Cynthia Hawkins and Bill Christopher both depict themselves as moderates whose vote preferences this year are being steered, at least in part, by worries over immigration. But it’s not driving their votes the same way. Instead, their shared concerns about the sheer number of new arrivals to the country in recent years, along with the … Read more
The family of a Nicaraguan asylum-seeker who died from an undiagnosed blood clot is suing the operator of a privately run Aurora detention center that they say ignored his pleas for help following a pattern of preventable detainee deaths. Dorling Peralta Rivera, wife of Melvin Ariel Calero Mendoza, and their two children say Mendoza languished … Read more
Noncitizens who find themselves in the middle of a workplace violation will have four years of protection against deportation instead of two, an increase that Attorney General Andrea Campbell spearheaded through advocacy. Originally Published: July 31, 2024 at 8:14 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the … Read more
ShotSpotter is firing back at Bay State elected officials who are pushing for a federal probe of the gunshot detection tech company, as the firm’s CEO said the politicians were spreading “numerous recycled falsehoods and misleading assertions.” The head of SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, wrote a letter this week to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. … Read more
Police are warning residents after mail was stolen from a U.S. Postal Service mailbox outside a local post office early Monday morning. A maroon, newer model Jeep Cherokee was allegedly involved in the mail theft behind the Bedford Post Office, according to police. A Bedford police officer parked at the Bedford Market Place at around … Read more
In a recent development, the U.S. Department of State has raised travel advisory levels for two popular vacation destinations — The Bahamas and Jamaica. These advisories are designed to warn American travelers about safety concerns and probable risks associated with visiting these Caribbean nations. The move has implications for the tourism industry and has sparked … Read more
Outgoing City Council President Ed Flynn said the vote to block $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding for the metro region showed the council was “not serious about public safety,” an attitude he hopes will shift with four new members. Flynn, who had been pushing last week for an emergency meeting to reconsider the funding … Read more
Retail workers face increasing threats from shoplifters brandishing “knives and guns,” a top Home Depot executive told a congressional panel looking to pass legislation amid the scourge of organized retail theft. Scott Glenn, head of loss prevention for the 2,000-store chain, joined industry leaders and law enforcement officials in pleading for help during a hearing … Read more
FILE: A United Airlines plane takes off from SFO on April 22, 2023. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A man boarded a United flight at San Francisco International Airport earlier this month that was bound for Florida and it wasn’t until reaching his seat that he and the airline both discovered his boarding pass was for … Read more
