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US prosecutors charge 49 Russian diplomats with health care fraud
US prosecutors unsealed on Thursday charges [complaint, press release] it has filed against 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their family members for allegedly conspiring to commit health care fraud . The complaint, which was filed in the (More) |
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UN counterterrorism official to investigate US, UK surveillance
UN Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism Ben Emmerson on Monday stated that he plans to launch an investigation [Guardian op-ed] into the surveillance activities of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK Government Communications Headqua (More) |
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Rights groups urge UN to adopt resolution against unlawful surveillance
Five human rights groups urged the UN General Assembly on Thursday to adopt a resolution protecting the right of privacy against unlawful surveillance. In a letter to the assembly, the groups, Amnesty International, Access, Electronic Frontier Foun (More) |
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Thousands protest proposed Japan secrets law
Thousands of people protested Thursday in Tokyo against proposed legislation that would significantly broaden the definition of "official secrets." The law is expected to pass both houses of parliament when it comes to a vote next week. The law als (More) |
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US intelligence officials publish court order permitting NSA data collection
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Monday declassified intelligence documents regarding data collection under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance C (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to intelligence court Verizon order
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied the petition for certiorari in a case challenging the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) April order requiring Verizon to turn over data to the National Security Agency (NSA) including US telep (More) |
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DOJ joins suit against US contractor charged with performing background checks
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced that it joined a lawsuit filed against United States Investigations Services LLC (USIS) , the company charged with performing background investigations on potential employees of various fed (More) |
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US ambassador called to Spain regarding spying allegations
US Ambassador to Spain, James Costos, was summoned by the Spanish Foreign Ministry Monday to discuss recent reports that the US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on more than 60 million phone calls made in Spain in the span of December 2012 to (More) |
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EU leaders: US spying could hinder fight against terrorism
EU leaders on Friday said that the fight against terrorism could be hindered by distrust of the US after new leaks [Guardian report] revealed that Washington has regularly monitored phone traffic throughout Europe, including 35 world leaders. The EU (More) |
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Federal appeals court rules FBI can withhold racial surveillance information
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the FBI is not required to disclose documents regarding its use of ethnic and racial information. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a Freedom of Information Act (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
