteyn) resolving a civil complaint bringing claims under the…

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