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Democratic Prosecutors Subpoena Oil Industry for Decades of Private Communications With Industry and Conservative Groups: Dark Money Fuels New War on OilDemocratic prosecutors in Hawaii filed an unexpected subpoena over the summer against the American Petroleum Institute (API), the nation's largest oil industry trade group, demanding a trove of climate change-related documents and correspondence with 225 entities, including media outlets, academic institutions, conservative advocacy groups, business…

Washington Free Beacon1d agoWhole story →

FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseen

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review3d agoWhole story →

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Ethiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents sayEthiopian federal forces have retaken Mekelle’s airport from Tigrayan fighters. That's according to residents who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front or TPLF. The AP learned of the takeover Saturday but couldn't establish when it occurred. Control of Mekelle itself…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d agoWhole story →

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Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using FlockThe proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers.

TechCrunch4d agoWhole story →

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'Historic Victory': Judge Blocks Trump's Big Bend Border Construction—For NowA federal judge in El Paso on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from continuing construction of border barriers, roads, and other infrastructure across the Big Bend region, a win for environmentalists, landowners, and other Texans from across the political spectrum who are united in their opposition to the project. US District Judge…

Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →

Judge OKs Paramount settlement agreementCHICAGO -- A federal judge has granted Paramount's settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, allowing the companies to soon close their $81 billion mega merger.

Arkansas Online4d agoWhole story →

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Newsom Vetoes Smart Glasses Privacy BillThe language of the bill was overbroad, in Newsom's opinion.

Engadget5d agoWhole story →

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Newsom Vetoes Measure That Would Have Penalized the Use of Smart Glasses to Secretly Record PeopleSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have penalized Californians for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private.

U.S. News & World Report6d agoWhole story →

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Jack Smith's Trump probe swept up Fox News, other media communications as investigation went beyond lawmakersJack Smith's investigators obtained records containing communications between nearly 50 journalists and government officials during the Trump probe.

NewsBreak7d agoWhole story →

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Jack Smith probe swept up journalists from Fox News, CNN in recordsJack Smith's investigators obtained records with communications between nearly 50 journalists and government officials ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Fox News7d agoWhole story →

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The New US Piracy Bill Would Regulate Paid VPNs. Free Ones Are Off the Hook.The American Copyright Protection Act, filed on September 16, 2026 by Rep. Darrell Issa, would force VPNs, ISPs, and DNS resolvers to block foreign piracy sites through court orders, but only if the VPN provider has at least 100,000 monthly US subscribers.

Gizmodo12d agoWhole story →

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67-year-old sentenced to federal prison for mailing threatening letters, white powder to Texas judges67-year-old Donald Ray McCray was sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for mailing threatening communications towards several judges in Fort Worth and Amarillo.

FOX 4 News12d agoWhole story →

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‘It’s so corrosive to democracy’: Over 50 federal prosecutors speak out against Trump’s $100,000 a month ‘insider trading’ scheme"We're in an environment where we all want to be looking to the founders, right?"

NewsBreak12d agoWhole story →

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All new US vehicles may soon be required to have AM radiosA report from the Congressional Budget Office said the bill would impact roughly 2 million to 2.5 million vehicles every year.

cleveland.com12d agoWhole story →

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US lawmakers propose reforms to tool used to bar Chinese tech gearThe Republican chair of the US House Energy and Commerce ‌Committee and top Democrat on the panel are unveiling legislation to reform a key national security tool ⁠used by the Federal Communications Commission to bar Chinese tech gear.

Reuters13d agoWhole story →

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DOJ's Trial Against Huawei for Targeting American Companies in a Massive Criminal Scheme Picks Up SteamFederal prosecutors accused executives of the Chinese tech giant Huawei of participating in a massive crime spree as the company’s unprecedented criminal trial in New York kicked off.

Breitbart News Network13d agoWhole story →

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WBD Hearing Date Set For Proposed AGs SettlementA federal judge has set a hearing for Thursday on the proposed settlement between state attorneys general and Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery.

Deadline14d agoWhole story →

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Air traffic woes in spotlight againCommunications failures that snarled hundreds of flights across the Northeast on Monday have put the spotlight back on the aging systems that air traffic controllers rely on in the U.S. Congress already handed the Federal Aviation Administration $12.5 billion last year to overhaul technology after the deadliest U.S. plane crash in more than two […]

The Boston Herald14d agoWhole story →

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Air traffic control calamity disrupting hundreds of US flights spotlights the aging systemCommunications failures that snarled U.S. air traffic Monday highlight the aging systems controllers rely on to guide roughly 45,000 flights a day. Congress handed the Federal Aviation Administration $12.5 billion last year to overhaul technology after the deadliest American plane crash in more than two decades happened in January. The same Philadelphia…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution14d agoWhole story →

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Ex-federal prosecutors say Trump media company's scheme to sell early access to Truth Social posts is likely criminalTrump Media & Technology recently launched a Truth Social API data feed, charging $100,000 for "real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts."

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