Microsoft is asking governments around the world to adopt legislation geared toward regulating the use of facial recognition technology. The request was released Friday by the company’s president, Brad Smith. And while it may seem unusual that an oft-criticized tech company wants restraints on its own products, Smith voiced concern about the spread of powerful
The Trump Organization has responded to claims that elite properties owned by the president employ illegal immigrants en masse. “We have tens of thousands of employees across our properties and very strict hiring practices,” a Trump spokesperson told Fox News in an e-mailed statement. “If any employee submitted false documentation in an attempt to circumvent
Have you ever used a heat wrap to help alleviate muscle or joint pain? If so, you may have used a wrap that was recently recalled. Earlier this month, Pfizer issued a recall of certain lots of its eight-hour Thermacare HeatWraps. The wraps are often used to alleviate “joint, muscle and menstrual pain” and were recalled after it was discovered they might leak.
Earlier this month, UC Berkeley announced that it agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against the school involving allegations of discrimination “against high-profile speakers invited by conservative student groups.” The suit was filed back in April 2017 by Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) and alleged that the university violated their First Amendment rights, among others. According to the settlement agreement, the university will pay “a one-time $70,000 payment to cover the plaintiff’s attorney costs, as well as a revision of the campus Major Events Policy.”
Back on December 1, 2016, a young mother was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer when she pulled off to the right shoulder on Interstate 95 in Old Lyme to check on her baby in the back seat of her car. Now, her family decided to file a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Haven and is seeking $30 million.
Security footage from a South Carolina church is stoking fears that a young volunteer may have molested more than a dozen children on its premises. The footage, detailed by the Associated Press, purportedly shows 28-year old Jacop Robert Lee Hazlett ‘repeatedly abusing young children in a bathroom.’ The attacks were repeated, sustained and took place
If you’re familiar with Planet Fitness, you may know the gym is popular for its affordable pricing and judgment-free workout environment. In fact, the gym’s ‘Judgement-free zone’ slogan is something that Planet Fitness prides itself on, according to CEO Chris Rondeau. The slogan is also one of the reasons why the brand is growing so fast and why it has been “adding 200 new clubs a year,” according to Rondeau.
Skip Hop recently issued a recall of more than 32,000 highchairs after it discovered that the legs can actually detach from the seat, posing a hazard for children. At the time of the recall, the company had received “17 reports of the legs detaching.” Fortunately, however, none of those reports included injury incidents related to the defect.
President Donald Trump has again taken to advocating a bigger and better border wall, claiming its construction will “save Billions of Dollars if the Democrats would give us the votes to build the Wall.” Trump didn’t offer an explanation as to how an expensive and expanded barrier could boost the country’s economy. POLITICO reports that
A federal law barring Americans from encouraging or inducing foreign nationals to illegal travel to or stay in the United States has been stricken down. On Tuesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of California resident Evelyn Sineneng-Smith. Sineneng-Smith, writes Bloomberg.com, was prosecuted under a law the 9th Circuit called “unconstitutionally overbroad.”