Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments(nytimes.com)

41 points by 7402 10 months ago | 33 comments

Diphtheria, a once vanquished killer of children, is resurgent(nytimes.com)

40 points by Peacefulz 1 year ago | 38 comments

The legacy of lies in Alzheimer's science(nytimes.com)

280 points by apsec112 1 year ago | 179 comments

Was This 18,000-Year-Old Siberian Puppy a Dog or a Wolf? (2019)(nytimes.com)

27 points by nothrowaways 1 year ago | 6 comments

If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One(nytimes.com)

21 points by tintinnabula 9 months ago | 6 comments

Robert Redford has died(nytimes.com)

412 points by uptown 1 year ago | 125 comments

New York Times obituary reporting the death of actor and director Robert Redford; the page loaded a captcha challenge instead of the article.

Vacate a drone restriction that criminalized recording immigration agents(eff.org)

74 points by hn_acker 1 month ago | 15 comments

EFF article arguing the D.C. Circuit should vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that criminalized recording immigration agents.

The FAA’s flight restriction for drones is an attempt to criminalize filming ICE(eff.org)

459 points by detaro 6 months ago | 144 comments

EFF Deeplinks post arguing the FAA's temporary flight restriction on drones is an attempt to criminalize filming ICE operations.

Mysterious New Jersey drone sightings prompt call for 'state of emergency'(theguardian.com)

430 points by anigbrowl 1 year ago | 773 comments

Guardian news article on mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey, with a lawmaker and 21 mayors urging the governor to declare a state of emergency.

DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate(dronedj.com)

338 points by huerne 2 years ago | 540 comments

DroneDJ article reporting that a bill banning DJI drones passed the US House as part of the NDAA and moves to the Senate.

Texas police invested in phone-tracking software and won’t say how it’s used(texasobserver.org)

330 points by nobody9999 9 months ago | 93 comments

Texas Observer investigation into Texas police agencies spending millions on phone-tracking software and refusing to disclose how they use it.

Ukrainian hackers destroyed the IT infrastructure of Russian drone manufacturer(prm.ua)

585 points by doener 1 year ago | 400 comments

Pryamiy news article reporting that Ukrainian hackers destroyed the IT infrastructure of a Russian drone manufacturer, with details of what is known.