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AI Tries (and Fails) to Detect Weapons in Schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

On Halloween day last year, a 17-year-old-student walked straight through an artificial intelligence weapons detection system at Proctor High School in Utica, New York. No alert went off.The 17-year-old then approached a fellow student, pulled a hunting-style knife out of his backpack, and repeatedly stabbed the other student in the hands and back.The Utica City School District had installed the $4 million weapons detection system across 13 of its schools earlier that summer, mostly with public funds. The scanners, from Massachusetts-based Evolv Technology, look like metal detectors but scan for “signatures” for “all the guns, all the bombs, and all the large tactical knives” in the world, Evolv’s CEO Peter George has repeatedly claimed.In Utica, the 17-year-old’s weapon wasn’t the first knife, or gun, to bypass the system. Earlier that month, at a parents’ night, a law enforcement officer had walked through the system twice with his service revolver and was puzzled to find it...

Down 3-0, Leafs’ Big 4 seeking breakthrough versus Panthers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — It was almost automatic in every game this season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Either Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Auston Matthews or John Tavares was going to score a goal.That was the case, anyway — until the Eastern Conference semifinals.Three games against the Florida Panthers in this series, and that fearsome foursome has been blanked so far. After scoring at least once in 81 of Toronto’s 88 games this season entering this series, Marner, Nylander, Matthews and Tavares have combined for exactly zero goals so far in their matchup with the Panthers.“Bobrovsky,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said, offering the simplest and most accurate explanation. “That would be the end of that answer.”That would be Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who has stopped everything they’ve thrown at him. Matthews has gotten 14 shots at Bobrovsky in the first three games. So has Nylander. Tavares has gotten 12 to the net. Marner has taken nine.That’s 49 shots on goal in all — and ...

Virginia teen dies from sand hole collapse in North Carolina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Authorities in coastal North Carolina are investigating the death of a teenager who became trapped in a hole that was dug in the sand, the latest fatality from the scourge of sand holes that continues to claim young people’s lives. The 17-year-old male died Saturday afternoon in the small resort town of Frisco, which sits along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks, the National Park Service said in a statement. Park rangers responded to a 911 call regarding a teenager trapped in a hole that was dug in a back-dune area behind the beach’s primary dune along the Atlantic Ocean, the park service said. The teenager was buried under several feet of sand after an adjacent dune apparently collapsed into the hole. Rangers and other emergency responders worked with family members to rescue the teen while simultaneously performing CPR, the park service said. Efforts to revive the teen, who lived in Chesapeake, Virginia, failed. “We urge v...

WATCH: Sweets lure Rockville neighborhood’s black bear into trap

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

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Want a better price on a used vehicle? Buy one with repaired minor damage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

Consumers shopping for a used vehicle can probably save a little money buying a vehicle with previously repaired minor damage, compared to the same vehicle without any past damage.A vehicle history report will show any and all recorded collisions and repairs. Most buyers check vehicle history reports before buying. Dealers know you know, and they price those vehicles accordingly.“Amongst car shoppers, damage to the vehicle is, right after price, their No. 1 concern. So they know it is a concern for buyers, so they are willing to discount by a certain amount because they know shoppers will cast a skeptical eye on it,” said Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief at Carfax.Carfax history reports are free and available instantly online.It is key to note these are vehicles with minor damage that has been properly and professionally repaired. And the savings is not all that much.“It is typically for minor damage in the hundreds of dollars. But I will say in a market where used v...

Autoridades de Fairfax buscan a sospechosos de robar más de 50 armas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

La Policía del condado Fairfax buscan a cuatro sospechosos de robar al menos 53 armas de fuego de varias tiendas, informaron las autoridades.Uno de los hechos más recientes se reportó el sábado 29 de abril cuando los individuos irrumpieron en la armería Dominion Defense en la 7200 Fullerton Road de Springfield. Según la policía, tres de ellos entraron a la tienda a robar y otro permaneció afuera vigilando el área para posteriormente huir en un carro sedán Acura color plateado sin placas delanteras. Telemundo 44 intentó conversar con empleados del lugar, pero se negaron al ser una investigación en curso. “El riesgo es muy grande, porque lo que sabemos por la historia es que la mayor parte de las veces que hay robos en tiendas así, esas armas son usadas por criminales, generalmente las venden a otros criminales. Hay armas que están siendo usadas por personas para cometer diferentes tipos de cosas”, señaló el portavoz de la Policía de Fairfax, Sergio Andrade. La Policía tra...

