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A Chinese coastguard ship is shielding a cluster of fishing boats when several small, fast vessels begin circling – sometimes darting closer, sometimes backing off. Are they just curious fishermen? Or are they probing for a weak spot, trying to lure the patrol ship into a trap?
In the real world, a split-second decision could escalate a tense maritime stand-off into something far more dangerous. This is exactly the kind of nerve‑wracking scenario Chinese coastguard researchers have been running…

Kentucky police officer Asad Zahir arrested and charged after he was found stalking his ex over 2000 times through Flock tracker. Another case of the misuse of Flock was reported after a Kentucky police officer was arrested for using the Flock Safety license plate reader camera system to track his ex-girlfriend, the mother of his child, 2000 time. Asad Zahir was arrested and then released on his own recognizance and will be presented in the court. Shively Police Department said that Zahir is suspended without pay pending the investigation.According to reports, Zahir's alleged activity was flagged by a new tool that Flock Safety brought in following the rise in the number of cases where the surveillance tool is being used to stalk exes. The audit assistance tool flags abnoram use by officers.It works, police department blames one officer's poor decisions“The Flock camera works. When it’s used properly it works. There are tons of stats that show it works,” Shively Police Chief ..

Houston attorney Tony Buzbee and his wife, Frances, recently acquired 1708 River Oaks Blvd Prominent Houston trial lawyer Tony Buzbee has bought a 15,000-square-foot luxury mansion listed for $15.5 million in the exclusive River Oaks neighbourhood, with plans to tear down the entire house and turn the property into a private garden estate. The purchase of 1708 River Oaks Boulevard allows Buzbee and his wife, Frances Moody Buzbee, to expand their existing property directly beside their long-time home at 1722 River Oaks Boulevard. Instead of living in or renovating the large mansion, the couple has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to remove and save usable materials from the property before demolition begins.Reports from the Houston Business Journal and the Houston Chronicle confirmed that the non-profit will manage the salvage work, recovering millions of pounds of architectural fittings and building materials to support affordable housing projects across Texas. “They will be tearing..

The US central bank will “have work to do” if policymakers are not confident that underlying inflation is returning to its 2 per cent target, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Friday in remarks that acknowledged financial conditions do not appear restrictive and marked the closest he has come to acknowledging interest rate hikes may be needed to ease price pressures.
“Here is my standard: We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at…

China’s electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD saw its earnings jump 30 per cent in the three months from April to June, ending a five-quarter losing streak as buoyant overseas sales and premium models enhanced its net margin and profitability.
The Shenzhen-based carmaker, also the world’s largest EV builder, posted a net income of 8.2 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) in the second quarter, up 30 per cent year on year. The quarterly performance beat a consensus estimate of 8 billion yuan in a Bloomberg…