Amazon’s Ring camera raises civil liberties concerns: U.S. senator
U.S. Democratic Senator Edward Markey raised concerns on Thursday that law enforcement use of Amazon.com Inc’s Ring doorbell camera in investigations could disproportionately affect people of color and encourage racial profiling.
8chan owner vows changes in House testimony over links to mass shootings
8chan, the online message board linked to several recent mass shootings, plans to restrict parts of the website during a “state of emergency,” the site’s owner Jim Watkins told a U.S. House panel in a written statement.
Global effort to aid devastated Bahamas gears up in Dorian’s wake
An international relief effort gathered pace on Thursday to help stunned residents of the Bahamas, where the health minister predicted a “staggering” death toll from Hurricane Dorian, now churning northward off the coast of South Carolina.
Eleven more women accuse tenor Placido Domingo of sexual misconduct
Eleven more women have accused Spanish opera star Placido Domingo of sexual misconduct, allegations that the leading tenor described on Thursday as “riddled with inconsistencies.”
Sprint loses in Maryland cellphone trafficking appeal
A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $26.9 million award in favor of Sprint Corp, in a setback to the company’s years-long campaign to stop what it calls cellphone trafficking.
8chan owner to restrict some access during emergencies: House panel testimony
8chan, the online message board linked to several recent mass shootings, plans to restrict parts of the website during a “state of emergency,” the site’s owner Jim Watkins told a U.S. House panel in a written statement.
Floodwaters rise on Charleston’s streets as Hurricane Dorian skirts U.S. coast
Deserted, rain-lashed streets in Charleston, South Carolina, vanished beneath water on Thursday as Hurricane Dorian churned a few dozen miles offshore after reducing parts of the Bahamas to rubble.
U.S. slaps record fine on Michigan State University over Nassar abuse scandal
The U.S. Department of Education has imposed a record $4.5 million fine on Michigan State University for what it called a failure to protect students from sexual abuse and ordered the university to make changes.
‘Everything is gone:’ Bahamians stunned in Dorian’s wake
Stunned residents of the Bahamas surveyed the wreckage of their homes and officials struggled to assess the number killed by Hurricane Dorian, as the storm bore down on the South Carolina coast on Thursday, threatening record flooding.
U.S. moving to block California vehicle emissions rules
Two U.S. agencies are preparing to submit for final White House regulatory review a plan to revoke California’s authority to set its own vehicle greenhouse gas standards and declare that states are pre-empted from setting their own vehicle rules, two p…
