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Top Stories
- How AI Is Radically Streamlining The Onboarding Pr
  by Sanjay Sathe Human resources technology — leveraged by nearly every organization in some capacity — is changing rapidly, thanks to technological advan...
- Why AI Doesn't Mean Taking The 'Human' Out Of Huma
  Why AI Doesn't Mean Taking The 'Human' Out Of Human Resources by Georgene Huang Artificial intelligence, commonly known as “AI,” is a pop...
- The Online–Onsite Equivalency Factor For Accessi
  by Michael Sankey If you are a professional and court records are important to your operation, then knowing if you are accessing a primary or secondary data site is extreme...
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- The Background Investigator Goes To Thailand
  Steven Brownstein, Editor of The Background Investigator recently went to Phuket, Thailand to obtain a record that Straightline Interational’s client needed. &...
- The Background Investigator Goes To Melbourne, Aus
  In a continuing series, The Background Investigator, is sends its attorneys (and sometimes Steven Brownstein, himself) to various countries around the world to explore the justice systems...
- The UAE Suspends Indefinitely The Mandatory Requir
  The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai (PCBDXB) will continue its consular service of facilitating the application for Manila’s National Bureau of Investigation-No Criminal Recor...
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NATIONAL NEWS
- Courts Are Using AI To Sentence Criminals
  by Jason Tashea There is a stretch of highway through the Ozark Mountains where being data-driven is a hazard. Heading from Springfi...
- More businesses drop drug tests
  by WHEC tv More companies are nixing pre-employment marijuana testing. The tightening US job market and the legalization of marijuana in some states is promp...
- New tech tracks eyes to expose lies
  by Brian Pia Have you ever asked someone, “Hey, look me in the eye and tell me that?” It turns out that eyes can expose lies. A Ut...
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PRESS RELEASES
- GoLookUp's Background Check Tool Helps Make Lives
  Background checks have become extremely popular in latest years. With so much interaction between people, using tools like background check provider can be vital for personal protection....
- Corra Group discontinues all Puerto Rico Backgroun
  Corra Group has discontinued all Puerto Rico Background Checks until further notice. The devastation to the island territory from Hurricane Maria has made it questionable when such public...
- Assessment Testing Company The Hire Talent Partner
  We are excited to announce that The Hire Talent: A Talent Assessment Company has partnered with one of the nation's top Industrial and Organizational Psychology grad school programs f...
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International News

The Background Investigator Goes To Thailand
Steven Brownstein, Editor of The Background Investigator recently went to Phuket, Thailand to obtain a record that Straightline Interational’s client needed. &...
The Background Investigator Goes To Melbourne, Aus
In a continuing series, The Background Investigator, is sends its attorneys (and sometimes Steven Brownstein, himself) to various countries around the world to explore the justice systems...
The UAE Suspends Indefinitely The Mandatory Requir
The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai (PCBDXB) will continue its consular service of facilitating the application for Manila’s National Bureau of Investigation-No Criminal Recor...
Israeli Police Erasing Some Records
Police Commissioner Insp.-Gen. Roni Alsheich announced that the Israel Police will erase closed criminal cases from police records in which no indictment was filed as part of the 70th Ind...
Vietnamese Crime Rate In Japan Stands At All-Time
The reputation of Vietnamese people living in Japan has been tarnished following a Japanese police report that said they committed more crimes than any other foreign non-permanent residen...
UK Using Big Data To Wirite Minority Reports
Police in the United Kingdom are partnering with credit reporting agencies to predict whether criminals will reoffend, a report from UK civil liberties group, Big Brother Watch, has uncov...
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National News

Courts Are Using AI To Sentence Criminals
by Jason Tashea There is a stretch of highway through the Ozark Mountains where being data-driven is a hazard. Heading from Springfi...
More businesses drop drug tests
by WHEC tv More companies are nixing pre-employment marijuana testing. The tightening US job market and the legalization of marijuana in some states is promp...
New tech tracks eyes to expose lies
by Brian Pia Have you ever asked someone, “Hey, look me in the eye and tell me that?” It turns out that eyes can expose lies. A Ut...
Golden-Based HomeAdvisor Sued By San Francisco DA
The city of San Francisco has sued Golden-based HomeAdvisor, accusing it of claiming that it does background checks on its home-services professionals while actually only checking some of...
Changes to Massachusetts Regulations on Criminal H
by Littler Mendelson PC - Allen P. Lohse, Rod M. Fliegel and Jennifer L. Mora Employers operating in Massachusetts are already aware of the Commonwealth’s Criminal Of...
Background Check Company Makes False Claims
A background check company will pay nearly $500,000 to settle allegations that it misled customers about its background check system. The state attorney general's offic...
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