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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Trump Deletes Database Containing Over 5,000 Police Misconduct Incidents
In one of his first acts after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to delete a nationwide database tracking misconduct by federal law enforcement. Along with rescinding former President Joe Biden's executive orders on policing, Trump scrapped the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), which logged more than 5,200 incidents of misconduct by federal officers and agents across various agencies. In a written statement to The Washington Post, the White House said Biden's executive order creating the NLEAD database "was full of woke, anti-police concepts that make communities less safe like a call for 'equitable' policing and addressing 'systemic racism in our criminal justice system.' President Trump rescinded the order creating this database on Day 1 because he is committed to giving our brave men and women of law enforcement the tools they need to stop crime." It is unclear what tool Trump is giving to law enforcement by deleting a nonpublic misconduct database—besides protection from future background checks. Centralized databases of police misconduct are important because, traditionally, poor information sharing between departments and lax background checks have allowed problem officers to hop from one department to another, leaving a string of misconduct, rights violations, and expensive lawsuits. Once upon a time, even Trump thought the database was a good idea. In 2020, the Trump White House issued an executive order directing the attorney general to "create a database to coordinate the sharing of information between and among Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies concerning instances of excessive use of force related to law enforcement matters, accounting for applicable privacy and due process rights." Biden's NLEAD was actually less ambitious than Trump's plan: It included only federal law enforcement, and access was limited to federal agencies. Still, federal law enforcement unions objected, complaining that the database included minor administrative infractions and didn't give officers due process channels to dispute their inclusion. The Appeal, a nonprofit publication covering criminal justice issues, obtained a copy of the now-deleted database through a Freedom of Information Act request and reported that the vast majority of federal law enforcement agents in the database were Bureau of Prisons (BOP) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees. "BOP and CBP employees comprised more than 70 percent of the more than 5,200 misconduct instances recorded in NLEAD between 2017 and 2024," The Appeal reported. "BOP officers accounted for more than 2,600 incidents—over half of all entries." By deleting NLEAD, Trump isn't protecting beat cops from woke witch hunts—he's covering for two of the most sprawling, unaccountable, and expensive law enforcement agencies in the federal government. The post Trump Deletes Database Containing Over 5,000 Police Misconduct Incidents appeared first on
Economic Times
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
NYT Mini Crossword for May 11 offers brain-teasing delight; answers and hints revealed
As part of a broader ecosystem of NYT games, the Mini Crossword continues to thrive among casual players and devoted puzzlers alike. Its convenience and compact nature make it a go-to activity, whether over morning coffee or during a commute. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Appeal of NYT's Mini Crossword Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Hints for Sunday's Puzzle: May 11 Across Clues: 1 Across: Think breakfast meat — starts with an "S" 6 Across: Legal document for tenants — ends with an "E" 7 Across: South Asian nation known for its peacock — starts with an "I" 8 Across: Applied to walls in multiple layers — ends with an "S" 9 Across: To slip up or go wrong — starts with an "E" Down Clues: 1 Down: Bread item commonly buttered — ends with an "E" 2 Down: Saxophone type favoured by Coltrane — starts with a "T" 3 Down: A mirrored weather tool — ends with an "R" 4 Down: Expression of uncertain inquiry — ends with a "T" 5 Down: Vegetable grouping — starts with a "P" NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 11, 2025 Across: 1 Across: STRIP 6 Across: LEASE 7 Across: INDIA 8 Across: COATS 9 Across: ERR Down: 1 Down: SLICE 2 Down: TENOR 3 Down: RADAR 4 Down: IS IT 5 Down: PEAS FAQs What is the average time to solve the NYT mini? What is the hardest day of the New York Times mini-crossword? As digital puzzle enthusiasts continue to embrace The New York Times' expanding portfolio of games, the NYT Mini Crossword remains a daily not as expansive as the newspaper's flagship Crossword, the Mini version, released each evening at 12:30 pm Sunday, Eastern Time (ET) has carved a niche for players seeking a quick yet mentally stimulating challengeFor Sunday, May 11, 2025, the puzzle once again offered a satisfying blend of clever clues and concise the traditional NYT Crossword, which can demand extended focus and a premium subscription, the Mini Crossword is free to play and designed to be completed in just a few despite its brevity, it manages to pack in engaging clues that reward lateral thinking. Its popularity has only grown as part of a daily ritual that includes other NYT games like Wordle, Strands, and assist solvers, below are non-spoiler hints for both the Across and Down clues in the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for May 11:Readers seeking confirmation or those who've conceded defeat can now scroll further. The following are the official NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, May 11:Each solution corresponds neatly to its clue, rewarding players for both general knowledge and interpretive NYT Mini Crossword is designed as a brief and relatively simple puzzle, usually taking players just two to five minutes to crosswords are designed to increase in difficulty throughout the week, with the easiest on Monday and the most difficult on Saturday.
