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A look at the $3 billion classroom safety industry
A look at the $3 billion classroom safety industry – CBS News Watch CBS News With school shootings continuing throughout the U.S., classroom safety has become big business. Mark Strassmann takes a look at how some companies are trying to keep students safe. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…
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Inside the $3 billion school security industry as deadly shootings continue
Philadelphia — Rob Huberty’s operations center reads “military” — for good reason. His company, ZeroEyes, seeks to fight the American scourge of school shooters. Its artificial intelligence technology scans security cameras for guns in hundreds of school districts, beaming images to a central command for rapid fire inspection. The software flags suspicious images to workers,…
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Kamala Harris raised more than $1 billion for her campaign. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors after defeat.
Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election. Democrats are sending persistent appeals to Harris supporters without expressly asking them to cover any potential debts, enticing would-be donors instead with other…
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After two “Forever” postage stamp hikes, the USPS lost nearly $10 billion in 2024
The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said its annual loss widened to almost $10 billion, although revenue rose slightly after two postage rate hikes this year, part of Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s plan to get the postal agency on a better financial footing. The USPS said it lost $9.5 billion in the fiscal year ended September 30,…
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Warren Buffett sitting on over $325 billion cash as Berkshire Hathaway continues selling Apple stock
Warren Buffett is now sitting on more than $325 billion cash after continuing to unload billions of dollars worth of Apple and Bank of America shares this year and continuing to collect a steady stream of profits from all of Berkshire Hathaway’s assorted businesses without finding any major acquisitions. Berkshire said it sold off more…