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U.N. plan to send security force to Haiti faces roadblocks

U.N. plan to send security force to Haiti faces roadblocks

by Gaby Striano | Oct 13, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — While the United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of a multinational security force to Haiti to crack down on rampant gang violence throughout the country, the mission — to be led by 1,000 Kenyan officers — faces roadblocks before...
DOMESTIC TERRORISM STEMS FROM WHITE SUPREMACY AND EXTREMISM, DEMS SAY

DOMESTIC TERRORISM STEMS FROM WHITE SUPREMACY AND EXTREMISM, DEMS SAY

by Jenny Huh | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Breaking down the rise in domestic terrorism, specifcally against minority populations — and debates over whether Democratic lawmakers support defunding the police — took center stage at a House hearing Thursday. “That is the cruciality of this hearing,”...
Community policing task force readies to present findings to the president

Community policing task force readies to present findings to the president

by Adam Mintzer | Feb 24, 2015 | Living

WASHINGTON — Following multiple shootings involving police and the public, demonstrators across the nation raised their hands, clutched their throats and put on hoods demanding political action to ease community-police relations. On Tuesday, a special task force began...

‘Smart’ gun technology promising but needs reliability

by Christophe Haubursin | Mar 18, 2014 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Just outside of Los Angeles, electronic “smart” guns have hit American shelves. In February, the Oak Tree Gun Club began selling the Armatix iP1, a German-manufactured handgun that shoots only when in proximity to a specially equipped watch. The iP1 is...

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