A school teacher from Texas state in US has been arrested for allegedly locking her Covid positive son in a car trunk to protect herself from contracting the disease while driving to a testing centre.

Sarah Beam, 41, has been reportedly charged with endangering her 13-year-old child, according to local media reports.

The incident is said to have taken place earlier this week on Monday when Beem was taking her son to a drive-thru Covid testing centre.

According to reports, an official at the testing centre heard voices coming from the trunk. When inquired, the teacher reportedly opened the boot, revealing the boy lying inside.

According to click2houston.com, Beam told authorities that she locked her 13-year-old son inside to protect herself from the exposure. She was taking her son for another test to confirm the result.

A health worker at the site reportedly told Beam that no test would be done until the boy was allowed to sit in the back seat of the car, according to ABC affiliate KTRK-TV.

Beam has been working as a teacher at Cypress Falls High School since 2011, but is now on administrative leave, according to local media.

In a statement, Cy-Fair ISD Police Department said, “CFPD was alerted that a child was in the trunk of a car at a drive-thru Covid-19 testing site earlier this week.

"Law enforcement conducted a full investigation, resulting in a warrant for arrest. Thankfully, the child was not harmed."

(With inputs from agencies)

A school teacher from Texas state in US has been arrested for allegedly locking her Covid positive son in a car trunk to protect herself from contracting the disease while driving to a testing centre.

A school teacher from Texas state in US has been arrested for allegedly locking her Covid positive son in a car trunk to protect herself from contracting the disease while driving to a testing centre. Sarah Beam, 41, has been reportedly charged with endangering her 13-year-old child, according to local media reports. The incident is said to have taken place earlier this week on Monday when Beem was taking her son to a drive-thru Covid testing centre. According to reports, an official at the testing centre heard voices coming from the trunk. When inquired, the teacher reportedly opened the boot, revealing the boy lying inside. According to click2houston.com, Beam told authorities that she locked her 13-year-old son inside to protect herself from the exposure. She was taking her son for another test to confirm the result. A health worker at the site reportedly told Beam that no test would be done until the boy was allowed to sit in the back seat of the car, according to ABC affiliate KTRK-TV. Beam has been working as a teacher at Cypress Falls High School since 2011, but is now on administrative leave, according to local media. In a statement, Cy-Fair ISD Police Department said, “CFPD was alerted that a child was in the trunk of a car at a drive-thru Covid-19 testing site earlier this week. "Law enforcement conducted a full investigation, resulting in a warrant for arrest. Thankfully, the child was not harmed." (With inputs from agencies)

US mom locks Covid positive son in car trunk to avoid contracting virus, arrested

Memorabilia representing the careers of the late entertainers Whitney Houston and Prince will go up for sale during a public auction in Beverly Hills, California on June 24-25. 
 
Heritage Auctions is presenting more than 100 pieces documenting the career of Houston, including many personal items that belonged to the singer. 
 
&quot;Some of theses people are iconic and transcend the genre whether it is film or music that they&#39;re in,&quot; said Heritage Auction`s consignment director Giles Moon, speaking about Houston, who died of accidental drowning due to the effects of cocaine use and heart disease in 2012. &quot;Whitney Houston is one of those where she isn&#39;t just a pop star, she had a huge global appeal in other areas. I think that is important to remember and that is why certain people are more collectible than others.&quot; 
 
Among the items expected to generate the most interest include awards and onstage costumes worn during the singer&#39;s 30-year career, as well as an autographed book from Nelson Mandela and sneakers worn by basketball great Michael Jordan. 
 
Other highlights of the auction include her personal script from the 1995 film &quot;Waiting to Exhale&quot;, which is expected to go for $1,000, and a US passport used during her first international tour in 1985 with a starting bid of $1,300. 
 
&quot;Some of these pieces that we have in the auction are very personal mementos,&quot; said Moon. 
 
&quot;We got awards and we have costumes that she wore on stage. We also have things that people gave to her, Nelson Mandela signed a book to her. She was a very good friend of his. We also have a pair of sneakers that were given to her by Michael Jordan, that were actually worn by him. These types of items also appeal to other types of collectors, sports collectors. I think there will be a great deal of interest from all types of fans.&quot; 
 
The sale is titled, &quot;The Whitney Houston Collection.&quot; 
 
Prince&#39;s iconic Yellow Cloud guitar is also expected to be highly sought after. The one of a kind custom solid-bodied electric guitar has an opening bid set at $30,000 and it was said to be one of the late singer&#39;s favourites. 
 
&quot;I think you are right because there are people that collect celebrity-owned guitars and there are people who collect Prince memorabilia,&quot; said Moon. &quot;It is such an iconic and important piece. If you were to see that I think 9 out of 10 people would immediately recognize that that was Prince&#39;s guitar. I think that is a very powerful thing. It is a very collectible item because of that.&quot; 
 
Additional memorabilia includes a lock of the late singer David Bowie&#39;s hair. 
 
