“CHICAGO — When Eric L. Loomis was sentenced for eluding the police in La Crosse, Wis., the judge told him he presented a “high risk” to the community and handed down a six-year prison term. The judge said he had arrived at his sentencing decision in part because of Mr.”
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“In February 2015, a man with a painter’s mask and a gun walked into a Bank of America office in Ramona, California, and walked out with more than $3,000. Police tried to track down the bank robber, but the mask prevented a positive ID and the trail went cold.”
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“On a spring afternoon in 2014, Brisha Borden was running late to pick up her god-sister from school when she spotted an unlocked kid’s blue Huffy bicycle and a silver Razor scooter.”
“This is Episode 12 of Real Future, Fusion’s documentary series about technology and society. More episodes available at realfuture.tv.”
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“Facebook depends on increasingly sophisticated ad targeting to make money, so it’s unsurprising to learn that Facebook’s new “reactions” feature will benefit advertisers in a variety of ways.”
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