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More and more Brazilians want the military to take over their country to fight crime and corruption

REUTERS/Diego Vara RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Furious at corrupt politicians and fearful of deteriorating security, many Brazilians are calling for a military interventio.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJun 24th, 2018

Robocop? Las Vegas Apartment Complex Deploys Human-Sized Robot To Fight Crime 

Robocop? Las Vegas .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMar 7th, 2021

Duane Morris pauses operations in Myanmar after military coup

The firm had become the first U.S. law firm to enter the Southeast Asian country in 2013 after a series political and economic reforms there......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 3rd, 2021

How Myanmar Coup Puts Democracy on Back Burner Again: QuickTake

A decade after Myanmar’s highly praised opening to the outside world following decades of military rule, the armed forces are back in power. Three months after Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the country’s modern founder, secured a third land.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 7th, 2021

Trump"s baseless claims of election fraud gave "fresh rhetorical ammunition" to despots like Myanmar"s generals, who just staged a coup

Myanmar's generals predicated the coup on eerily similar grounds to Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 US election: baseless claims of voter fraud. Getty Myanmar's military overthrew the elected government on Monday.  The country's milit.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 1st, 2021

How Myanmar’s Coup Puts Democracy on the Back Burner Again

A decade after Myanmar’s highly praised opening to the outside world following decades of military rule, the armed forces are back in power. Months after Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the country’s modern founder, secured a third landslide .....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 1st, 2021

Why Myanmar’s Stop-Start Democracy Is Back On Hold

A decade after Myanmar’s highly praised opening to the outside world following decades of military rule, the armed forces are back in power. Months after Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the country’s modern founder, secured a third landslide .....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 1st, 2021

US military needs "humility, a willingness to learn" to protect the country, Biden"s top defense official says

"None of us succeeds at this business alone," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a message to the military. Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, listens during his conformation h.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 22nd, 2021

"Traitors to the country": Military veterans in Congress accuse Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley of helping incite the fatal violence on Capitol Hill

"What is our country coming to, that the greatest democracy the world has ever seen, is under assault from within," Rep. Seth Moulton told Insider. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Erin Schaff-Pool/Gett.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 7th, 2021

First Black woman to lead the US Naval Academy"s students says the campaign to fight racial issues is for "generations down the line"

"Here in the military, we're in the business where we can't afford to have any.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 5th, 2021

First Black woman to lead the US Naval Academy"s students says the military"s campaign to fight racial issues is for "generations down the line"

"Here in the military, we're in the business where we can't afford to have any.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 4th, 2021

How QuantaVerse Saves Time, Money In Fight Against Financial Crime

Legacy anti-money lau.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaDec 17th, 2020

Thousands of teachers joined Facebook groups to strike. Now they"re revisiting them for support and guidance as schools remain shuttered and classes continue online.

Fiona Goodall/Getty Images The "Red for Ed" wave of teacher activism swept the country over the past two years, with teachers asking for higher wages, better funding, and increased support staff. The fight fo.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 6th, 2020

India"s service activity crashes to historic lows as the country extends lockdown to fight coronavirus

Associated Press India's economy descended to a n.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 6th, 2020

As Italian Crime Drops By 66.6% During Lockdown, Loan Sharks Focus Lasers

As Italian Crime Drops By 66.6% During Lockdown, Loan Sharks Focus Lasers After the Italian government placed the entire country under a coronavirus lockdown, the crime rate dropped by 2/3 (or 66.6%, as Reuters reports) vs. t.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 30th, 2020

Fake text messages claiming the US military would enforce a country-wide lockdown went viral last month. They were spread by Chinese agents, according to a new report.

REUTERS/Aly Song In mid-March, messages warning that the National Guar.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 22nd, 2020

FedEx receives $60M from federal government to ship medical supplies

Recently, FedEx has soared in its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic — it's added 150 flights from Asia to the U.S. to help transport medical supplies and shipped thousands of pieces of medical equipment into the country. But, this isn’t .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 22nd, 2020

Hyundai"s Czech plant set to restart after coronavirus halt

Hyundai Motor Co's Czech plant plans to restart on April 14 after a three-week production outage as part of efforts to fight the coronavirus, becoming the first of the three major carmakers in the central European country to resume work......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 9th, 2020

Local chefs are preparing hundreds of free meals for those who need them

For busy doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the fight against the coronavirus, a free bagged lunch or dinner means one less thing to worry about while confronting a massive public health crisis. For chefs in Baltimore and across the country, t.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 8th, 2020

Working in the Age of Coronavirus: Health-care providers rally to fight pandemic

Health and wellness are themes to almost every conversation these days. Health-care companies are fighting to ensure people are physically and mentally well during this unprecedented pandemic. Social distancing isn't stopping the country's health-c.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 8th, 2020

About 64% of coronavirus tests in California are pending in what is reportedly the worst backlog of tests in the country

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images About 64% of coronavirus tests conducted in California are pending. Delayed test results make it difficult to pinpoint an accurate case count and to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the state over.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 3rd, 2020