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Can we find hidden graves of murder victims with soil imaging? New Australian study gives it a try
2024-09-25 23:12:32
To avoid being caught, murderers often attempt to hide bodies using various methods. This can include shallow or deep burials, submersion in water, encasing in concrete or even disposing of remains in rubbish bins and suitcases.
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite questions over evidence, after Supreme Court denies final bid for delay
2024-09-25 03:29:38
Marcellus Williams was convicted in the 1998 stabbing death of Felicia Gayle in Missouri, but DNA testing raised questions.
Trump golf course suspect Ryan Routh charged with attempted assassination
2024-09-25 03:29:37
Suspect Ryan Routh was charged last week with two federal firearms charges after allegedly targeting former President Donald Trump.
Texas man executed for killing infant son after waiving right to appeal death sentence
2024-09-25 03:29:24
Travis Mullis was put to death Tuesday evening for killing his 3-month-old son more than 16 years ago.
Department of Justice sues Visa, saying the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets
2024-09-25 02:47:19
The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars.
Visa monopolizes debit cards, hurting consumers and businesses, Justice Department says
2024-09-24 19:53:44
Visa exploits its market dominance to stifle competition, costing consumers and merchants billions in extra fees, feds allege.
Arrests made after U.S. woman reportedly dies in controversial "suicide capsule" in Switzerland
2024-09-24 19:53:44
The "Sarco" capsule is designed to allow a person sitting inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber.
Trusting companies that say their plastic products are recyclable? Regulators may crack down on deceptive claims
2024-09-24 16:14:19
Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most recent year for which national data is available. The rest was burned in waste-to-energy plants or buried in landfills.
Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops
2024-09-24 16:14:19
Even if you’ve got nothing to hide.
Scotland's net zero truck fleets need charging points on busy freight routes, report finds
2024-09-24 14:24:19
Scotland's truck stops, fleet depots, lorry parks and ports can help road freight operators switch to all-electric fleets by installing vehicle charging points, new research from Heriot-Watt University suggests.
Witness testimony begins in trial of Alec Baldwin, charged in shooting death on "Rust" film set
2024-09-24 06:07:30
Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Businesswoman who complained about cartel extortion and illegal fishing is shot dead in Mexico
2024-09-24 06:07:29
Minerva Pérez was killed in what the state prosecutor described as a direct assassination attack that riddled the victim with several gunshot wounds.
Telegram's Durov announces new crackdown on illegal content
2024-09-23 17:36:33
Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform had removed more "problematic content", weeks after his arrest in France on charges of failing to act against criminals using the app.
How did they get my data? I uncovered the hidden web of networks behind telemarketers
2024-09-23 17:36:30
Last year, I started getting a lot of unsolicited phone calls, mainly from people trying to sell me things. This came as a surprise because, as a data scientist, I am very careful about what personal information I let out into the world. So I set out to discover what had happened.
'They are blanketing everything': Solar plan a threat to Nevada, officials say
2024-09-23 14:16:33
As the country ramps up its stock of solar farms in the West, rural Nevada is bracing for impact. Especially so in one of the state's most-strained water basins outside of Las Vegas.
Will a Kroger-Albertsons merger help customers or hurt them? What the FTC chair warns
2024-09-23 01:19:40
Grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons want to merge. It's a move Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan worries could hurt customers already dealing with high food costs.
FTC Chair Lina Khan wants to keep fighting non-competes
2024-09-23 01:19:36
In an interview with 60 Minutes, the Federal Trade Commission head said the agency believes it has the authority to ban non-compete agreements — and will defend its case in court.
FTC trustbuster Lina Khan: feared in boardrooms, cheered on by progressives — and even some MAGA Republicans
2024-09-23 01:19:20
At the Federal Trade Commission, Chair Lina Khan's mission is breaking illegal monopolies, blocking mergers that stifle competition, and protecting consumers.
U.S. drug industry shares responsibility in fentanyl crisis, head of DEA says
2024-09-23 01:19:20
The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration says that the drug industry bears a lot of the blame for starting the nation's fentanyl crisis. Social media is making the situation worse.
FTC head Lina Khan fighting Big Tech, Big Pharma and Big Groceries as trustbuster
2024-09-23 01:19:18
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has gone after some of the biggest companies in the U.S. Under President Biden, the FTC has cracked down on big companies they say are hurting consumers.

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