Less lethal weapons spark new interest in policing
The drive for nonlethal tools grows after police shootings as firms probe alternatives to bullets. Micron Products and Security Devices International describe projectiles with silicone heads that bruise and pain without skin penetration, adopted by sixteen U.S. and six Canadian agencies including Los Angeles and Sacramento sheriff units. Critics warn these tools are stopgaps amid broader calls to curb police violence and accountability, with limited battlefield practicality in sudden confrontations.
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Australian help joins Washington state fire fight
Firefighters in Washington state welcomed reinforcements from Australia and New Zealand as temperatures rise and winds gust to 20 mph, threatening the Okanogan fires now covering 403 square miles. Some 1,345 firefighters battled the blazes amid red-flag warnings and forecasts of 90 degree heat.
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