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Forget now 1.1.1 $700,000 seems a lot considering that the air force already owns the helicopters, so thats just fuel, maintenance, and maybe staffing (but thatd be army pilots and police spotters? So already employed just reassigned). I do know from once living in rural parts near a usually tranquil growing area, those helicopters flying so low are really loud and annoying. Far worse than tourist flights which are at least on the way somewhere rather than circling for day...

Cybersecurity startup PPC Protect has raised £2million in seed investment in a round led by Fuel Ventures.

(Anatoliy Cherkasov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) A swathe of anti-trans bills have been pitched by Republican lawmakers in the US to attack healthcare access for young transgender people. At least 10 anti-trans bills have been introduced in seven different US states in the first few weeks of 2021. Many target trans youth and gender-affirming healthcare, while others seek to ban trans people from sports and bathrooms, or redefine “child abuse” to include parents who support their tran...

Three years after helping to get rid of this upstart African democratic leader, the United States was instrumental in putting away Nelson Mandela for 28 years. The horror of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Chile, Grenada, Panama, Iraq (to name just a selection) were still to come…. 60 years on, Patrice Lumumba’s assassination stands as a gruesome reminder of post-colonial brutality by Peter Bolton Jan. 17, 2021 "Information Clearing House" – Exactly 60 years a...

Land protection on deck for new Congress Durango, Colorado Currently Sat 47% chance of precipitation 36% chance of precipitation 5% chance of precipitation 2% chance of precipitation Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 7:03 AM Toggle font size Escuchar en Español: Mark Pearson Congress reconvenes this month with major unfinished business around land conservation legislation of great significance to Southwest Colorado. After decades of analysis...

Lubbock man who sold Midland/Odessa shooter AR-15, sentenced to 2 years in prison Multiple agencies raid home of suspect possibly related to Odessa shooter By KCBD Staff | January 7, 2021 at 11:41 AM CST - Updated January 7 at 6:29 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The man who sold the AR-15 used to gun down 32 people in Midland and Odessa, Texas in 2019 has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. Marcus Anthony Braziel, 45, of Lubbock, Texas, pleaded guilty in October to one count of de...

Locked-up: The North East criminals sent to jail in December 2020 These crooks were set to spend the festive season behind bars after being handed prison sentences last month Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or se...

Locked up in 2020: The criminals put behind bars in the past 12 months While the UK spent much of the year in lockdown judges at Newcastle Crown Court remained busy delivering justice to North East crooks Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for o...

Editors note: This is part of a series of 10 stories on a variety of topics that take a look back at 2020 and forward to 2021. Many policies and practices were changed or adjusted because of the pandemic — or other disruptions — and we look at how those changes will shape the future.  As the impossibility of gathering in 2020 devastated so much of the arts and entertainment industry this year, from movies to concerts and theater performances, there was debate over who deserved financial he...

New administration means new environmental rules Durango, Colorado Currently Wed 6% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 6:03 AM Toggle font size Escuchar en Español: Mark Pearson The changing of the guard of presidential administrations frequently brings substantial reversals of previous rules and policies. The Trump administration gained notoriety for its widespread attempts to abandon or undermine r...