Says Long Awaited RAND Report On Deputy Gangs. Los Angeles, CA – The long anticipated report on the deputy gangs inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was released on Friday, Sept. 10. And it has a lot to say. The 230-page report by the nonprofit RAND Corporation was commissioned by the LA County Board of Supervisors, who are fed up with the deputy gang issue, and it contains a list of interesting conclusions about what needs to be done about the problem of deputy cliques that has plagued the nations largest sheriff’s agency for approximately half century. “At their worst,” the authors […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/16/1080531525_0:49:3071:1777_1200x675_80_0_0_33218579b396903728e4e90546947a8d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202010121080749093-boris-johnson-delivers-new-restrictions-to-curb-coronavirus-spread—video/ Earlier in the day, UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said he hoped that the country’s new three-tiered COVID-19 local lockdown system will be sufficiently effective that the strict social distancing measures may be lifted in time for the Christmas holidays. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is delivering a speech in London this Monday, 12 October, outlining an expected “three-tier system” of restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the UK. Last month, the Government introduced a series of measures in England, including a ban on social gatherings of more than six people, limiting […]
On Wednesday, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon announced that pubs and restaurants would close in five areas in the central belt of the country for 16 days from 9 October to stop the number of COVID-19-infected people from rising. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a full-blown Tory war as he considers closing hospitality venues in northern England to tackle the spread of COVID-19, following Scotland’s 16-day ban on drinking indoors in pubs, The Sun reports. The newspaper cited former Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry as claiming during an address in the Commons that Johnson is falling into the […]
The UK authorities on Tuesday reported an abrupt increase in infection rates – over 14,500 new coronavirus cases, roughly 2,000 up from Monday, with the worrisome statistics making the resolution of the health crisis an even more burning issue. Senior politicians from four major northern councils have directed a letter to the government warning that the current coronavirus restrictions are “not working”, calling some of them confusing and others counterproductive. In the letter by Leeds City Council leader Judith Blake, Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese, Newcastle City Council head Nick Forbes, and Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson expressed their “extreme […]
GENEVA (Sputnik) – Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to limit the free movement of people from countries of the European Union, according to the preliminary results of a referendum that was held on Sunday. Roughly 62 percent of voters rejected the proposal, which would have imposed restrictions on labor migration into Switzerland, the preliminary results showed. The Swiss People’s Party tabled the motion, expressing a desire to take away the European Union’s control over the country’s migration laws. At present, Switzerland is obliged to accept workers from EU countries, although a deal was struck with Brussels following a 2014 referendum […]
Fierce arguments have broken out on Twitter after Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid out strict rules on household visits, in an effort to curb a rising coronavirus infection rate. Under the new rules effective from Friday, Scots cannot visit each other’s homes unless they are from extended households. Other exceptions include couples not living together, those in need of childcare and tradespeople. A maximum of six people from two households are allowed to meet in private gardens and public outdoor spaces. “We are once again at a tipping point. We must act to get Covid back under control,” Sturgeon said […]
A person in an SUV hopped over a curb and attempted to run over peaceful protesters holding a “Defend the Police” rally in Colorado on Saturday. The rally, organized by the Northern Colorado Young Republicans, was in the grass and away from the street when the driver of a red SUV attempted to hit them. “My constituents were peacefully voicing their support for police when a SUV drove through the crowd, nearly hitting them. All Americans should be able to exercise their #1A rights, free of violence,” Congressman Ken Buck tweeted. “The person responsible must be brought to justice.” My constituents […]
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has taken a dig at the White House press secretary after being labeled “derelict” in governing the city, but critics were quick to point out her failure to address a rash of crime and violence there. Also on rt.com Labelling all white women Karens is racist and typical of the sneering woke warriors who think they’re better than you “Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth,” Lightfoot tweeted on Thursday night, meant as a rejoinder to White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, who during a press briefing hours earlier slammed the mayor as negligent and unresponsive to the city’s problems […]
There’s a joke that Richard Kind likes to tell about himself. It goes like this. The executive in charge of actor contracts comes home one night and asks his wife, “You know that guy who you like so much? He was on Mad About You and then you liked him on Spin City, and then he was on Curb Your Enthusiasm?” The man’s wife says, “Oh, I love him.” “Yeah. I really fucked him over today,” the man responds. Few character actors work harder or more consistently than Kind. He had major regular roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and […]
In January, Amnesty International filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group, urging the court to revoke the company’s export license and restrict it from selling technology allegedly used to violate human rights across the globe. The Tel Aviv District Court has rejected a petition filed by Amnesty International to suspend Israeli spyware firm NSO Group’s export license over allegations that the company’s technology is used to target journalists, lawmakers and activists around the world, including one of the NGO’s employees, according to The Times of Israel. The court ruling, issued on Sunday and published on Monday, stated that lawyers for […]
Doug Ducey Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) on Monday ordered all bars, clubs, gyms, waterparks and theaters closed for at least 30 days to ‘slow the spread of Coronavirus.’ Here we go again. Just in time for Fourth of July. Rioting and looting is allowed, but no 4th of July parties. TRENDING: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Threatens to Take Action Against Couple Who Protected Home Against Protest Mob on Private Street Governor Ducey made his decision based on confirmed cases of Coronavirus soaring over the last week. According to reports, daily cases surpassed the 3,000 mark. “We’re not going back to […]