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Mar 19 2021
News
Biden and Putin
“U.S.-Russia ties nosedived on Thursday after Russian leader Vladimir Putin shot back at President Joe Biden’s description of him as a killer… In an interview broadcast Wednesday, Biden replied ‘I do’ when asked if he thought Putin was a ‘killer.’ Also Wednesday, U.S. intelligence released a report finding that Putin authorized influence operations to help Trump’s re-election bid. Later that
The Flip SideOct 05 2021
News
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is launching William Shatner on October tourist spaceflight
Science fiction will soon become reality, as William Shatner is scheduled to launch on the next crewed spaceflight of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
The company plans to fly the Canadian actor, who famously played Capt. Kirk in the original “Star Trek” television series, as one of the passengers on the company’s New Shepard rocket.
The launch is planned for Oct. 12. Blue Origin’s vice
CNBCMay 12 2021
News
Biden signs executive order designed to strengthen federal digital defenses
President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at shoring up the federal government’s digital defenses as his administration grapples with cybersecurity crises, including a ransomware strike on a major fuel pipeline that has caused gas shortages.
Less than four months into his tenure, Biden has had to respond to a Russian cyberespionage operation that affected nine federal
Washington PostSep 15 2020
News
Democrats demand answers over 'mass hysterectomies' at ICE facility
Top Democrats demanded answers Tuesday after a whistleblower nurse filed a complaint claiming that an immigration detention center was performing an exceptional number of hysterectomies on migrant women.
Dawn Wooten, a licensed practical nurse, said the rate of the procedure at the Georgia facility was a red flag, said one particular gynecologist was at the center of the operations, and
Washington TimesOct 19 2020
News
U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks
The Justice Department on Monday announced indictments of six Russian military intelligence officers in connection with major hacks worldwide, including of the Winter Olympics and elections in France as well as an attack in 2017 aimed at destabilizing Ukraine that spread rapidly and was blamed for billions of dollars in damage.
Prosecutors said the suspects were from the same Russian
New York Times (News)Aug 26 2021
News
U.S. Allies Halt Afghanistan Evacuations, Warn of Growing Threat From Islamic State
Several European countries said they were halting evacuation flights from Afghanistan, leaving behind citizens and thousands of Afghans who had been cleared for entry, because the U.S. needs time to wind down operations ahead of the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline.
As the airlift opportunities began disappearing, against the backdrop of what Western officials have called a heightened threat
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 09 2021
News
Report: Park Police didn’t clear Lafayette Square protesters for Trump visit
When the U.S. Park Police led law enforcement officers into a crowd of mostly peaceful protesters outside Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020, including officers equipped with chemical irritants and officers on horseback, they did so as part of a plan made days earlier to build a fence around the park to protect officers, not to facilitate the visit minutes later by President Donald Trump to a
Washington PostJul 07 2021
News
Pennsylvania 'forensic investigation' seeks election materials
A Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker requested "information and materials" from multiple counties for a "forensic investigation" of the 2020 election, marking the first step toward creating a copycat of the partisan audit in Maricopa County, Arizona.
State Rep. Doug Mastriano, who said he was encouraged to run for governor by former President Donald Trump, is certain to meet resistance
Washington ExaminerJul 07 2021
Data
56% of Americans oppose the right to sue social media companies for what users post
Some 56% of U.S. adults say people should not be able to sue social media companies for content that other users post on these companies’ platforms, according to a new survey conducted April 12-18, 2021. At the same time, 41% say people should be able to do this.
The right to sue social media companies in this way is one issue at the heart of current debates surrounding Section 230 of
Pew Research CenterNov 18 2021
Opinion
“We are going to make you beg for mercy”: America’s public servants face a wave of threats
Democracy doesn’t work unless citizens make it work. This not only means showing up to vote but also helping operate and administer the key institutions in a democratic society — such as schools, polling places, and local health agencies.
Yet over the course of the past year and a half, the Americans who do this critical work — mostly anonymous individuals motivated by a sense of civic
Vox