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US Diplomatic Cables Reveal American Surprise Over Thatcher's Rise
"Margaret Thatcher has blazed into national prominence almost literally from out of nowhere," announced a 1975 US State Department cable on the former British prime minister, who died Monday, according...
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Four Cybersecurity Breaches That Could Rattle The World
The cyber-ruffians who briefly tanked the stock market recently by faking a news tweet about an attack at the White House showed how much damage can be done with a few well-placed keystrokes. Those who...
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Iowa City Is About To Take An Unprecedented Stand Against Government...
Iowa City is about to pass the country's first municipal bill that simultaneously bans local use of drones, license plate readers, and red-light cameras, Cyrus Farivar of Ars Technica reports.The...
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Kim Dotcom Says That Tons Of User Data Is Gone After Megaupload Servers Were...
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom says that millions of personal Megaupload files have been destroyed by the file-hosting service Leaseweb, despite repeated requests from his lawyers that Leaseweb protect...
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FBI Director Admits Domestic Use Of Surveillance Drones With Little Oversight
On Wednesday FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress that the agency uses drones for domestic surveillance purposes despite lacking rules to govern their use, Russia Today reports.While not a...
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Meet Sarah Harrison, The WikiLeaks Representative Traveling With Edward Snowden
Russia's Interfax news agency reports that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is hanging out at the Russian airport, waiting for a flight to Cuba, and is accompanied by a woman named Sarah...
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A Four-Star General Is The Target Of Leak Probe Involving Stuxnet Cyberattack...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities,...
View ArticleHip Hop Star Mos Def Gets Force Fed, Guantánamo-Style [VIDEO]
On Monday the Guardian published video of hip hop star and actor Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) being force fed according to the standard operating procedure (SOP) used by the U.S. military at the Guantanamo...
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Bradley Manning Acquitted Of 'Aiding The Enemy,' Convicted Of 19 Counts...
Bradley Manning, who orchestrated the largest leak of classified information in U.S. history, has been acquitted of the most serious charge of aiding the enemy, which carried a possible sentence of...
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US Capitol Building Eerily Quiet As Government Shutdown Nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With just a day to go before a midnight Monday deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown, the U.S. Capitol building was eerily quiet on Sunday, with meeting rooms locked...
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US Talks To Ease Spending Cuts And Avert Shutdown Are In A Critical Stage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. budget negotiators were down to the final, most difficult items in a two-year deal to avoid another federal shutdown next month and ease some across-the-board spending cuts...
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U.S. Government: Sprint Overcharged Us By $21 Million For Wiretapping...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sprint Corp and the U.S. government said on Monday they will face off in court over how much money law enforcement agencies owe the wireless provider for help the company was...
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Internet Co-Creator Debunks 'Myth' That The US Runs The Web
The Google executive considered to be one of the fathers of the Internet on Thursday debunked what he called the "myth" that it is controlled by the United States.While America played an outsized role...
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Elon Musk Has Always Been Completely Open About Depending On Government Money...
If there's a single, major criticism of Elon Musk, it's that he presents himself as a hero of capitalism while investing in and running companies — Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity — that wouldn't exist...
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The US Government Is Struggling To Protect Social Security Numbers And...
A $10 billion-a-year effort to protect sensitive government data, from military secrets to Social Security numbers, is struggling to keep pace with an increasing number of cyberattacks and is...
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The Secret Service Is In Very Bad Shape
The acting head of the U.S. Secret Service said on Wednesday that the agency charged with protecting the president had been "severely damaged" by harmful lapses, including allowing a knife-carrying man...
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Honda Is Paying $70 Million For Not Reporting Over 1,700 Deaths And Injuries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co has agreed to pay $70 million to the U.S. government in penalties for failing to report hundreds of injuries, deaths and other consumer claims involving its cars,...
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Elon Musk trashes story that argues Tesla relies on government handouts (TSLA)
Elon Musk has once again addressed the charge that his various companies are dependent on US government money.This time around, his response was provoked by a weekend article in the Los Angeles Times...
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Elon Musk's companies have always depended on government money — and he's has...
If there's a consistent charge against Elon Musk and his high-flying companies — Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity — it's that they're not really examples of independent, innovative market capitalism.Rather,...
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It looks like the US government just got hacked again – and this time...
A group of hackers claims it has successfully hacked the US Census Bureau, compromising over 4,200 workers’ data in the process.The hackers claim to be part of the loose-knit Anonymous hacktivist...
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