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- Saudi Arabia to buy $7bn-worth of US precision weapons from Raytheon & Boeing – report
As part of the mammoth $110-billion deal brokered by Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia is purchasing precision arms worth $7 billion from US manufacturers Raytheon and Boeing, a media report says. This is in spite of concerns over the toll on Yemen’s civilians. - Lighting our way to darkness: Scientists warn of too much ‘artificial light’ on Earth
A new study conducted using satellite data shows that artificial lighting is growing brighter. The data suggest this is disrupting the order of ecological and human life, which previously depended on natural light sources such as the moon. - 2 wrongfully convicted men each get $15mn after decades in prison, police misconduct
Two separate juries in Los Angeles and Baltimore have awarded multi-million dollar settlements to two innocent men wrongfully convicted of murder after police were found to have withheld evidence and pressured witnesses to testify against them. - Police go undercover on Black Friday to curb violence & theft across US
Undercover officers and helicopters will be watching over bargain hunters during this Black Friday in an effort to stamp out the annual chaos that turns America’s malls into potential war zones every holiday season.
- Americans buying & selling employee uniforms in new craze to beat crowds on Black Friday
The insanity for Black Friday bargains has reached new heights in the US, after one joke suggestion to sell a Walmart uniform to anyone seeking to skip ahead of the lines went viral and spawned dozens of similar but seemingly real offers. - American F-22 & F-35 stealth jets to join massive air drills on Korean peninsula next month
Six F-22 Raptor and four F-35A Lightning American stealth jets will reportedly join regional ally South Korea in the largest flying exercise on the Korean peninsula next month, amid heightened tensions surrounding N. Korea’s nuclear and ballistic programs. - Wrongfully convicted California man pardoned after 39 years behind bars
A 70-year-old man who spent almost 40 years of his life in prison for murders he didn’t commit has been pardoned by Governor Jerry Brown. - GoFundMe shuts down bid to crowdfund Charles Manson’s funeral
Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has removed a page seeking to raise funds to cover the funeral expenses of the late cult leader Charles Manson. - YouTube cracks down on disturbing content featuring children after backlash
Video hosting giant YouTube has begun clamping down on content showing children in vulnerable situations as well as disturbing material aimed at children. The move followed a wave of criticism against the video streaming service. - Vengeful driver plows through busy intersection to prove a point
A fed-up driver caused a head-on collision after intentionally plowing through a busy intersection in order to make a point about dangerous driving. - Saudi Arabia to buy $7bn-worth of US precision weapons from Raytheon & Boeing – reportAs part of the mammoth $110-billion deal brokered by Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia is purchasing precision arms worth $7 billion from US manufacturers Raytheon and Boeing, a media report says. This is in spite of concerns over the toll on Yemen’s civilians.
- Don’t ‘throttle’ websites, defend net neutrality – Justin Trudeau has dig at US
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has become the latest person to lend his voice to the chorus of high-profile figures supporting US net neutrality. - Uber faces avalanche of govt probes over data breach cover-up
The US, the UK and Italy are among a widening group of countries that are up in arms and vowing to probe Uber’s cover-up of a massive hack attack that affected the personal data of over 57 million passengers and drivers across the globe. - Lighting our way to darkness: Scientists warn of too much ‘artificial light’ on EarthA new study conducted using satellite data shows that artificial lighting is growing brighter. The data suggest this is disrupting the order of ecological and human life, which previously depended on natural light sources such as the moon.
- 2 wrongfully convicted men each get $15mn after decades in prison, police misconductTwo separate juries in Los Angeles and Baltimore have awarded multi-million dollar settlements to two innocent men wrongfully convicted of murder after police were found to have withheld evidence and pressured witnesses to testify against them.
- Baltimore police dismiss cop-on-cop murder rumors encircling detective’s death
Baltimore homicide detective Sean Suiter was set to testify against fellow officers before being shot in the head and killed while on duty. Now the police department is reassuring the public that the killing was not part of a conspiracy among cops.
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