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Flock Safety has announced mandatory changes to its national license-plate camera network after reporting dozens of US officers misused the system. The company has shortened default data retention from 30 days to seven, will require case codes for searches and will force all customers to enable an audit tool that can lock out flagged users.
Federal agents have carried out a raid at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners plant in Cato, New York, arresting 57 people and reviewing records as part of an immigration sweep. Managers opened the door after force was debated; several hours of searches followed with officers separating U.S. citizens from noncitizens and questioning immigration status.
The federal tax-credit scholarship program is expanding scrutiny and renewed political clash as New York considers opting in. Governors and unions frame the move as school choice versus public funding, while proponents say the program expands opportunity without diverting public dollars.