The encrypted email service Lavabit, which founder Ladar Levison chose to close down rather than give government agencies access to its customers private data, lost “Lavabit, Company That Defied NSA Surveillance, Loses Appeal”
Month: October 2020
'Conclusive Link' Between Fracking, Aquifer Contamination Found in Texas
Independent scientists who have reviewed a water analysis conducted by state authorities of a Texas resident’s drinking well say the chemical signatures found in the “'Conclusive Link' Between Fracking, Aquifer Contamination Found in Texas”
'No Raise for You!': Modest Minimum Wage Increase Defeated in Senate
Click Here: camiseta seleccion argentina In a procedural vote that did not garner the 60 votes needed to defeat a Republican filibuster on Wednesday, the “'No Raise for You!': Modest Minimum Wage Increase Defeated in Senate”
NBC's Brian Wiliams Lands Snowden/Greenwald Interview in Moscow
Evening anchor for NBC News Brian Williams traveled to Moscow this week, it was revealed on Thursday, in order to conduct a joint interview with “NBC's Brian Wiliams Lands Snowden/Greenwald Interview in Moscow”
US Marshals Seize Copies of Local Cell Phone Tracking Records Requested by ACLU
US marshals in Florida seized copies of local cell phone tracking records from the Sarasota Police Department, which the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) chapter “US Marshals Seize Copies of Local Cell Phone Tracking Records Requested by ACLU”
Entire Unitarian Church Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Marking a major victory for the climate movement, the assembly of the Unitarian Universalists, representing over 1,000 congregations, voted on Saturday to divest their $175 “Entire Unitarian Church Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuels”
UN Human Rights Chief: Israel Assault on Gaza Resembles 'War Crimes'
The United Nation’s top official on human rights said on Wednesday that Israel’s military assault on the Gaza Strip may constitute “war crimes” for its “UN Human Rights Chief: Israel Assault on Gaza Resembles 'War Crimes'”
US General Reportedly Killed in Afghanistan
Update: The army official killed in Afghanistan has been identified as Major General Harold Greene. ** A two-star major general in the U.S. Army was “US General Reportedly Killed in Afghanistan”
US Ramps Up Military Strikes in Iraq as Militant Control Over Key Dam Remains Unclear
Iraqi and Kurdish officials claim Monday to have retaken control of a strategic dam held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters following “US Ramps Up Military Strikes in Iraq as Militant Control Over Key Dam Remains Unclear”
Dumping Plan Scrapped, But Coal Terminal's Threat to Great Barrier Reef Remains
After international outcry and fierce opposition from environmental groups, developers of Australia’s Abbot Point coal terminal are reportedly scrapping plans to dump millions of tons “Dumping Plan Scrapped, But Coal Terminal's Threat to Great Barrier Reef Remains”