(Reuters) 
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100 of Houston's personal mementos go for sale that also includes Prince's iconic cloud guitar and a lock of Bowie's hair

Memorabilia representing the careers of the late entertainers Whitney Houston and Prince will go up for sale during a public auction in Beverly Hills, California on June 24-25. Heritage Auctions is presenting more than 100 pieces documenting the career of Houston, including many personal items that belonged to the singer. "Some of theses people are iconic and transcend the genre whether it is film or music that they're in," said Heritage Auction`s consignment director Giles Moon, speaking about Houston, who died of accidental drowning due to the effects of cocaine use and heart disease in 2012. "Whitney Houston is one of those where she isn't just a pop star, she had a huge global appeal in other areas. I think that is important to remember and that is why certain people are more collectible than others." Among the items expected to generate the most interest include awards and onstage costumes worn during the singer's 30-year career, as well as an autographed book from Nelson Mandela and sneakers worn by basketball great Michael Jordan. Other highlights of the auction include her personal script from the 1995 film "Waiting to Exhale", which is expected to go for $1,000, and a US passport used during her first international tour in 1985 with a starting bid of $1,300. "Some of these pieces that we have in the auction are very personal mementos," said Moon. "We got awards and we have costumes that she wore on stage. We also have things that people gave to her, Nelson Mandela signed a book to her. She was a very good friend of his. We also have a pair of sneakers that were given to her by Michael Jordan, that were actually worn by him. These types of items also appeal to other types of collectors, sports collectors. I think there will be a great deal of interest from all types of fans." The sale is titled, "The Whitney Houston Collection." Prince's iconic Yellow Cloud guitar is also expected to be highly sought after. The one of a kind custom solid-bodied electric guitar has an opening bid set at $30,000 and it was said to be one of the late singer's favourites. "I think you are right because there are people that collect celebrity-owned guitars and there are people who collect Prince memorabilia," said Moon. "It is such an iconic and important piece. If you were to see that I think 9 out of 10 people would immediately recognize that that was Prince's guitar. I think that is a very powerful thing. It is a very collectible item because of that." Additional memorabilia includes a lock of the late singer David Bowie's hair. (Reuters)

Whitney Houston and Prince memorabilia up for auction

Chinese mobile internet giant Alibaba Group has announced the launch of Privacy Knight, India`s first free app-lock with a face lock feature that protects mobile privacy from intruders. 
 
Currently available on Android, the app is equipped with face lock, the fastest and most accurate unlock solution in the world, which enables users to unlock their protected apps through a one-second-selfie. 
 
&quot;Face lock is set to change the way people protect their privacy. It`s the next big thing after fingerprint lock. The age of face lock is here,&quot; said Country Manager of 9Apps (Android Marketplace within Alibaba Mobile Business Group), Ebrahim Popat. 
 
With the boost of smartphone utilization, India is now the largest consumer market for security app in the world. Such tremendous demand indicates a strong need for better privacy protection. 
 
&quot;Indian users are particularly concerned about security of their private photos and SNS apps on their phones. On the other hand, with predictable popularization of mobile payment, the need for mobile financial security protection will also surge in the foreseeable future. Privacy Knight provides Indian users with an enjoyable and trustworthy privacy guard for their smartphone security,&quot; said Director Alibaba Mobile Security Department, Shuhua Chen. 
 
Simple yet reliable, the security app works on a one-second-step for face locking, saving users the trouble to remember patterns/pincode. 
 
Also, the face lock and blink detection setting ensure a 99.47 percent accuracy of face recognition, more precise than any other recognition models in the world.What makes Privacy Knight even safer is that no user information upload is requested, since face lock is accessible offline.Besides face lock, Privacy Knight also offers users excellent protection including app lock, vault, clean, themes, intruder selfie, fake cover, fake icon, and more.&nbsp;

Alibaba to launch India's first app-lock with a face lock feature.

Chinese mobile internet giant Alibaba Group has announced the launch of Privacy Knight, India`s first free app-lock with a face lock feature that protects mobile privacy from intruders. Currently available on Android, the app is equipped with face lock, the fastest and most accurate unlock solution in the world, which enables users to unlock their protected apps through a one-second-selfie. "Face lock is set to change the way people protect their privacy. It`s the next big thing after fingerprint lock. The age of face lock is here," said Country Manager of 9Apps (Android Marketplace within Alibaba Mobile Business Group), Ebrahim Popat. With the boost of smartphone utilization, India is now the largest consumer market for security app in the world. Such tremendous demand indicates a strong need for better privacy protection. "Indian users are particularly concerned about security of their private photos and SNS apps on their phones. On the other hand, with predictable popularization of mobile payment, the need for mobile financial security protection will also surge in the foreseeable future. Privacy Knight provides Indian users with an enjoyable and trustworthy privacy guard for their smartphone security," said Director Alibaba Mobile Security Department, Shuhua Chen. Simple yet reliable, the security app works on a one-second-step for face locking, saving users the trouble to remember patterns/pincode. Also, the face lock and blink detection setting ensure a 99.47 percent accuracy of face recognition, more precise than any other recognition models in the world.What makes Privacy Knight even safer is that no user information upload is requested, since face lock is accessible offline.Besides face lock, Privacy Knight also offers users excellent protection including app lock, vault, clean, themes, intruder selfie, fake cover, fake icon, and more.

Alibaba launches a face-lock security app called ''Privacy Knight''

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