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US score falls in Economists annual Democracy Index Celine Castronuovo © Getty US score falls in Economists annual Democracy Index The overall state of democracy in the U.S. declined last year, according to an annual ranking published Wednesday by The Economists Intelligence Unit, which cited the continued erosion of trust in the countrys institutions. The U.S. retained its rank as the 25th most democratic nation, out of 167 countries analyzed, but remains in the "flawed demo...

Top 10 Scariest Government Experiments What does the term “government experiments” immediately remind you of? Many would think about weird conspiracy theories, comic book super soldiers, and even eerie mutated animals. But nothing is farther from the truth. Of course, when you exit the fascinating world of horror flicks and comics, you’ll soon discover-to your amazement- that governments don’t have a budget to fund such fictitious programs. Rarely do these “mad scientists”- or “at...

By K. Sathya Narayanan and Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Oil prices will hover around current levels for much of the year before a recovery gains traction into end-2021 as vaccines help demand gradually emerge from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The survey of 50 participants forecast Brent crude would average $54.47 per barrel this year, a jump from last month’s $50.67 forecast. Brent has averaged around $54 so far in January. Graphic: Oil price estimat...

3 Min Read (Reuters) - Oil prices will hover around current levels for much of the year before a recovery gains traction into end-2021 as vaccines help demand gradually emerge from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. FILE PHOTO: An employee holds a sample of crude oil at the Yarakta oilfield, owned by Irkutsk Oil Co, in the Irkutsk region, Russia on March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko The survey of 50 participants forecast Brent crude would average $54....

People in Swindon have been warned about half a dozen scams in the area, targeting a wide range of topics.  From Covid vaccines to the government offering free money, weve rounded up all the scams we know about so you can be prepared. HMRC Phone Scam One of the latest scams to do the rounds is the HMRC saying you could be arrested.  Det Sgt Ian Magrath of Wiltshire Police’s Digital Investigations and Intelligence Unit said: “HMRC will never leave a voice mail threatening legal act...

WINDSOR, ONT. -- Chatham-Kent police arrested four people after seizing a loaded rifle and methamphetamine. Members of the Intelligence Unit, with the assistance of the Critical Incident Team, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant on Monday afternoon at a residence on Gray Street in Chatham. Police say approximately $1,300 worth of suspected methamphetamine was seized along with digital scales, packaging material and cellphones. Officers also seized a switchblade and...

John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association Announces Swearing In of New Executive Board Members PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association would like to announce the new Executive Board members who were sworn in as part of RIPCAs annual January meeting held Tuesday, Jan. 19. For immediate release Chief Richard Ramsay of the West Greenwich Police Department has been sworn in as the new President of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association. (P...

Article content Members of Intelligence Unit are not targeting people who are growing cannabis legally for their personal use or storefronts that have legally obtained permits. Rather, the idea is to identify sophisticated, large-scale criminal enterprises — oftentimes involving violence, human trafficking and public safety threats because of the lack of regulatory oversight — that are “exploiting the regulations set by Health Canada by diverting cannabis authorized to be grown for a pers...

Friday 22 January 2021 SEIZED: Boxes said to contain $29m in paper $100 notes at a national security facility. The money was brought to the Central Bank on December 31, 2019 by pastor Vinworth Dayal who wanted to exchange it for the new polymer notes which are now legal tender. Police investigating the source of funds garnered by Pastor Vinworth Dayal were granted a two-week extension to withhold some $29 million they seized during the 2019 demonetisation of the old $100 bill. Prosecutors ask...

January 21, 2021 Two Korean nationals were arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) authorities for working in the Philippines without a visa. Below is the report of BI posted on their Facebook page. Intelligence agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested on Monday afternoon two Koreans for allegedly working without a visa. BI Intelligence Division Chief Fortunato Manahan, Jr. identified the aliens as Kang Jiwon, 41, and Han Sungmin, 45. The duo were arrested by BI ID Regional Intellig...