UK Rushes ‘Dragonfire’ Laser Into Service to Deploy in Ukraine
The UK government says Ukraine will become a huge testing ground for a revolutionary new laser weapon that, if successful, promises to fundamentally change the economy of war. Britain’s “flagship” Dragonfire laser was successfully tested at an army firing range in Scotland earlier this year. Now, defense procurement rules are being changed to expedite deployment […]
3 North Carolina Sheetz stations deploy K-9 units as security against crime
Three North Carolina gas stations are equipping pumps with security canines as an added safety measure for customers after a spate of robberies and carjackings over the past year. Three Sheetz gas stations have hired K-9 units to keep customers safe in Greensboro. This comes after the theft and the shooting death of an off-duty […]
California governor to deploy 500 surveillance cameras to Oakland to fight crime
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are being installed in the city of Oakland and surrounding highways to fight crime, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. Democratic Newsom said in a news release that the California Highway Patrol has contracted with Flock Safety to install 480 cameras that can identify and track […]
Army Corps of Engineers to deploy 1,100 personnel to Baltimore
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is sending more than 1,100 personnel to Baltimore, Maryland, after the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River collapsed early Tuesday morning, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) said in a statement. The Corps’ Baltimore District has activated its emergency operations center, allowing “more than 1,100 […]
NYC to deploy 800 officers in effort to combat fare evasion in subway system
New York City plans to deploy at least 800 police officers specifically to monitor turnstiles to crack down on subway fare tax evasion. The decision follows a series of recent initiatives aimed at addressing safety and disorder in the nation’s busiest subway system. More than 1,700 people have been arrested for turnstile jumping and more […]
Outages from cyberattack at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare extend to seventh day as pharmacies deploy workarounds – CNBC
Change Healthcare provides tools for payment and revenue cycle management, and its outage disrupted operations at pharmacies and health systems across the country. UnitedHealth announced late Monday night that more than 90% of its pharmacies nationwide have set up a modified electronic claims processing workaround, and the remaining pharmacies have set up offline processing systems. […]
Protesting Indian Farmers Burn Modi in Effigy, Sikh Warriors Deploy with Spears and Shields
Farm protesters in India burnt to death Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other portrait officials on Friday as part of the “Black Day”. It’s basically a big tractor rally with black flags flying from farm equipment, and it’s meant to keep agriculture in the spotlight. Demonstrators as government forces block a […]
Louisiana to deploy National Guard to southern border
Louisiana plans to send 150 National Guard troops to the southern Texas border as Congress fails to secure a border deal. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the move Thursday in Baton Rouge, adding himself to a growing list of Republican governors offering resource assistance to Texas as the Biden administration and Texas tussle over border […]
Solana Engineers to Deploy Fix as Network Suffers 'Major' Outage – CoinDesk
Solana suffered a “major outage” on Tuesday, with the network System status page indicates. “Solana mainnet beta is experiencing performance degradation and block progression is currently halted and core engineers and validators are actively investigating,” Solana validator Laine wrote on X It is stated in Core engineers are identifying fixes and building new versions for […]
Kenya high court rules against plan to deploy hundreds of police to Haiti | Kenya
Kenya's High Court has ruled against the government's plan to send hundreds of police officers to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to combat escalating gang violence in the Caribbean country. . Judge Enoch Chacha Mwita, who handed down the decision, said: “Any decision by a state agency or state official to send police […]