#How NYC’s DNA database helps solve crime — and prevent it

#How NYC’s DNA database helps solve crime — and prevent it

“#How NYC’s DNA database helps solve crime — and prevent it” In October, the City Council introduced a bill to limit the NYPD’s collection of DNA samples. Co-sponsors Diana Ayala and Donovan Richards seek to prevent gathering samples from minors without their knowledge or parental consent. But if anything, new research suggests we should not…

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#Only 4,000 COVID vaccinations given in New York so far

#Only 4,000 COVID vaccinations given in New York so far

“#Only 4,000 COVID vaccinations given in New York so far” Only 4,000 coronavirus vaccines have been administered in New York since Monday — out of more than 80,000 the state has received. Between Monday and Tuesday, around 87,000 of the 170,000 Pfizer vaccines that the state is expecting were delivered to local hospitals, the state Department…

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#Comet hits Earth in bleak disaster movie

#Comet hits Earth in bleak disaster movie

“#Comet hits Earth in bleak disaster movie” Did Gerard Butler take acting lessons from the MGM Lion? He growls and snarls just like Leo in his latest role, as an engineer trying to save his wife and young son from an apocalyptic comet’s impact in “Greenland.” Running time: 119 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of…

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#Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting probe

#Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting probe

“#Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting probe” Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday. The company said the investigation led by former US Attorney General…

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#How China uses Internet trolls to help cover up its atrocities

#How China uses Internet trolls to help cover up its atrocities

“#How China uses Internet trolls to help cover up its atrocities” The greatest benefit to Big Tech’s otherwise dubious influence over our lives is that it’s impossible for the world’s human-rights violators to hide their crimes. Information that years ago would have been filtered by official, sanitized sources now flows from anyone with the guts…

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