Shakira rinde tributo a las mujeres y sus luchas en su discurso, tras ser honrada como la primera mujer del año de Billboard Mujeres Latinas en la Música

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

(CNN Español) – Shakira recibió este fin de semana el premio “mujer del año” de la ceremonia inaugural de Billboard Mujeres Latinas. La gala rinde tributo a los aportes de las mujeres en la industria musical y premia tanto a nuevos talentos como a leyendas musicales.Artistas como Goyo, Ana Gabriel, Evaluna Montaner, Thalia, Emilia Mernes y María Becerra también fueron homenajeadas.Pero, sin duda alguna, el momento más esperado de la noche fue el discurso de Shakira al recibir el galardón.Ocurrió justo al final de la gala y lo recibió de las manos de su compatriota Maluma, con quien la barranquillera ha colaborado en dos temas, “Clandestino” y “Chantaje”.Shakira y la fidelidad con uno mismoLa cantante inició su discurso hablando grosso modo de lo que ha vivido en el último año, un tiempo que describió como de “cambios sísmicos” en su vida y en el que ha entendido lo que “significa verdaderamente ser mujer”.Shakira dijo que este último año, que acaparó titulares por sus polémicas canc...

DC metro region in Top 10 for homebuyers looking to leave

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

Searches for home listings outside of a homebuyer’s current metropolitan area surged in 2020 and 2021, with remote workers taking advantage of low mortgage rates to move to less expensive cites, and, while the trend has slowed, out-of-town searches are still a big part of house hunters.According to Redfin, and based only on searches through its site and those of its agents, house hunters moving to a new area made up 25.1% of searches in the first quarter. That is a record, and compares to 18% before the pandemic.The D.C. region is in the top 10 for homebuyers looking to leave, according to Redfin searches, ranking fourth. Net outflow, or the number of home searchers looking to leave minus the number of searches looking to move in, was 18,000 in the D.C. region in the first quarter. The portion of D.C. area residents searching elsewhere was 19% in the first quarter.The list is dominated by notoriously expensive metros, topped by San Francisco and New York, where one-in-four searches ...

Christian Nodal anuncia gira de 31 conciertos por EEUU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

El artista de música regional mexicana Christian Nodal ofrecerá 31 conciertos en Estados Unidos entre el 25 de agosto y el 12 de noviembre como parte de la gira “Foraji2 Tour 2023”, según informó este lunes la organización en un comunicado.La nota destaca que la gira visitará las ciudades y salas de conciertos más importantes de EEUU con un espectáculo renovado pero sin abandonar la esencia del mexicano regional.“Estar en el escenario y compartir mi música con los fans es donde más me siento yo. No veo la hora de estar con mi gente para mostrarles este nuevo ‘show’ que tendrá muchas sorpresas y, por supuesto, mucha música que pone la cultura mexicana en alto”, dijo Christian Nodal, creador del “mariacheño”, que une los géneros norteño y mariachi.La gira, que cuenta en principio con 31 conciertos, comenzará el viernes 25 de agosto en el Honda Center de la ciudad de Anaheim y terminará el domingo 12 de noviembre en el Santander Arena de ...

‘Outraged’ letter carriers demand action to stop robberies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:12:24 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Postal carriers have more worries than snow, rain or the gloom of night keeping them from their appointed rounds. They’re increasingly being robbed, often at gunpoint, from Maine to California. Robberies of postal carriers have exploded, surging 78% to nearly 500 in 2022, according to data provided by U.S. Postal Inspection Service to The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act. Letter carriers are demanding action from the U.S. Postal Service.“The National Association of Letter Carriers is outraged and angered by the assaults, armed robberies and even murders that America’s letter carriers increasingly face as they deliver the mail. These attacks are completely unacceptable,” said Paul Barner, the union’s executive vice president.The Postal Service said it’s adapting and implementing new measures to address the robberies, which are taking a toll on letter carriers tasked with delivering about 162.1 million pieces of first-class mail each d...