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The family of Kingsley Bimpong filed a wrongful death suit against Eagan and Dakota County police in federal court after officers arrested the man for intoxication when he was having a stroke. KSTP reports the 50-year old man left work early on November 16, 2024 with a headache and blurred vision. On the way home, he turned his car into oncoming traffic, crashing into the center median. Police at the scene noted that Bimpong had aphasia and weak muscles, which they assumed was due to drugs. But just to be sure, the officer requested a Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE) to...

UCSD and UMD researchers found that many satellites are transmitting sensitive data, without encryption, to anyone with an antenna. Anew study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and the University of Maryland (UMD) has revealed that a vast portion of global satellite communications, including personal, corporate, and even military data, is being broadcast unencrypted and can be intercepted using less than $800 in off-the-shelf equipment. The team’s three-year investigation found that roughly half of all geostationary satellite signals are left vulnerable to eavesdropping. Using a small satellite receiver system set up on the roof of a...

Democrats have called on President Donald J. Trump to stand down and immediately stop fanning the flames of peace. "Never have we seen a president more recklessly stoke the devastating flames of no war," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said. "Now there's peace in the Middle East? What's next? Russia and Ukraine? It's appalling." This year alone, Trump mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, facilitated an agreement between Rwanda and Congo, brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, prevented a water war between Egypt and Ethiopia, used the power of trade to end clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, oversaw...

VIDEO AT LINK.............. An unusual double-ring structure spotted in space with the help of citizen scientists has turned out to be a cosmic rarity. The celestial anomaly, captured by a radio telescope, is an odd radio circle, one of the scarcest and most mysterious objects in the universe, said Dr. Ananda Hota, lead author of a study published on October 2 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Odd radio circles, also known as ORCs, likely consist of magnetized plasma — charged gas that is strongly influenced by magnetic fields — and are so massive that entire galaxies...

Amid the U.S. H-1B visa crunch, India sees an unexpected upside. Nara Lokesh, Andhra Pradesh’s IT minister, told Moneycontrol, “This is an opportunity for India for brain gain,” highlighting the potential for the country to attract skilled professionals who might otherwise head to the United States. The minister emphasized that India’s appeal goes beyond cheap labor. “If you look at Global Capability Centers in India, the product they’re offering, it’s for the globe,” he added. His remarks come against the backdrop of turbulence in the H-1B visa program under the Trump administration. The visa, long criticized for drawing skilled Indians...

STOCKHOLM — The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that was brokered by President Donald Trump had other unforeseen consequences, as sources reported hearing a sad Greta Thunberg ask if anyone else needed a flotilla. The climate change activist, who took up the Palestinian cause and led a fleet of seafaring vessels on a crusade to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, told those close to her that she now felt disappointed that her hopes for another flotilla expedition were no longer needed. "We're ready to set sail for any random cause," she reportedly said. "We were preparing...

ZDNET's key takeawaysWindows 10 support has ended, making Linux a possible alternative.It's a good time to consider switching from Windows to Linux.Switching to Linux can extend your computer's life and performance.I can still remember when I decided to install Linux on my very first computer (a Pentium 75). I'd been using Windows 95 and found myself more frustrated than not. I was experiencing constant blue screens of death, couldn't make the OS behave how I wanted, the software was expensive, and I hated the way it looked.So, I installed Linux over Windows, and the rest is history. I've been using...

Back in September, a judge ordered Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) to halt the suspensions of boys who complained about a "trans identifying" girl filming them in their locker room, and the Department of Education (DOE) slapped the district with Title IX violations. Initially, three boys -- a Muslim and two Christians -- were slapped with the suspensions. The punishment was later dropped against the Muslim boy, while the two Christians faced a ten-day suspension for "sexual harassment and sex based discrimination."The girl who filmed the boys in the locker room without their consent didn't face such consequences, and LCPS...

Utilities, state governments, and private developers are racing to roll out faster, more powerful EV chargers. At the same time, automakers and tech giants across the globe are pouring billions into R&D to develop batteries that can take ever-higher levels of power. But what if there’s a better, easier, cheaper, and more effective way to cut emissions? What if, instead of faster chargers, we pushed for SLOWER gas pumps? I want to start this conversation by pointing out that there’s a precedent for this idea. Back in 1993, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that limited the rate...

The Nobel Committee has ignited a debate: Who gets to define “peace”? The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to María Corina Machado, one of the most prominent faces of Venezuelan opposition. The committee’s language is familiar – “rights,” “peaceful transition” – but the story behind it is not. Machado’s record combines volunteer election networks with long-running feuds over foreign funding which antedate Maduro; her name has appeared in cases allegedly tied to efforts to unseat the government – charges she rejects. The award lifts an internal struggle onto a global stage and drops it into a fresh context: for...

