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Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use.The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn’t track their internet activities while using incognito mode. It argued that Google’s advertising technologies and other techniques continued to catalog details of users’ site visits and activities despite their use of supposedly “private” browsing.Plaintiffs also charged that Google’s activities yielded an “unaccountable trove of information” about users who thought they’d taken steps to protect their privacy.The settlement, reached Thursday, must still be approved by a federal judge. Terms weren’t disclosed, but the suit originally sought $5 billion on behalf of users; lawyers for the plaintiffs said they expect to presen...

Police: Officer wounded, suspect dead after shooting in Fairhaven

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Fairhaven on Friday night that left an officer injured and a suspect dead, officials announced.Officers responding to a report of an intoxicated male at 125 Sconticut Neck Road around 5 p.m. when shots were exchanged between the male and officers, according to the Fairhaven Police Department.The male, whose name has not been released, was killed.A responding officer was wounded and taken to an area hospital to be treated for their injuries.In a statement, New Bedford Mayor Job Mitchell said, “This evening’s fatal shooting in Fairhaven was tragic in every sense. I am relieved that the officer who was injured will make a full recovery, and that no one else was seriously hurt.”The Bristol District Attorney’s Office investigating the incident.https://twitter.com/JonMitchellNB/status/1740902737959944455No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NE...

Josiah Adamson lifts Catholic Memorial to Garden City Holiday Classic title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

It may say “freshman” on the roster, but Josiah Adamson is already a star.Adamson scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with a minute to play, to lead Catholic Memorial to a comeback 59-54 win over Newton North in the Garden City Holiday Classic Tournament final on Friday night at Newton South.Along with Adamson, Ryan Higgins was in double-figures for the Knights with 11 points. Newton North’s Teagan Swint led all scorers with 25 points.“I thought our full court pressure wore them down a bit,” Catholic Memorial coach Denis Tobin said. “I have young players. I said when we were down at halftime, ‘let’s see what we’re made of.’ To our guys’ credit they responded and came back.”Newton North (4-1) led most of the night and clung to a 52-50 edge with two minutes remaining. Knights center Jacob Cofield came up with a three-point play to put CM on top 53-52. Moments later, after Higgins split a pair at the li...

5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Atlanta Falcons game at Soldier Field — plus our Week 17 predictions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

The Chicago Bears look to extend their Soldier Field winning streak to five games when they host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.As kickoff approaches, here’s our snapshot look at the game.Player in the spotlightBears quarterback Justin FieldsAs Bears leadership prepares to make big decisions for the future, Fields has two more games to make his case to remain the team’s quarterback.The Bears have won three of their last four games behind Fields, who missed four games midseason with a dislocated right thumb. After a rough loss to the Cleveland Browns, Fields and the offense had positives and negatives in a 27-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16, the Bears’ fourth straight home victory.The Bears rushed for 250 yards, including 97 yards and a touchdown from Fields. He also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown. But that included only 35 passing yards in the second half, when the Bears scored just six points and Fields threw an interception.Fields said the Bears ...

Missing elderly at-risk woman last seen in City Heights area

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Authorities on Friday are asking for the public's help in finding an 81-year-old at-risk woman who went missing in the City Heights area.Maria Gamez was last seen near 5400 University Ave in the El Cerrito/Colina Del Sol neighborhood, the San Diego Police Department posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, around 10:06 a.m. City of San Diego truck runs into Naval Base fence; driver taken into custody Police describe Gamez as 5'2", 150 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray knit cap, gray sweater and blue jeans.Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Gamez is asked to call 911 and refer to case #23502776.

Victim, suspect in deadly San Marcos stabbing identified

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A victim and suspect have been identified after a deadly stabbing Tuesday in San Marcos, authorities said.Angela Marie Lanway, 42, was announced as the deceased, Lt. Joseph Jarjura with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) said in a news release Friday. Ziyah Jay Patterson, 29, was arrested on suspicion of murdering Lanway and booked into the Vista Detention Facility.On the evening of Dec. 26, a stabbing was reported in the 100 block of N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., according to law enforcement. Orca sightings have surged in SoCal. What experts believe is keeping the whales here When deputies arrived on scene, they found Lanway with a stab wound. First responders took her to the hospital where she died from her injuries. Lanway and Patterson appeared to have been in a relationship at the time of the stabbing. Authorities have deemed it as an isolated incident.There are no other suspects being sought, per SDSO.Anyone with information about this incident is asked...

Health officials warn of possible tuberculosis exposure at Mission Valley YMCA

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- If you were at the Mission Valley YMCA between March and October of this year, you may have been exposed to tuberculosis, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announced Friday. Members and staff at the Mission Valley YMCA are being notified of the potential exposure by the County’s Tuberculosis Program in the Public Health Services department, which say the exposure happened "almost exclusively" between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. from March 5 through Oct. 30, 2023. CDC warns of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever for those traveling to Mexico Anyone who believes they may have been exposed to TB should contact your doctor or the County TB Control Program. The YMCA and the County report they have identified members with the most risk of possible exposure and are notifying them each individually. San Diego resident dies from tick bite; health officials warn of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Just this month at the same YMCA, 13 p...

New York governor vetoes change to wrongful death statute, nixing damages for emotional suffering

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s wrongful death statute by letting families recover damages for emotional suffering from the death of a loved one.Hochul declined Friday to sign the Grieving Families Act for the second time this year. In a veto memo, the Democrat said she favors changing the statute but the bill lawmakers sent her had the “potential for significant unintended consequences.”Among Hochul’s concerns, she said, were the possibility of increased insurance premiums for consumers and a risk to the financial well-being of public hospitals and other health care facilities.New York is one of just a few states that account only for economic loss in wrongful death lawsuits. Almost all states allow family members to be compensated for emotional loss.The head of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, David Scher, called Hochul’s veto “a grave miscarriage of justice.”The governor’...

Police believe B.C. man’s 21 drunk driving convictions most in Canadian history

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a man who has been convicted of drunk driving 21 times could hold a Canadian record. Abbotsford police say officers were called to the scene of a motorcycle crash in August 2022, where they found a person who was a passenger on the bike being treated for serious injuries. Police say the owner and driver of the motorcycle was known for his history of impaired driving, and tried to flee before officers arrived.They say an investigation led to the arrest of 66-year-old Roy Heide, whose blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit at the time of the crash. Police say Heide pleaded guilty to multiple impaired driving infractions on Dec. 18, receiving a total jail sentence of just under five years, and he has now been convicted of impaired driving 21 times. Abbotsford police say it’s believed to be the most convictions for impaired driving a person has received in Canadian history, warning of drinking and driving’s “dev...

North Dakota lawmaker’s district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:50:12 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Local Republican Party leaders of a North Dakota lawmaker’s own district joined calls on Friday for him to step down after his vulgar comments to police earlier this month during his traffic stop and arrest on a charge of drunken driving.In a Facebook statement, the North Dakota District 23 GOP Executive Committee said it has “lost confidence” in Republican state Rep. Nico Rios’ ability to represent voters’ best interests. The committee requested his resignation.“The language and slurs that Rep. Rios chose to use disrespected and belittled officers during his violation and are not consistent with our beliefs and party platform,” the committee said.The local party joins Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor and state party officials who on Tuesday called on Rios to resign after the Dec. 15 traffic stop, during which he blasted Williston police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language.In a statement on Wednesday, Rios said he is ...