A new internet privacy law returns power to consumers, USA Today reports. Today, Americans' every move is tracked across the internet by a trillion-dollar industry that mines and stockpiles thousands of their data points to target ads at them. You don't need tofeel like you're being watched — you are. But starting Wednesday, Californians will have the right to see what information companies are collecting about them and request they stop selling it. The landmark California Consumer Privacy Act has the potential to become a national law if other states follow or companies extend those rights beyond our state lines, privacy advocates say. Here's a big thing to know about the new law: You have to take action. That means you need to send companies a form requesting the details on what they've sold and directing them not to sell anything else. Within 10 days, expect confirmation that your request has been received. Within 45 days, you should get a response.
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More than a dozen people were injured when a nitrogen line ruptured at the Beechcraft aircraft manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas, causing part of the building to collapse 💥
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The Coast Guard is searching for a tour helicopter in Hawaii that disappeared Thursday. Seven people were onboard the chopper that vanished off Kauai's Nāpali Coast. Two of the six passengers are reportedly minors. There is reduced visibility around the island…
The wreckage of a Hawaii tour helicopter carrying seven people that went missing Thursday evening has been found, and crews are continuing to search for possible survivors, officials said. The helicopter was found about 9:30 a.m. Friday in a mountainous area on the east side of the island of Kauai, authorities said. A pilot and six passengers, including two children, were on board. Authorities said in a news release that they were sending additional resources to search for survivors. Kauai Fire Department Battalion Chief Sol Kanoho said "no actionable information on the status of the passengers" was available during a news conference Friday afternoon.
Two men have been kicked out of the Army National Guard after liberal activists reported on their alleged membership in a religious group with white supremacist ties. Earlier in 2019, the Atlanta Antifacists group published a report saying East and Woodward were leaders of the Norse pagan group Ravensblood Kindred. The group is part of the Asatru Folk Assembly, which researchers say endorses white supremacy. Haralson County Sheriff Eddie Mixon earlier forced East to resign as a jailer. When the report was published, Woodward was on active duty in Afghanistan. Woodward’s unit returned from deployment in June and an investigation into his connections with white supremacy concluded in October. The military has struggled in recent years to root out members of white supremacist organizations or sympathizers with white power causes, reported USA Today.
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A multi-vehicle pileup in Texas was partially captured in a dramatic video of an 18-wheel tractor-trailer slamming into the accident scene. The accident began as a two-car crash on Highway 84 in Lubbock County. Police were investigating the crash when a semitruck traveling eastbound jackknifed and slid, coming to rest at the center median. Several more vehicles subsequently crashed into the truck as the area was under a dense fog advisory at the time. The accidents occurred in the midst of a dense fog advisory for the area, causing a quarter mile or less of visibility. Drivers were advised to slow down to prevent injury.
Two people were shot and killed and multiple others were wounded when a group filming a music video was “ambushed” near Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. After holding a media briefing in which he said two people were killed and four wounded, Gonzalez in a tweet revised the total number of gunshot victims in the Friday night shooting to eight. He said some of the wounded were being treated for “very serious injuries.” The sheriff said authorities received a call about a drive-by shooting around 9:30 p.m. The shooting scene stretched several blocks, the sheriff said, and it wasn't immediately clear what led to the shooting, FOX 8 reports. He described the victims as Hispanic males who appeared to be in their early 20s. No suspect information was immediately available, and the sheriff requested witnesses and anyone else who might have been injured to come forward.
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A 'meteor' was filmed falling from the sky over Guam in the Mariana Islands, Oceania. Viewers say the fireball, which could also be debris from a Long March 5 rocket test in China, was a 'gift' from North Korea or China. Officials have said they are 'tracking and working to validate any information'.
The blast targeted a tax collection center during the morning rush hour in Mogadishu as Somalia returned to work after its weekend. Police have described the explosion as 'devastating'. Dozens of wounded people were rushed to hospitals, including children. Among them were several university students who had been traveling in a bus, police said. Photos from the scene showed the mangled frames of vehicles. A large black plume of smoke rose above the capital. 💥
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT! Hong Kong riot police arrested at least 15 people in clashes Saturday with dozens of pro-democracy protestors who targeted a mall near the border with China to demonstrate against mainland tourists and shoppers. The fresh unrest ended a brief calm after protestors had battled riot police in shopping malls and streets of commercial districts across the city for three days over the Christmas period. About 100 protesters marched through the mall shouting, 'Liberate Hong Kong!' and 'Return to the mainland!' On Saturday afternoon, masked plain-clothed officers wielding batons arrested 14 people, including a 14-year-old girl, who were protesting inside the mall in Sheung Shui district, forcing shops to shut and harassing shoppers, a reporter at the scene said. Riot police charged into the mall to reinforce the officers and used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of residents who gathered to protest against the arrests. #HK
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Some folks just want to show off their Grand Theft Auto skills on the road. A wild video circulating across social media platforms shows a brazen driver running rings around cops by pulling a 360-degree turn to escape a patrol car. ‘This is how a high speed chase starts,’ the cameraman can be heard saying as the patrol car tries to stop the turn before the driver can get away. #WOW