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Officer who fatally shot homeowner who called 911 seconds after arriving at scene charged with manslaughter

A police officer who fatally shot a homeowner who had called 911 to report intruders outside his southern New Jersey home has been indicted on a manslaughter charge. The count against Mantua Township Police Officer Salvatore Oldrati was handed up Tuesday by a state grand jury and was made public …

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Los Angeles approves $278,000 robot police dog despite “grave concerns”

A $278,000 robotic dog was approved by the Los Angeles City Council, despite some council members expressing “grave concerns” about the Boston Dynamics-manufactured device.  The “Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle” was offered as a donation to the Los Angeles Police Department by the Los Angeles Police Foundation, according to CBS Los …

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Chinese malware targeting critical infrastructure, Microsoft and U.S. government warn

Microsoft security researchers have unearthed a Chinese-sponsored hacking campaign targeting critical infrastructure in Guam and other unspecified locations within the United States, the tech giant warned on Wednesday. The hacking operation, code-named “Volt Typhoon,”  has been active since mid-2021 and “could disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the United States and Asia …

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