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Newscan: Seattle police chief stuns with retirement after department cuts

Newscan: Seattle police chief stuns with retirement after department cuts

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  • 11th August 2020

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Seattle Police Chief Best makes stunning retirement announcement after department cuts

Seattle City Council approves complex package to cut police budget

Abolish the police? Those who survived the chaos in Seattle aren’t so sure

Huawei says it’s running out of chips for its smartphones because of U.S. sanctions

White House announces a plan to speed the rollout of 5G

Voters approve consolidated 911 service tax in Kalamazoo County, Mich.

Targeting WeChat, Trump takes aim at China’s bridge to the world

The co-ops that electrified Depression-era farms are now building rural Internet

The workforce is about to change dramatically. Here are three predictions.

With Sprint merger closed, T-Mobile surpasses AT&T as No. 2 wireless provider

Chicago police arrest more than 100 people after shootout and looting downtown

In new COVID-19 policy, Atlanta police won’t respond to car wrecks, if no one is hurt

Lawyers fret new Atlanta police policy on noninjury wrecks a ‘recipe’ for fraud, lost claims

Op-ed: Trust us, the Minneapolis Council said. We don’t, said the Charter Commission

Austin City Council floats idea of six-month delay for bulk of police budget reform

Why New York City’s finances could spell trouble for all of New York state

Portland police declare riot Sunday after crowd marches on police union

Heat wave returns before electricity for thousands across New York City region

AT&T to lay off 500 at HBO and Warner Bros. after revenue decline

Public pensions rally in chaotic stock market, but bigger bills coming for governments

 

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FCC Chairman Pai on administration freeing up 3.45-3.55 GHz spectrum band for 5G

FCC establishes bidding procedures for December C-Band auction

CBRS bids top $3.29 billion after 36 rounds

Report states that as many as one-third of NYC small business may never reopen

FirstNet Tech Talk: Recap of June 29-July 3 3GPP Plenary e-meetings

NENA launches new Diversity & Inclusion initiative, seeks members to serve

Pandemic and dangerous weather events underscore need for seamless interoperability between public-safety agencies

Motorola Solutions announces increase to $315 million aggregate purchase price for certain of its outstanding debt

Sonim Technologies launches SonimWare enterprise mobility software

Teltronic to supply on-board TETRA radios for new Finnish Railways locomotives

Federal Engineering wins consulting contract to support upgrade of Florida statewide radio network

 

 

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