Police in Northern Ireland undertook six-monthly trawls of the phone data of “troublemaker” journalists to see if they were in contact with officer sources, a tribunal has heard. Details of what was described as “Orwellian” PSNI spying tactics on reporters emerged at a sitting of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London. The revelations were […]
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Lottery player who routinely plays in Texas tries in Maryland — and wins. ‘It was fate’
A woman who had been living in Texas realized not everything is bigger in the Lone Star state when she played the lottery in Maryland.- The woman, now a Maryland resident, had been playing the lottery while living in Texas and won $500 on more than one occasion, she told Maryland Lottery officials in a […]
When workers die on the job, NC safety regulators routinely reduce company penalties
Companies cited for safety lapses at Charlotte construction sites after five workers died last year are not alone in getting state fines reduced. Across North Carolina, state labor officials trimmed penalties more than 40% of the time after citing companies for violations linked to worker deaths in 2022 and 2023, according to data reviewed by […]