A broad coalition of privacy and civil rights groups, consumer protection and antitrust advocates on Monday demanded a ban on the practice of “surveillance advertising” by tech giants, striking at the core of a “toxic” business model they said was “undermining democracy.” Nearly 40 organizations have called for reforms to …
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US Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden visited Atlanta, Georgia on Friday as part of their tour across the nation to promote the economic stimulus package and vaccination campaign successes. However, a spree of gun violence on Tuesday, which left eight people killed, six of them Asian American …
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Dear Mr. (Andrey) Lipov, A year ago, I couldn’t even imagine that I would be writing this letter with my own hand. Back then, I would not have believed that it could be true. I’d have assumed it was all just propaganda targeting a ‘free’ Western company. Unfortunately, after spending …
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Speaking on Tuesday, as the British government published its Integrated Review Of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted China as posing a “great challenge” to Britain. Part of the new strategy sees the UK planning to increase its nuclear stockpile by 40%, taking the …
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“The thing that has more impact than anything Trump would say to the MAGA folks is what the local doctor, what the local preacher, what the local people in the community say,” Biden said on Monday of the advice he’s getting from staffers. “So I urge all local docs and …
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The regulator said Monday it was reviewing data on reports of blood-clotting incidents potentially related to the AstraZeneca jab. Authorities have reported one death each in Denmark and Austria related to blood-clotting in people who had received injections from one batch of a million AstraZeneca doses distributed across 17 European …
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The event, held in defiance of a police order against large gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic, ended in chaos after officers arrived at the scene to disperse the crowd. Photographs and videos showing police roughing up women attending the candlelight vigil spread across social media, sparking outrage over the crackdown. …
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Fighting for the first time since September 2019, Russian star Makhachev got the job done with an arm triangle submission that reflected his dominance on the ground for most of the contest at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Makhachev faced a frustrating 2020 on the sidelines after a spate …
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The 911 operator receiving the call believed they were talking to an individual named Stacey Williams who was describing a young black man wearing a hoodie and red bandana, often linked to the Bloods gang, holding a handgun at a bus stop in the metropolitan area of Arlington. “Well, I’m …
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While there are currently believed to be no members of the group in the country, Australia’s national security officials have been expressing increasing concern over the threat of far-right extremism in recent months, with a gathering of white supremacists back in January sparking calls for the group and other far-right …
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