Jay A. is a despicable person… For years, he was a vacation rental host in Texas but was recently charged with 15 counts of invasive visual recording. Police discovered he had more than 2,000 photos of his vacation rental guests. He was arrested after a guest at a rental called police after they found a …
In 2017, the City of Calgary was sued for $92 million and accused of breaching the privacy rights of more than 3,500 employees. A city employee sent an email to another city sharing personal information of over 3,500 employees that included info from as far back as 2012. The personal information included medical records, insurance …
The Dust Bowl was one of the worst droughts in U.S. history. It devastated many central states and areas known as the Great Plains. In the second half of the 19th century, the Great Plains experienced an unusually wet period, which led many people to believe that farming could be sustained in the region. With …
No company is safe from hackers. By 2025, it’s estimated that cybercrimes are going to cost the world over $10 trillion a year. Here’s a quick example to highlight how cyber-attacks are morphing, and what companies are doing to try to defend themselves… Mailchimp is a U.S. email marketing company that provides automated platforms for …
In 2021, Russia was the eleventh largest economy in the world. But, in 2022 that will change. As you know, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. and other nations hit Russia with economic sanctions. According to Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, “The economic crisis Russia faces will leave the Kremlin with fewer resources to prop …
A homeowner near Fort Wayne, Indiana recently used a shotgun to defend his life. According to Indiana state police, around 6 a.m. one Sunday, the homeowner woke up because his dog was barking. When he went to see what his dog was barking at, the homeowner found three people in his living room. The intruders …
A super-typhoon is a typhoon that reaches a maximum sustained 1-minute wind of at least 150 mph. This is comparable to a strong category 4 hurricane. In October 2015, Typhoon Lando hit Luzon, Philippines. Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the country. The typhoon had ten-minute sustained winds of 115 mph and …
A Florida man was asleep inside his home around 4 a.m. when he heard a voice at the door yell, “Sheriff’s Office!” As soon as the resident heard the voice, the front door of the home burst open, and a masked gunman stormed in and fired off one round. The resident grabbed his AR-15 and …
George P. lives in Finland. Years ago, he went through a divorce and found out he had a terminal illness. George was depressed and down on life. He knew he needed to talk to someone about what he was going through, so he visited a therapist. He contacted a well-known company that operates over 25 …
In the Wild West, some frontier towns imposed strict gun laws. For example, one of the causes of the notorious gunfight at the O.K. Corral was that the lawmen were trying to regulate guns. Before the gunfight, Tombstone, Arizona had passed Ordinance #9 to prohibit the carrying of any deadly weapon within city limits, without …