Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers

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Record number of asylum seekers died in 2024 while in care of Home Office
Data obtained by the Guardian shows 51 people died in Home Office provided accommodation in 2024. A record number of asylum seekers died last year while in the care of the Home Office, according to ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
24 people have died in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Zimbabwe, police say
Police say 24 people have died in a collision between a bus and a truck in ZimbabweABC News - Feb. 13 -
Office attendance is becoming a performance metric
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Has the Met Police just become less safe?
Met officers who fail internal vetting scheme may keep jobs thanks to court ruling.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
Nine police officers injured in Londonderry and Strabane
Officers were reportedly head-butted and kicked, with blood also being spat at them.BBC News - Feb. 9 -
Two children die in Detroit cold while sleeping in van, police say
Two children in Detroit died of suspected exposure to the cold after being found unresponsive in the van where the family was living Monday, police said.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Andrew Lester dies while awaiting sentencing for shooting of Ralph Yarl
Andrew Lester, the man who pleaded guilty to felony assault in the second degree for the shooting of Ralph Yarl, died while awaiting sentencing.ABC News - 22h -
Government should have no role in policing news distortions
CBS News has been asked by the FCC to hand over the raw footage and transcript from an interview with Kamala Harris, which has led to an FCC investigation into allegations of news editing practices ...The Hill - 1d -
Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
HHS Has Many Health Equity Offices. What Will Become of Them?
This is a MedPage Today story. Of five major HHS agency offices focused on health equity, only one has taken down its website amid President Trump's executive orders to end federal government ...ABC News - Feb. 9 -
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide, early data suggests
Influenza trends have reached record highs in recent weeks.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Tesla shares have plunged while Musk takes on Washington. Is that the reason?
Shares of Elon Musk's Tesla electric car company have fallen sharply, leading some investors to wonder if the drop is related to his cost-cutting work in Washington.ABC News - Feb. 13 -
Georgia police officer killed responding to pickleball club; suspect arrested
The Roswell police officer responded to a report of a suspicious person in the parking lot of a pickleball club when he was shot.CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Met Police officers rescue people and fight blaze at hostel
Bodycam footage shows officers evacuating the building and tackling the fire with extinguishers in Euston, London.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Off-duty corrections officer killed in 'targeted' attack: Police
An off-duty corrections officer in Florida was shot and killed in a “targeted attack,” according to police.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Off-duty corrections officer killed in targeted attack, police say
Officials said Deputy Basil Powell was "targeted and ambushed while returning home."CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of police officer
Matildas and Chelsea star had denied charge and was cleared at Kingston crown court. Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment after calling a police officer “fucking ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
WATCH: Police officers chase teen across busy interstate in Milwaukee
Surveillance cameras captured the dramatic end of a police chase along Interstate 43 in Milwaukee. In it, a teenage armed robbery suspect runs into traffic, with two officers following closely behind.ABC News - Feb. 12 -
Hamas says three of its police officers killed in Gaza attack
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Mourners gather after three Hamas police officers killed in Gaza
Three members of the Hamas-run police force were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah while securing aid coming into Gaza, according to Hamas. Their bodies were transported to the European ...NBC News - 3d -
Grand jury says police department should be 'abolished' as 5 officers charged
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that the Hanceville Police Department be "immediately abolished," prosecutors said Wednesday.ABC News - 8h -
Kevin O'Leary on DOGE: 'Keep hacking while you have a 24-month mandate before the midterms'
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary said President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk are not working fast enough to make the sweeping cuts they are proposing in relation to the federal workforce ...The Hill - 2d -
Sam Kerr jury asked to consider difference if she had called a police officer ‘stupid and black’
Prosecutor argues Matildas star’s claims about what happened in taxi do not make ‘one blind bit of difference to what this case is about’. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...The Guardian - Feb. 7 -
Crew on boat that hit rocks off Tasmanian coast rescued by swimming police officer
The 13-metre vessel, crewed by a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s, hit rocks near Wynyard just after midnight on Friday. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
31 suspected Maoist rebels and 2 police officers are killed in forest combat in central India
At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels and two police officers have been killed in the deadliest combat so far this year in central IndiaABC News - Feb. 9 -
Senior NSW police officer fined after consuming 20 standard drinks and crashing work car in tunnel
The officer was convicted of drink-driving after court heard he was seen doing floss dance while drinking before NorthConnex crash. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
Met Police cannot remove officers who fail vetting, High Court rules
Ruling is a blow to efforts to oust rogue and unsuitable individuals, warns forceFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
WATCH: New Jersey police officer reunites with boy he rescued from frozen lake
Officer David Brosonski tied a rope around himself and got into the frigid water without hesitating as he saved 11-year-old Ben Santos in West Long Branch.ABC News - Feb. 12 -
UEFA Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo, Angel Di Maria and stars who have haunted former clubs
AC Milan's Santiago Gimenez will aim to do damage against Feyenoord on Wednesday after leaving the Dutch side for Italy just last monthCBS Sports - Feb. 11 -
A 2-year-old girl and her mother have died after the car-ramming attack in Munich
Police say a 2-year-old girl and her mother have died two days after they were injured in the car-ramming attack on a labor union demonstration in MunichABC News - 5d -
‘I believe myself to be an honorable person’: Do I have the right to ask my husband what happens to his house if he dies?
“I would really like things to be in order should anything happen to either one of us.”MarketWatch - 2h -
Federal judge pauses NIH research cuts nationwide
A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce "indirect” research payments to universities, medical ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Big Ten winners in the 2025 recruiting cycle
The addition of five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood makes Michigan a winner for the 2025 cycle.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 10 -
What’s It Like to Be Recruited by Bill Belichick? ‘It’s Pandemonium.’
For high school football recruits, being in the presence of the six-time Super Bowl winner feels surreal.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
CFPB terminates dozens of employees: Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired dozens of employees late Tuesday, according to media reports. The agency sent termination notices to about 70 probationary employees, Reuters ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Germany: Nationwide protests against right-wing extremism expected
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PlayStation Network experiences massive outage, frustrating gamers nationwide
Sony’s PlayStation Network is experiencing a massive outage, leaving many frustrated users unable to play online games or access its online store.NBC News - Feb. 8 -
Minister blames monkey for Sri Lanka nationwide power cut
The outage is yet to be fully fixed, meaning hospitals and other buildings are having to use generators.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
‘Total chaos’: Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka
Energy minister says monkey ‘came into contact with grid transformer’, causing hours-long outage in sweltering heat. A countrywide power outage in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a monkey that ...The Guardian - Feb. 10
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