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A man carrying a firearm was arrested at a Walmart in Missouri on Thursday, prompting discussions about open carry laws. The man, who was identified by the Springfield Police Department as being in his twenties, was dressed in body armor and military fatigues and carrying a firearm. Although no shots were fired, his presence and actions, which came at a time when recent shootings have people on high alert, caused those in the store to panic, flee and call police about an active shooter. On Saturday, more than 20 people were killed during a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso , Texas. The shooting is being investigated as a domestic terrorism incident and the suspect was charged with capital murder. During Thursday's incident in Missouri, the suspect attempted to leave the store but was detained at gunpoint by an off-duty firefighter until police arrived. Police told KYTV that the suspect had multiple weapons, including an "assault-style" firearm, and about 100 rounds of … [Read more...] about Is Missouri Open Carry? Man With Body Armor, Firearm, About 100 Rounds of Ammunition Arrested at Walmart

MOSCOW: One of Russia's top bankers wants online alcohol sales legalised to help people who are self-isolating because of the coronavirus. German Gref, the chief executive of Sberbank, has started a mandatory two weeks in self-isolation after returning from abroad. But during a videoconference news briefing on Tuesday, he said he believed medicines that are available over-the-counter and alcohol should be made available for purchase online to help people self-isolating avoid going out to shops or pharmacies. "I hope this will be decided soon and that people will not have to go to shops and pharmacies," he said. Shortly after Gref spoke, President Vladimir Putin announced that over-the-counter medication would be made available for online purchases but made no mention of alcohol. Russia has recorded 114 coronavirus cases and foreign nationals have been banned from entering the country until May to try to prevent the virus spreading. Heavy drinking was long considered one … [Read more...] about Legalise online alcohol sales to help Russians self-isolating amid coronavirus – top banker

SINGAPORE: Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers seized more than a kilogramme of suspected new psychoactive substances (NPS) during an investigation around Canberra Walk early on Saturday (Mar 14). They were observing a group of suspected drug traffickers in the area, CNB said in a news release on Monday. The suspects, two Singaporean men aged 28 and 26, were seen arriving in a lorry. The 28-year-old alighted the vehicle and proceeded to the eighth floor of a housing block. He returned shortly after and they drove off, tailed by CNB officers. They were arrested after alighting around Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1. About 1,095g of a powdered substance, believed to contain NPS, were found in the rear cargo compartment of the lorry, CNB said. Two more suspects – a 34-year-old Malaysian man and a 59-year-old Singaporean man – were arrested in an eighth floor flat at the Canberra Walk block. CNB also arrested three more suspected drug traffickers in a follow-up operation. The … [Read more...] about CNB seizes more than 1kg of psychoactive substances, some disguised as tobacco

PARIS: Facebook and other tech companies need to be regulated like the tobacco industry, warned Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower who exposed the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The data scientist revealed how he helped the disgraced company, founded by Donald Trump's former right-hand man Steve Bannon, to use unauthorised personal data harvested from Facebook to help swing a string of elections, including Trump's US presidential win in 2016. READ: Cambridge Analytica: Firm at the heart of Facebook scandal Despite Facebook being fined a record US$5 billion (S$6.9 billion) in the US last year for "deceiving" users about keeping their information safe, Wylie said the world has yet to wake up to the consequences of the scandal. "If we want to prevent another Cambridge Analytica from happening ... that starts with regulating big tech beyond just data protection issues, but also looking at whether or not we want as a society to tolerate manipulative design," he insisted. Wylie … [Read more...] about Tech must be regulated like tobacco, says Cambridge Analytica whistleblower

WASHINGTON: U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in February but are likely to decline in the months ahead as the coronavirus outbreak depresses demand for some goods and services, outweighing price increases related to shortages caused by disruptions to the supply chain. The report from the Labor Department on Wednesday also showed a steady rise in underlying inflation last month. Financial markets expect the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at its policy meeting next week. The U.S. central bank implemented a 50-basis-point emergency rate cut last Tuesday as the fast-spreading coronavirus fanned fears of a recession in the U.S. and global economies. The Labor Department said its consumer price index increased 0.1per cent last month, matching January's gain, as rising food and accommodation costs offset cheaper gasoline. In the 12 months through February, the CPI rose 2.3per cent. That followed a 2.5per cent jump in January, which was the biggest year-on-year … [Read more...] about Rising food costs lift US consumer prices in February