Oversight board approves $2.1M contribution to grow drone program for LAPD
LA Police Department Expands Drone Program Amid Budget Concerns The Civilian Oversight Board of the Los Angeles Police Department has approved a significant donation of $2.1 million aimed at enhancing the department’s drone capabilities. This funding will support the “Drone as First Responder” initiative, which deploys drones to 911 calls prior to the arrival of […]
‘Almost like a religious experience’: free Lady Gaga concert attracts 2.1m in Rio | Lady Gaga
On Saturday night, over 2 million fans turned out at Copacabana Beach for a free concert by Lady Gaga, creating an electrifying atmosphere similar to that of last year’s event featuring Madonna, which drew in 1.6 million people. The crowd, made up of around 2.1 million “Little Monsters,” as Gaga’s fans call themselves, transformed the […]
NYC to pay $2.1M in ‘Toxic whiteness’ discrimination settlement
The city will pay a total of $2.1 million to three white Department of Education executives who were demoted under former Superintendent Richard Carranza and replaced by less qualified people of color. Royce Herrera, Jay Murray, and Laura Feijou (who will each receive $700,000), the judge ruled, “provided evidence of race-based discrimination at Carranza’s DOE.” […]
AARP Ordered to Pay $2.1M in Damages for Illegally Firing Gay Employee
AARP Services, a division of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), must pay a gay employee approximately $2.1 million for illegally firing a gay employee in 2018. A Washington, D.C. Superior Court jury on March 15 found “evidence” that Deus’ sexual orientation was a “material contributing factor” to the company’s decision to fire former […]
Ex-Meta engineer allegedly shoots dead wife, twins in murder-suicide inside their $2.1M Bay Area home
A former meta engineer and data scientist’s wife and their two 4-year-old twins were found dead inside their $2.1 million California home in what police are currently investigating as a murder-suicide. Anand Sujith Henry, 37, allegedly killed his sons, shot his wife Alice Benzinger, 38, in the bathtub, and then fired the gun at himself. […]