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Cost of Minneapolis ShotSpotter system at center of City Council debate

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Technology that listens for gunfire is once again at the center of a debate in Minneapolis. Supporters say it helps officers respond quickly. Critics question whether it's worth the cost.ShotSpotter uses acoustic sensors and picks up the sound of gunshots and potentially the kind of weapon. It sets off an alert to 911 dispatch, which then passes that information to police.According to ShotSpotter's parent company, SoundThinking, the system is critical to detecting many possible gun crimes that could otherwise go unreported.The devices are mounted

Macron, Starmer and Merz to meet Zelenskiy in London on June 7, Elysee says

Trump administration asks banks to monitor employers paying unlawful workers

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Switzerland agrees joint military plan with France for G7 summit

Switzerland has agreed a military cooperation plan with neighbouring France for the upcoming gathering of world leaders at the Group of 7 summit in mid-June, the government said on Friday. The focus of the joint security plan for the event that takes place from June 15-17 is particularly on security around Lake Geneva and its airspace. The agreement comes after the Swiss army said that it would deploy around 4,000 troops inside its territory during the summit held across Lake Geneva in the French town of Evian-les-Bains that will be attended by G7 member countries and heads of state. "Against

Norway rejects US claim on forced labour, opposes tariffs

Beyond the pitch: Brokerages bet on sector winners as soccer World Cup set to kick off

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Treasury warns banks of 'red flags' tied to customers in the US illegally

Treasury’s financial crimes arm wants banks to help identify payroll schemes tied to people living in the country illegally, as part of the Trump administration's latest measure to clamp down on immigration. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — also known a FinCEN — issued an advisory Friday to banks that tells them to watch out for identity theft, payroll tax fraud, and money laundering schemes tied to hiring unauthorized workers. This comes after President Donald Trump in May signed an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the

Italy appeals for release of hunger-striking Flotilla activists in Libya

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Trump’s intel choice had no intel experience. He didn’t even have security clearance

Before he was announced as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US intelligence community, Bill Pulte did not have a security clearance granting him access to highly-classified information – meaning he lacked what has long been considered a basic prerequisite for the job he will soon occupy, according to three sources familiar with the matter.On Thursday, days after Trump’s announcement that Pulte would serve as acting director of national intelligence, the office he is expected to lead – at least temporarily – initiated the vetting process for his security clearance by requesti

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Trump says he will not nominate Pulte to be permanent intelligence chief

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that he will not nominate mortgage regulator Bill Pulte to be the nation's intelligence chief once his temporary appointment expires early next year.His comments follow a backlash against Pulte's appointment as acting director of national intelligence from Democrats and some key senators of his Republican Party over the Trump loyalist's lack of national security experience.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump indicated he would not nominate Pulte to serve permanently as the overseer of the 18-agency U.S. intelligence community.That

US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest move to pressure island's leadership

Trump administration escalates legal push for medical records of trans minors

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Brendan Banfield, convicted of wife’s murder amid affair with family’s au pair, expected to be sentenced to life in prison

Brendan Banfield, the Virginia man convicted of murdering his wife and a stranger as part of an elaborate plot with the family’s au pair, is expected to be sentenced Friday after facing his victims’ loved ones in court.Banfield and the au pair – who were having an affair – lured Joseph Ryan into the family’s home in February 2023 under the pretense of a sexual encounter to frame him for the killing of Banfield’s wife, Christine, prosecutors argued.Brendan Banfield and the 26-year-old au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, both took the stand during the double-murder trial and offered c

US Senate passes $70 billion in new funds for ICE, Border Patrol

The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement and sending it to the House of Representatives for final consideration.The Senate voted 52-47 to approve the legislation, with no support from Democrats and no provision to ban a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that could compensate Trump's political allies for allegations that the government mistreated them. One Republican voted against the bill.Senate Republican Leader John Thune

Trump says he thinks progress is being made on Lebanon

US House backs Russia sanctions, Ukraine aid, in latest blow to Trump

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NASA orders astronauts to take shelter after new leak aboard the International Space Station

NASA on Friday ordered astronauts to take shelter after a fresh leak was detected aboard the International Space Station. The five astronauts moved into the SpaceX capsule that is docked at the station while cosmonauts worked to fix the leak, which is on the Russian side of the orbiting laboratory. The decision was made “out of an abundance of caution,” NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens said via X. That part of the space station has suffered from cracks and leaks over the years. NASA said Roscosmos decided to do a more extensive r

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NASA directs its ISS crew members to board spacecraft amid leak repair attempt

NASA directed five astronauts to board a docked SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as Roscosmos cosmonauts attempt to address a leak problem on the International Space Station, NASA Press Secretary Bethany Stevens said in a post on X Friday.The cracks and leaks on a portion of the space station operated by Russia, located in a transfer tunnel between a module called Zvezda and a docking hatch, have been a known concern for some time. But the NASA statement suggested the situation had potentially worsened.“Following new leaks, Roscosmos has elected to proceed with a more extensive repair operation on F

Lego launches 12,060-piece Sagrada Família — its biggest ever set

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sublet cottages on Royal Lodge estate while he paid peppercorn rent, report says

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sublet and generated an income from three cottages on his estate in Windsor, England, an independent report into the British royal family’s property arrangements revealed on Friday.Mountbatten-Windsor — known as Prince Andrew until his brother King Charles III stripped him of his titles over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — lived at the Royal Lodge in Windsor for more than 20 years.The report, by public-spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO), couldn’t establish how much income Mountbatten-Windsor generated from subletting the c

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Inside the Tennessee high school that’s Spain’s home away from home at this year’s World Cup

Spain’s World Cup stars – led by teenage phenom Lamine Yamal – are coming to town, and for one city in Tennessee, life is about to change very dramatically indeed.Chattanooga – nestled on the banks of the Tennessee River with a population of under 200,000 people – will soon find itself at the center of huge global attention after La Roja handpicked the private Baylor School as their training base camp for the initial part of the 2026 tournament.It’s an interesting choice on the surface given Spain’s opening match against debutant Cape Verde takes place on June 15 in the heart of

'Albania is not for sale', protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland

China’s Xi Jinping to make rare trip to North Korea next week

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Zelenskiy, in open letter, invites Putin to talks to end the war

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Trump administration’s plan to spin off mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie faces new uncertainty

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California's slow ballot count makes it a target for critics. It doesn't mean elections are rigged

Days after the state’s primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor

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The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 172,000 jobs last month

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Wall Street giants tout SpaceX as Musk speaks at pre-IPO investor event

Wall Street's investment banking giants are feting hopeful buyers of Elon Musk's SpaceX at splashy events that kicked off on Thursday,

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Copilot of United jet that struck a light pole realized flight was low, but not in time, report says

Federal investigators have released their initial report on a jet that struck a truck on a highway while landing at a New Jersey airport

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Hezbollah rejection clouds Lebanon ceasefire and prospects for ending Iran war

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Melinda French Gates donates $215 million to improve women's health worldwide

Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women's health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for middle-age women

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South Korea Lee's ruling party sweeps local elections, but loses Seoul mayor race

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's ruling Democratic Party swept most major local races in elections held on Wednesday, but suffered a

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Clashes erupt in Somalia's capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally

Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces have clashed in Mogadishu for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls