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One of the claims, brought by an alliance of 10 human rights organisations, has been considered by the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) in London, which takes some of its evidence in secret.
Guardian Today: the headlines, the analysis, the debate - sen ...[Read more]
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Net neutrality is the First Amendment of the Internet. It guarantees that speech is equal on the network of networks—whether the words come from Walmart, the corporate behemoth that identifies as the largest retailer in the world, or Walmart Watch, the ...[Read more]
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Over the last few weeks, critics have attacked Ajit Pai online, protesters have covered his house in cardboard signs and he has publicly squabbled with celebrities including Alyssa Milano, Mark Ruffalo and Cher.
Why? Because Pai, the chairman of the Feder ...[Read more]
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The UK intelligence agency GCHQ has repeatedly warned it fears a "damaging public debate" on the scale of its activities because it could lead to legal challenges against its mass-surveillance programmes, classified internal documents reveal.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed security and intelligence forces in his country for efforts that foiled more than 60 terrorist attacks.
Putin said Wednesday that intelligence agencies in Russia had played a huge role in ensuring security in th ...[Read more]
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The absurdity of eight billionaires owning as much wealth as the poorest 50 per cent of the world’s population has only been overtaken by the news that the top 1 per cent managed to take 82 per cent of all global wealth created, while the bottom half o ...[Read more]
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Silicon Valley's housing crisis is serious. A new report from Open Listings reveals that workers at five major tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, and Google, would have to spend over 28% of their salary to pay a monthly mortgage on a home near wo ...[Read more]
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The evaporation of long-term psychiatric facilities in the U.S. has escalated over the past decade, sparked by a trend toward deinstitutionalization of mental health patients in the 1950s and '60s. ...[Read more]
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Western powers claim their missile attacks struck at the heart of Syria's chemical weapons program but what they destroyed included a scientific research institution producing cancer drugs. ...[Read more]
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The US bought out a planeload of Chinese-made face masks right on the tarmac just as the haul of the much needed protective gear was about to set off for France, the head of a French region told RT. ...[Read more]
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The number of people who have died in the US due to Covid-19 climbed to over 40,000 on Sunday, according to calculations by Reuters.
The American death toll is the highest in the world and is almost two times larger than the figures from Italy, which is ...[Read more]
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