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California ACLU group launches app to record possible police misconduct

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California civil liberties group launched a mobile application on Thursday that will let bystanders record cell phone videos of possible cases of police misconduct and then quickly save the footage to the organization’s computer servers. The California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said the app will send the video to the organization and preserve it even if a phone is

Free medical for in-laws helps Indian tech start-ups woo talent back from America

By Nivedita Bhattacharjee MUMBAI (Reuters) – After losing top engineering talent for years to America’s tech heartland of Silicon Valley, India is luring them back as an e-commerce boom sparks a thriving start-up culture, unprecedented pay, and perks including free healthcare for in-laws. India’s IT industry has long been seen as a back-office backwater, even by its own engineers who started moving abroad in their droves in the 1970s. The

Lumber Liquidators critic says Lowe's had toxic flooring too

The short seller who sparked allegations that Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. sold Chinese-made flooring with toxic levels of formaldehyde is now accusing Lowe’s Cos. of similar misdeeds. “New evidence has come to my attention that Lumber Liquidators may not have been the lone violator when it comes to laminate floor sourcing,” Xuhua Zhou said in a report posted on the Seeking Alpha website on Friday. Zhou — who is shorting

Oil retreats off 2015 highs, Iraq exports hit record

Oil prices edged lower on Friday, easing off 2015 highs after Iraq said its crude oil exports hit a record in April, keeping Middle East production well above demand. The two global crude benchmarks rose between 20 and 25 percent in April, helped by a weaker dollar and bets that a supply glut would ease, following the June-to-January sell-off that halved prices from above $100 a barrel.