Breaking across social media. Only in Spanish right now. The President of El Salvador banned all pubic demonstration of Halloween. His justification is the name and culture of "El Salvador" which means, "The Saviour." He stated that it is contrary to the El Salvadorian people and he will not allow demonstrations or celebrations of dark spirits. Rather, he will designate Halloween to be a celebration of "The Light" in keeping with Christian heritage of El Salvador.

BE BALD AND BE FREE DAY Toss out the combs, say goodbye to bad hair days, and get ready to shine! October 14th is Be Bald and Be Free Day, a celebration of the sleek, the smooth, and the stylishly streamlined. This is a day to honor the beauty and boldness of a bare scalp, whether by choice, by nature, or by circumstance. #BeBaldAndBeFreeDay A bald head tells a story, and each one is worth celebrating. For many, going bald is a power move. It’s a statement of confidence, a commitment to a low-maintenance, high-impact look that turns heads. From...

A new study reveals that avian influenza virus can persist in raw milk cheeses made from contaminated milk, posing potential risks to consumers. Credit: Shutterstock ====================================================================== Cornell scientists found H5N1 virus can persist in raw milk cheese for months. More acidic cheeses appear to prevent the virus from surviving. Raw milk cheeses made from contaminated milk were found to contain active avian influenza virus, posing potential health concerns for consumers, according to new research. However, no trace of the virus was identified in samples of highly acidic raw milk cheeses. Feta cheese, for example, represents one of the more acidic...

Five people were shot within the span of eight hours in Cincinnati on Monday night. Police Chief Teresa Theetge responded by saying that people need to "learn how to behave" in the city. This comes after the chief has gotten backlash over the handling of a mob attack earlier in the summer that left a woman unconscious. In response to two of the people being shot in Fountain Square, "My message to everybody, learn how to behave in our city, but especially learn how to behave in our downtown and our Fountain Square." "These things sometimes start as a minor...

Newsmax has obtained exclusive dashcam footage that appears to contradict Alec Baldwin's account of how he and his brother Stephen Baldwin were involved in a car crash Monday afternoon. The 1-minute, 29-second front-facing video, taken from the commercial truck Alec Baldwin claims cut him off, shows the truck making a legal right turn onto Montauk Highway in East Hampton, New York, before Alec Baldwin's white Range Rover comes into view — and moments later, slams into a tree along the roadside. The footage begins with the truck exiting a parking lot and making a routine right turn. Roughly 30 seconds...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a challenge to a rule adopted during Democratic former President Barack Obama's administration allowing the spouses of people with H-1B visas for highly-skilled jobs to work in the United States. The justices denied a petition, opens new tab by Save Jobs USA, which represents American tech workers who it says were displaced by foreign labor, to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that said the Department of Homeland Security had the power to adopt the rule in 2015. Following its usual practice, the...

A South Florida business is turning childbirth into a passport to the American dream. The booming business is called Have My Baby in Miami and offers maternity services to foreigners. While President Donald Trump is pushing to end birthright citizenship, experts say the practice is constitutional. Have My Baby in Miami is a concierge service for foreigners who want to have their baby on U.S. soil. “Once you arrive in the USA, we recommend you obtain an American SIM card,” the company says on its website. The Have My Baby in Miami website says it offers “complete logistical support.” The...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sarah’s heart stopped for three minutes during surgery. When she came back, everything felt different, just not in the way anyone expected. She returned from what felt like unconditional love, only to find she could not connect with her own husband. The trivial concerns of daily life felt meaningless. Her marriage ended within two years. Sarah isn’t alone. A new University of Virginia study finds that near-death experiences often bring deep spiritual shifts and can reduce fear of death. They can also strain the closest relationships and leave experiencers feeling isolated in a world that suddenly feels...

Alec Baldwin blamed a hulking garbage truck that was the “size of a whale” for causing him to smash his wife’s Range Rover into a “big, fat tree” in the Hamptons Monday afternoon. Baldwin, 67, and his younger brother Stephen Baldwin were in a car crash after smacking right into a tree on the side of Montauk Highway in East Hampton. The brothers, who were born and raised an hour outside the suburban Long Island paradise, were enjoying a cruise in Hilaria Baldwin’s white Range Rover when they careened off course. The elder Baldwin, though, blamed the fiasco on a...

The internet is full of questionable content – if you spend any time on social media, you probably see things every day that make you shake your head. But every once in a while, a post lands so hard you can’t just scroll past. Take a Milwaukee abortion clinic’s recent Instagram post in which they offer supporters the opportunity (for a mere $10) to suggest a name for their new – wait for it – suction aspiration machine. You read that correctly. They are holding a naming contest for a machine whose sole purpose is to abort children. Let’s unpack...