Their method combines the strengths of current computational and expert analysis approaches with those in data mining and artificial intelligence.
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In February 2021, with the permission of his family, Joshua’s body was exhumed in hopes of
identifying further evidence.
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Technologies that are currently in use do not perform fast enough for a subway environment, and false alarms may cause unnecessarily disruptive and expensive closures.
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A year after Grace’s story drew national attention when she was jailed for not doing her online schoolwork, outcry over the shackling of young people in court has resulted in a ban on the practice unless there’s a risk of physical harm or flight.
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As Ronnie Oneal III was sentenced showing no remorse for his actions, Ronnie Blair was across town with his family—safe, loved and physically recovered from the events of March 18, 2018.
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As part of the ongoing collaboration, DoeNetwork will feature updates for DNASolves unidentified persons cases that need financial support or general help from the crowd.
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A $26 billion settlement between the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and drug maker Johnson & Johnson and thousands of states and municipalities that sued over the toll of the opioid crisis is significant—but it is far from tying a neat bow.
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There are many explanations for the rise in killings in U.S. cities, including the pandemic and the choices made in response to it. In Philadelphia, the causes, the human costs — and the suffering — are particularly stark.
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Forensics specialists can use a commercial assay targeting mitochondrial DNA to accurately discriminate between wolf, coyote and dog species, according to a new study.
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On the heels of a peer-reviewed study that concludes ShotSpotter may be of little benefit to police agencies and does not reduce violent crime, VICE News has taken aim at the gunshot detection system, alleging that police are altering evidence—a claim ShotSpotter has vehemently denied.
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