It was the Fourth of July, and the woman was hungry. In the Whole Foods market in Manhattan’s Union Square, not far from New York University, the famished lady filled up three cardboard containers with food from the store’s buffet, stashed the grub into her bag and started to leave. A Whole Foods security guard Read more about These good Samaritan cops are the true face of the NYPD[…]
In October 2017, Twitter general counsel Sean Edgett faced difficult questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about foreign interference in the 2016 election. Flanked by representatives from Facebook and Google, Edgett explained how Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA) had systematically spread fake news and stoked partisan sentiment through a carefully coordinated, years-long social media campaign. Read more about Twitter's Disinformation Data Dumps Are Helpful—to a Point[…]
YouTube is currently under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission following complaints that the platform improperly collected data from young users. It’s unclear how much data this might be, but there’s reason to believe it could be a lot. For many kids, YouTube has replaced television; depending on how parents use online platforms, children could Read more about How to Protect Our Kids' Data and Privacy[…]
A California newspaper said it has received multiple threats over an article speculating that late Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of an opiod overdose — leading it to scrub the story from its website. The Santa Monica Observer reported soon after Skaggs’ death that the 27-year-old pitcher — who was found dead July Read more about California newspaper scrubs story speculating Tyler Skaggs overdosed[…]
The trial of a reputed Crips gangbanger accused of trying to murder an FBI agent is set to kick off in Brooklyn court Monday — and a US Attorney is taking the extremely rare step of personally prosecuting the case. The agent’s bullet-riddled car, as well as the shot-up vehicle of his suspected attacker, also Read more about US Attorney to personally prosecute alleged-FBI agent shooter[…]
CLEVELAND — Anthony Kay, having pitched well enough to reach the Futures Game at Progressive Field and sharp enough to understand the bad optics of excuse-making, worked hard Sunday afternoon to take ownership of his recent struggles. Yet the Stony Brook native Kay, arguably the Mets’ top pitching prospect, has experienced the same phenomenon witnessed Read more about Anthony Kay’s rise to Mets halted by Triple-A phenomenon[…]
A wealthy widow’s glow-in-the-dark walking cane that could fetch $500,000 when it goes under the hammer later this month is now at the center of a Titanic family feud. The cane — which once belonged to Titanic survivor Ella White — is being offered as part of Guernsey Auctions “A Century At Sea,” set for Read more about How the auction of a Titanic survivor’s walking stick prompted a family feud[…]
Many American business big shots are clueless. They don’t understand how customers and employees now view data breaches. That is the conclusion reached by several studies, including one from Shred-it, an information security company. American businesses are ignoring “the serious impact any data breach can have on their reputations and bottom line,” according to the Read more about American businesses ignoring the effects of data hacks: studies[…]
A train operator rescued a kitten that tumbled onto the subway tracks in Manhattan on Sunday, cops said. The yellow kitten slipped away from its owner, a 14-year-old boy, on the platform of the Canal Street station at about 5:30 p.m. and fell on the tracks for the uptown R train, authorities told the Post. Read more about Train operator rescues kitten that fell on subway tracks in Manhattan[…]
President Trump said “we are not big fans” of the British ambassador to the US who called his administration “inept.” “We’ve had our little ins and outs with a couple of countries and I’d say that the UK and the ambassador has not served the UK well, I can tell you that,” the president said Read more about Trump admin ‘not big fans’ of UK ambassador who called WH ‘inept’[…]