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The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
Privacy advocates worry banning masks at protests will encourage harassment, while cops’ high-tech tools render the rules unnecessary.Tech - Wired - 3 days ago -
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How a small piece of a bathroom door lock helped solve a nurse's murder
A metal ring, about the size of a quarter, led to Matthew Ecker's murder charge for the death of Alexandra Pennig.Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
AI Solves My Most Annoying Chore: Meal Planning for a Toddler
You can have a complete menu in seconds instead of searching endless recipe sites.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 26 -
How investigators solved beloved Texas teacher's 1995 murder
The 1995 murder of beloved teacher Mary Catherine Edwards has always haunted the city of Beaumont, Texas. This week's "48 Hours" has the remarkable story of how a husband and wife detective team ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Hologram in Amsterdam window aims to solve sex worker's murder
The fatal stabbing of a Hungarian teenager, killed shortly after she gave birth, has baffled police for 15 years.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Dutch police use hologram to try to solve 2009 sex worker killing
Lifesize hologram of Betty Szabó in red light district is intended to jog memories and help find 19-year-old’s killer. Cold-case detectives in the Netherlands are hoping that an innovative lifesize ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
1959 cold case of boy's murder in Wisconsin solved through DNA testing
The boy's adpotive mother admitted to killing her son, but investigators could not tie the case to skeletal remains found in 1959 until now.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
How a Diver Found a Ring Lost 50 Years Ago Near Barbados
A dive instructor found the well-preserved ring with a metal detector, and then used clues on the ring to try and track down its owner.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
‘Bad numbers, bad mood’: recession hits Germany’s Mittelstand
Many of the smaller businesses that form the country’s economic backbone say they are in ‘permanent crisis mode’World - Financial Times - October 24 -
The Good and The Bad of Dragon Age: The Veilguard
We're still working on our full review but we've sunk around 25 hours into the latest Dragon Age game and Jordan and Jean-Luc discuss what they like, and don't like, about The Veilguard.Tech - GameSpot - October 28 -
Is N.H.L. Officiating Bad? It’s a Trick Question.
An expert from The Athletic breaks down the evolution of hockey officiating, from its “biggest innovations” to its future.Sports - The New York Times - November 1 -
Panic Meter: It's bad news, Bears
QB Caleb Williams is among some of the most alarming big-name performers around the league heading into Week 11 of the 2024 season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago -
New football regulator to be given power to tackle controversial 'parachute payments'
"Strengthened" legislation to establish an independent football regulator for the elite men's game in England is set to be introduced to parliament by the government.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Trump's Detroit rally beset by audio problems
“Hello,” Donald Trump said to a packed house gathered to hear him speak.Politics - NBC News - October 19 -
When therapy goes wrong: the problem of underqualified practitioners
In the age of influencer therapists and mental health apps, experts say the public need to be better informed. Psychotherapists in England must be regulated, experts say, after abuse claims ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
What if the NHS crisis is a classic management problem?
We should scour the world for executives with the right track record to turn around this complex organisationBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
Are we worried about the wrong demographic problem?
Economists and policymakers are expressing concern over the sharp decline in birth rates in many countries, but the UN predicts that the world's population will continue to grow until the ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
How 'impressive' Southampton caused problems for Man City
Match of the Day pundit and ex-Southampton winger Theo Walcott analyses how Saints' style caused problems for Premier League champions Manchester City.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
School leaders know fixing problems a marathon, not a sprint
But school leaders do not agree on how quickly the government should be pacing itself.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Mexico grapples with its hidden Chinese trade problem
Patchy data will only fuel US concerns over its southern neighbour being used as a trade backdoorWorld - Financial Times - November 3 -
A Messy Problem in Orderly Singapore: Keeping Track of Cats
The reversal of a 35-year ban on cats in public housing won’t be a quick fix for cat-related problems. It’s not even clear how many cats live in the city-state.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
There Were Two Huge Problems Harris Could Not Escape
The curling theory of campaigns proves itself again.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
The US Has a Cloned Sheep Contraband Problem
After a Montana man illegally cloned and bred an endangered giant sheep species, government agencies must now contend with the illicit offspring.Tech - Wired - 4 days ago -
Asthma linked to memory problems in children, research suggests
Condition appears to affect episodic memory but researchers did not assess how it caused deficits. Children who have asthma can experience memory problems, according to research in the USthat is ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving cars
The better an automated system performs, the more complacent — and dangerous — we becomeWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Losing Chet is a big problem. The fix could be 'small'
Oklahoma City showed that it has a plan and a blueprint to play without rim protector Chet Holmgren. It might not always work that way, though.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago -
Joel Embiid Shoved a Reporter. It’s a Microcosm of a Bigger Problem.
The deterioration of decorum and respect throughout society is bleeding ever deeper into the fabric of sport, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - 17 hours ago -
Lucy had postnatal depression and ended her life - could more have been done?
The family of a woman who ended her life while suffering postnatal depression say she was let down.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
The Power of Government Policies
The U.S. has the capacity to address its biggest problems. Whether it does is a different matter.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
Germany's Fractious Government Collapses
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed a pro-business party from his governing coalition, ending a three-year alliance marked by increasing internal dissent and political stasis.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 6
