Vigilante posing as NYPD detective tries to stop fare-evading family, pepper-sprays man: cops
Police say vigilantes posing as NYPD detectives tried to stop a family in Lower Manhattan this week for not paying their fares, then pepper-sprayed the man when he didn’t comply. Police said the imposter displayed a detective shield he was wearing around his neck when he confronted the family as they tried to enter through […]
Thieves Posing as Delivery Drivers Break into Colorado Home
A group of men posing as delivery drivers broke into a Colorado family’s home while their two children were at home with a babysitter. Ring doorbell footage from June 12 shows the terrifying moment three men broke into an Aurora home after a babysitter opened the door. Appeared Become a delivery personWith bright vests and […]
Texas Is Booming On A Brittle Power Grid, Posing ‘Disastrous’ Risks For All Of America
Texas’ economy and population are growing rapidly compared to the rest of the country, but the state’s power grid is fragile enough to pose risks that extend far beyond its borders. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the state’s grid, has flirted with blackouts in recent summers, and officials are projecting that […]
The most rent-burdened city in the Midwest is in this key battleground state, posing complex challenges for Biden’s campaign
Every April, as her local utility ends its winter shutoffs and begins shutting off power to customers who are behind on their payments, Milwaukee resident Elizabeth Brown faces a dilemma: pay her rent on time or keep the lights on. Brown, 50, has lived in a rental home in Amani, a historically black neighborhood on […]
AI voice scammers are posing as loved ones to steal your money — here’s a foolproof trick to stop attacks
Here’s how to thwart a real-life clone attack. The light-speed advances in artificial intelligence have made people easy prey for increasingly prevalent AI voice fraud. Fortunately, tech experts have revealed a sure-fire way to tell humans from these digital phone clones. It’s about asking for a safe word. Hany Farid, a professor at the University […]
Elderly Americans scammed out of millions by foreigners posing as grandchildren
Scammers in the Dominican Republic made a total of $35 million by pretending to be grandchildren or relatives of elderly victims and claiming they were in dire straits and needed bail money and legal fees, Homeland Security said. Announced by the Ministry of Security. Before the 16 scammers were indicted in a 19-count indictment, they […]
Ex-NSA employee sentenced to 21 years after sending classified documents to FBI agent posing as Russian agent
A former National Security Agency official was sentenced Monday to more than 21 years in prison for selling classified materials to suspected Russian agents. The man that Jarre Sebastian Dalke thought was a Russian official was actually an undercover FBI agent. Dalke pleaded guilty last year to six counts of attempting to transmit national security […]
Jacob Rees-Mogg is just posing as a GB News anchor, but Ofcom doesn’t care if we’re confused | Catherine Bennett
‘TTonight I’m going to ask the most important question of all – who was St George and why do we celebrate him?” Suppose a British channel is hosting a current affairs show where politicians are terrible. If you want to prove that regulators have nothing to worry about, you could do no better than hire […]
Democratic governors admonish Noem for shooting her dog by posing with their pets
A group of Democratic governors mocked Gov. Kristi Noem (R.S.D.) on social media after a passage from her upcoming book drew attention to an article about the murder of her dog. In the story, Noem describes becoming frustrated with “Cricket,” a nearly 14-month-old wire-haired pointer, during a hunting trip. Democrats responded to the news by […]
DEI worker sues University of Minnesota after she was fired for posing in front of an Israeli flag littered with swastikas
A former DEI manager at the University of Minnesota is suing the school for expelling her after she posted a photo that appeared to show her posing near an Israeli flag studded with swastikas. star tribune. In a filing this week, Mashal Sherzad accused the agency of not only discriminating against her but also violating […]