July 2019

ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases

The Georgetown researchers’ documents covered 2014 to 2017, and it was not immediately clear if those states still comply with the ICE requests. Representatives for the states’ motor vehicles departments could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday night. Matt Bourke, an ICE spokesman, said the agency would not comment on “investigative techniques, tactics or

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Chemotherapy for cancer patients cancelled due to bank holidays

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘I was imagining the cancers cells were growing’ Chemotherapy sessions for patients at Northern Ireland’s main cancer centre are being cancelled because it does not operate on bank holidays. Approximately 780 patients at the Belfast Cancer Centre had treatments in April and May cancelled. Some patients had

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Mariah Carey Just Won The Bottle Cap Challenge — With Her Voice

Following a run of social media videos featuring celebrities kicking off the tops of bottles martial-arts style, Carey hit one of her legendary high notes to accomplish the feat. No contact required. (See the clip below.) Even though it looks like the video had some editing help, Mimi’s kick of humor earned her major props

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On Politics: Inside a Texas Detention Center

Good Monday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • Outbreaks of scabies, shingles and chickenpox. Constant crying. The overwhelming stench of filthy clothing. An investigation from The New York Times and The El Paso Times into the migrant detention center in Clint, Tex., found nightmarish conditions

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Love Island: Ofcom will not investigate 700 Maura and Tommy complaints

Image copyright ITV Image caption Maura had set her sights on pairing up with Tommy More than 700 complaints about Maura repeatedly trying to kiss Tommy on Love Island will not be investigated by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom. A total of 709 viewers complained that Maura Higgins “sexually harassed” Tommy Fury by trying to kiss him

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