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911 dispatcher accused of hanging up on woman during Tops supermarket shooting

Breadcrumb Trail Links World News 'She was yelling at me, saying, 'Why are you whispering'?'' said the woman, who was hiding behind the counter from the gunman Police officers secure the scene after a shooting at Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 14, 2022. Photo by Jeffrey T. Barnes/Reuters Article content A disciplinary hearing is expected later this month to look into the conduct of a 911 dispatcher, who allegedly hung up on a Buffalo shooting survivor pleading for help on May…

Deborah James’s second and final book tops Amazon chart ahead of publication | Books

Pre-orders of Deborah James’s second book have soared within days of it becoming available. The podcast host’s memoir-cum-self-help volume is topping the Amazon UK bestsellers list, ahead of Richard Osman’s popular crime novel The Man Who Died Twice.The publication of How to Live When You Could Be Dead was brought forward this week, after the news that the author hasn’t long to live. It will now come out in August, rather than January next year, as first planned.James, who is 40, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer…

Why U.S. nuclear deterrence tops S.Korea’s agenda for Biden summit

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Technology PMN Politics PMN News Author of the article: Publishing date: May 19, 2022  •  14 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content SEOUL — At the top of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s agenda for his first summit with U.S. President Joe Biden this weekend will be strengthening American “extended deterrence” against North Korea, according to Yoon’s security advisers. The term means the ability of the U.S. military,…

Silicon Valley supply chain fixer Flexport tops CNBC Disruptor 50

After a year in which supply chain bottlenecks roiled the global economy, Flexport, which uses technology to improve supply chains, reaches the top of the CNBC Disruptor 50 list.Freight forwarding, the official name for the industry Flexport is disrupting, is the centuries-old, trillion-dollar global business of matching companies that make stuff with companies that transport stuff over land, sea and air. The industry tends to be opaque, filled with arcane regulations, bogged down by analog processes, and has no "major…

California’s gas average tops $6 per gallon as nationwide prices surge

High gas prices at stations in Garden Grove, California, on Monday, March 7, 2022.Jeff Gritchen | Medianews Group | Getty ImagesCalifornia's state average for a gallon of gas has surged above $6, making fuel in the Golden State the most expensive across the U.S.The average price at the pump in California hit a record $6.021 per gallon on Tuesday, according to AAA. Prices are up 31 cents over the last month, and $1.89 higher than a year ago.California's prices are the most extreme, but gas is rising across the country.The…

Yet Another Mediocre Netflix Original Tops the Viewership Charts

Netflix may have been gradually increasing its output to incorporate more prestige dramas geared towards awards season glory, but the vast majority of the platform’s in-house originals tends to be hugely inconsistent. The almighty algorithm knows how to compose a genre film designed to draw in the maximum amount of subscribers, though, with Senior Year the latest forgettable exclusive to top the viewership charts. As per FlixPatrol, Rebel Wilson’s first major onscreen role since the infamously awful Cats instantly soared…

Telegram Tops 100 Mn Downloads In Q1 2021, Tiktok Remains Most Downloaded App

Privacy-focused messaging platform Telegram emerged as the fifth most popular app with over 100 million downloads on Google Play Store and Apple App Store in the March quarter, analytics firm Sensor Tower said in a report.  The increase in downloads of the Telegram app can be attributed to the growing dissatisfaction of users with Meta apps. The Sensor report said the number of app installs globally on App Store and Play Store reached 37 billion and despite the bans in key markets…

Jio Tops Airtel, Becomes Second Largest Fixed-Line Service Provider in India: TRAI

Telecom operator Reliance Jio has taken a lead over Bharti Airtel to become the country's second largest fixed-line service provider in February 2022, according to data published by the sector regulator TRAI.Fixed-line or wireline telecommunication refers to telephone and broadband internet services provided through a network of cables.Reliance Jio wireline subscriber base reached over 58.85 lakh while Bharti Airtel recorded a customer base of more than 57.66 lakh in February, according to subscriber report of the Telecom…